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 9:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:1227 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
ἄλλοιalloiother
τῆςtēsthe
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἐξουσίαςexousiasauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
μετέχουσινmetechousinbe partaker, pertain, take part
οὐounot
μᾶλλονmallon+ better, (the) more (and more), (so) much…
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
Ἀλλ’All’and, but (even), howbeit
οὐκouknot
ἐχρησάμεθαechrēsamethaentreat, use
τῇtēthe
ἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ταύτῃtautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
πάνταpantaall / every
στέγομενstegomen(for-)bear, suffer
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μήmēnot
τιναtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐγκοπὴνenkopēn
δῶμενdōmengive
τῷtōthe
εὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōgospel
τοῦtouthe
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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