King James Version

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

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οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀπέστειλένapesteilento sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to send”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).Χριστὸςchristosof ChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christβαπτίζεινbaptizeinto baptizeβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, present active infinitive — “to baptize”, an ongoing or repeated actionG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.This verse uses “baptize”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.εὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthaito speak good newsεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to speak good news”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.σοφίᾳsophiawisdomσοφίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the to- or for-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.λόγουlogouwordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.κενωθῇkenōthēshould be made of none effectκενόω (kenoō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “should be made of none effect”, a single actionG2758(a) I empty, (b) I deprive of content, make unreal.should be made of none effectὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σταυρὸςstauroscrossσταυρόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “cross”, the subject formG4716a cross.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but — to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

Young’s Literal Translation

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but — to proclaim good news; not in wisdom of discourse, that the cross of the Christ may not be made of none effect;

World English Bible

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

Darby Translation

For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.

Douay-Rheims

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not in wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

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