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1 Corinthians 15:10 — King James Version← Study notes

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.


1 Corinthians 15:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:1032 words
GreekMeaning
χάριτιchariti
By the gracenounG5485
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
εἰμιeimi
I amverbG1510
ho
whatrelative pronounG3739
εἰμιeimi
I amverbG1510
καὶkai
andwordG2532
thearticleG3588
χάριςcharis
gracenounG5485
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
thearticleG3588
εἰςeis
towardprepositionG1519
ἐμὲeme
me myselfpronounG1473
οὐou
notadverbG3756
κενὴkenē
voidadjectiveG2756
ἐγενήθηegenēthē
has beenverbG1096
ἀλλὰalla
RatherwordG235
περισσότερονperissoteron
more excessiveadjectiveG4055
αὐτῶνautōn
than thempronounG846
πάντωνpantōn
alladjectiveG3956
ἐκοπίασαekopiasa
I toiledverbG2872
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐγὼegō
I myselfpronounG1473
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
thearticleG3588
χάριςcharis
gracenounG5485
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
that wasarticleG3588
σὺνsyn
withprepositionG4862
ἐμοίemoi
me myselfpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 15:10

“But by the grace of God I am what I am.” Do you see again another excess of humility? In that the defects he imputes to himself, but of the good deeds nothing; rather he refers all to God. Next, lest he might hereby render his hearer supine, he says, “And His grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain.” And this again with reserve: in that he said not, “I have displayed a diligence worthy of His grace,” but, “it was not found vain.” “But I labored more abundantly…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 38 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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