King James Version

1 Corinthians 15:51

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (μὲν) before not here.

ἰδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdμυστήριονmustēriona mysteryμυστήριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a mystery”, the object formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.This verse uses “a mystery”.a mysteryὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.λέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.κοιμηθησόμεθαkoimēthēsomethasleepκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, future passive indicative, 1st person plural — “sleep”, an action still aheadG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.sleepπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀλλαγησόμεθαallagēsomethabe changedἀλλάσσω (allassō)verb, future passive indicative, 1st person plural — “be changed”, an action still aheadG236I change, alter, exchange, transform.be changed

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μὲνmenon one handμένparticle — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Young’s Literal Translation

lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all shall be changed;

World English Bible

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

Darby Translation

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all fall asleep, but we shall all be changed,

Douay-Rheims

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We shall all indeed rise again: but we shall not all be changed.

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