King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is able” (δύναται,) before nor here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “are able” (δύνανται) before nor here.

Τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.φημιphēmiI sayφημίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.I sayἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatσὰρξsarxfleshσάρξnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the subject formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.fleshκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andαἷμαhaimabloodαἷμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “blood”, the subject formG129blood (especially as shed).bloodβασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaito dothκληρονομέω (klēronomeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to doth”, a single actionG2816I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire.dothοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δύναταιdunataibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φθορὰphthoracorruptionφθοράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “corruption”, the subject formG5356corruption, destruction, decay, rottenness, decomposition.This verse uses “corruption”.corruptionτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀφθαρσίανaphtharsianincorruptionἀφθαρσία (aphtharsia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “incorruption”, the object formG861indestructibility, incorruptibility; hence: immortality.incorruptionκληρονομεῖklēronomeito inheritκληρονομέω (klēronomeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to inherit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2816I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire.This verse uses “inherit”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δύνανταιdunantaiare ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle or passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “are able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Young’s Literal Translation

And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption;

World English Bible

Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.

Darby Translation

But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit God's kingdom, nor does corruption inherit incorruptibility.

Douay-Rheims

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of God: neither shall corruption possess incorruption.

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