Filemón 1:14

14 mas nada quise hacer sin tu consejo, porque tu beneficio no fuera como de necesidad, sino voluntario

Filemón 1:14 Meaning and Commentary

Philemon 1:14

But without thy mind would I do nothing
Which shows great modesty and humility in the apostle, that though as such he had an authority, which he could have used, as well as had understanding and judgment how to have used it without consulting Philemon, or having his sense of this affair, yet chose to consult him: and it also shows the strict regard the apostle had to equity and justice, that he would do nothing with another man's servant without his consent; he would not seem to alienate, or engross another man's right and property, whatever power he might have, as an apostle, to have retained Onesimus as a minister to him.

That thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but
willingly;
that is, that his goodness in forgiving his servant, and renouncing all claim and property in him, and admitting him to continue in the service of the apostle, might not look like a forced thing; but that it might appear to be a voluntary action, when he should of himself return him, after he had been thus sent to him, and received by him.

Filemón 1:14 In-Context

12 el cual te vuelvo a enviar; tú pues, recíbele como a mí mismo

13 Yo quisiera detenerle conmigo, para que en lugar de ti me sirviera en la prisión del Evangelio

14 mas nada quise hacer sin tu consejo, porque tu beneficio no fuera como de necesidad, sino voluntario

15 Porque quizás para esto se apartó de ti por algún tiempo, para que le vuelvas a tener para siempre

16 ya no como siervo, antes más que siervo, a saber como hermano amado, mayormente de mí, y cuánto más de ti, en la carne y en el Señor