1 Corinthians 9:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”
1 Corinthians 9:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:2714 words
ἀλλὰallaand, but (even), howbeit
ὑπωπιάζωhypōpiazōkeep
under, weary
μουmouI
τὸtothe
σῶμαsōmabody
καὶkaiand / also
δουλαγωγῶdoulagōgōbring into subjection
μήmēnot
πωςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
ἄλλοιςalloisother
κηρύξαςkēryxaspreacher(-er), proclaim, publish
αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same
ἀδόκιμοςadokimoscastaway, rejected, reprobate
γένωμαιgenōmaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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