But I didn’t want to do anything unless you agreed. Any favor you do must be done because you want to do it, not because you have to.

但不知道你的意思，我就不愿意这样行，叫你的善行不是出于勉强，乃是出于甘心。

但不知道你的意见，我不愿意这样做，好使你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于自愿。

但不知道你的意见，我不愿意这样做，好使你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于自愿。

不过，未经你同意，我不愿意这样做，因为我盼望你的善行是出于甘心，而非勉强。

但还没有得到你的同意，我就不愿意这样作，好叫你的善行不是出于勉强，而是出于甘心。

但是没有你的同意，我就不愿意做什么，好让你的美善之事不是出于勉强，而是出于自愿。

但不知道你的意思，我就不願意這樣行，叫你的善行不是出於勉強，乃是出於甘心。

但不知道你的意見，我不願意這樣做，好使你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於自願。

但不知道你的意見，我不願意這樣做，好使你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於自願。

不過，未經你同意，我不願意這樣做，因為我盼望你的善行是出於甘心，而非勉強。

但還沒有得到你的同意，我就不願意這樣作，好叫你的善行不是出於勉強，而是出於甘心。

但是沒有你的意見、我不願意作甚麼，好讓你的親切關照、不是出於勉強，乃是出於甘心。

但是沒有你的同意，我就不願意做什麼，好讓你的美善之事不是出於勉強，而是出於自願。

第不識爾意、我不欲為、致爾之善非出於強、乃出於願、

第未悉若意、我不敢為政、致爾之為善、非由力所強、乃由心所願、

但未知爾意、我不欲如此行、致爾之為善、非出於勉強、乃出於甘心、

惟未識爾是否樂意、故不願擅作主張、且欲使爾之為善、出諸本心、而無勉強之意。

But I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that any favor you do would not seem forced but would be voluntary.

but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.

but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.

But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your good deed might not be by compulsion, as it were, but voluntary.

but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent, so that your good deed might not be out of obligation, but of your own free will.

But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give. You shouldn’t give if you don’t want to. You shouldn’t give because you are forced to. God loves a cheerful giver.

Do you really want to give? Then the gift is measured by what someone has. It is not measured by what they don’t have.

If I preach because I want to, I get a reward. If I preach because I have to, I’m only doing my duty.

Your faith is not under our control. You remain strong in your own faith. But we work together with you for your joy.

Because of the authority Christ has given me, I could be bold. I could order you to do what you should do anyway.But we love each other. And I would rather appeal to you on the basis of that love. I, Paul, am an old man. I am now also a prisoner because of Christ Jesus.

Who serves as a soldier but doesn’t get paid? Who plants a vineyard but doesn’t eat any of its grapes? Who takes care of a flock but doesn’t drink any of the milk?

Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.Don’t act as if you were a ruler over those under your care. Instead, be examples to the flock.

So I thought I should try to get the brothers to visit you ahead of time. They will finish the plans for the large gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a gift freely given. It will not be given by force.

Your troops will be willing to fight for you on the day of battle. Your young men will be wrapped in holy majesty. They will come to you like the fresh dew that falls early in the morning.

My God, I know that you tested our hearts. And you are pleased when we are honest. I’ve given all these things just because I wanted to. When I did it, I was completely honest with you. Your people here have also been willing to give to you. And I’ve been happy to see this.