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1 Corinthians 9:12 — King James Version← Study notes

If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.


1 Corinthians 9:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:1227 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
ἄλλοιalloi
othersadjectiveG243
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ὑμῶνhymōn
over youpronounG4771
ἐξουσίαςexousias
authoritynounG1849
μετέχουσινmetechousin
partakeverbG3348
οὐou
surelyparticleG3756
μᾶλλονmallon
moreadverbG3123
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselves?pronounG1473
Ἀλλ’All’
ButwordG235
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐχρησάμεθαechrēsametha
we did useverbG5530
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ἐξουσίᾳexousia
rightnounG1849
ταύτῃtautē
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἀλλὰalla
InsteadwordG235
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
στέγομενstegomen
we bearverbG4722
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
μή
notadverbG3361
τιναtina
anypronounG5100
ἐγκοπὴνenkopēn
hindrancenounG1464
δῶμενdōmen
we may placeverbG1325
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
εὐαγγελίῳeuangeliō
gospelnounG2098
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΧριστοῦChristou
of ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 9:12

“If others partake of this right over you, do not we yet more?” See also again another argument, and this too from examples though not of the same kind. For it is not Peter whom he mentions here nor the Apostles, but certain other spurious ones, with whom he afterwards enters into combat, and concerning whom he says, 2 Corinthians 11:20 “If a man devour you, if he take you captive, if he exalt himself, if he smite you on the face,” and already he is sounding the prelude to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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