1 Corinthians 3:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.”
1 Corinthians 3:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:1819 words
ΜηδεὶςMēdeisany (man, thing), no (man)
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
ἐξαπατάτωexapatatōbeguile, deceive
εἴeiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
δοκεῖdokeibe accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of…
σοφὸςsophoswise
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
αἰῶνιaiōniage / eternity
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
μωρὸςmōrosfool(-ish, X
-ishness)
γενέσθωgenesthōarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
γένηταιgenētaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
σοφόςsophoswise
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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