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1 Corinthians 16:2

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Sabbath” (σαββάτου) before each here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “maybe” (ἐὰν) before he shall here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Sabbaths” (σαββάτων) before each here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “maybe” (ἂν) before he shall here.

κατὰkataUponκατάpreposition — “Upon”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.Uponμίανmianfirstεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “first”, the object formG1520one.the firstσαββάτουsabbatouday of the weekσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “day of the week”, the of-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.day of the weekἕκαστοςhekastosevery oneἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “every one”.every oneὑμῶνhumōnof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of you”, the of-formG4771you.of youπαρ’parbyπαρά (para)preposition — “by”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.byἑαυτῷheautōhimἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.himτιθέτωtithetōto placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to place”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.θησαυρίζωνthēsaurizōnin storeθησαυρίζω (thēsaurizō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “in store”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2343I store up, treasure up, save, lay up.in storeὅhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.εὐοδῶταιeuodōtaiGod hath prospered himεὐοδόομαι (euodoomai)verb, present passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “God hath prospered him”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2137I cause to prosper, pass: I have a happy (successful) journey, hence: I prosper.God hath prospered himἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenἔλθωelthōI comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.I comeτότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.λογεῖαιlogeiaicollectionλογεία (logeia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “collection”, the subject formG3048a collection, collecting (of money), particularly of an irregular local contribution for religious purposes.γίνωνταιginōntaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

σαββάτωνsabbatōnday of the weekσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “day of the week”, the of-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.ἂνanmaybeἄνconditional particle — “maybe”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

on every first [day] of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

Young’s Literal Translation

on every first [day] of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

World English Bible

On the first day of every week, let each one of you save as he may prosper, that no collections are made when I come.

Darby Translation

On [the] first of [the] week let each of you put by at home, laying up [in] whatever [degree] he may have prospered, that there may be no collections when I come.

Douay-Rheims

On the first day of the week let every one of you put apart with himself, laying up what it shall well please him; that when I come, the collections be not then to be made.

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