The Pulpit Commentary on Philemon 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

But without thy mind I would do nothing. The "would" of Philemon 1:13 is ἐβουλόμην; the "would" here is ἠθέλησα. The former denoted natural but indeterminate impulse; the latter deliberate conclusion of the will (cf.

Romans 7:15, Romans 7:16). Mind; i.e. knowledge and decision. "Why was he unwilling? For many causes.

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