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1 Corinthians 16:3

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

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ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.παραγένωμαιparagenōmaiI comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I come”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.This verse uses “come”.I comeοὓςhouswhomsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “whomsoever”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomsoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.δοκιμάσητεdokimasēteye shall approveδοκιμάζω (dokimazō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall approve”, a single actionG1381I put to the test, prove, examine; I distinguish by testing, approve after testing; I am fit.ye shall approveδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byἐπιστολῶνepistolōnyour lettersἐπιστολή (epistolē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “your letters”, the of-formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.your lettersτούτουςtoutousthemοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.themπέμψωpempsōwill I sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “will I send”, an action still aheadG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.will I sendἀπενεγκεῖνapenenkeinto bringἀποφέρω (apopherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to bring”, a single actionG667I carry, bear away (sometimes with violence).to bringτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χάρινcharinliberalityχάρις (charis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “liberality”, the object formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.liberalityὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalem

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem:

Young’s Literal Translation

and whenever I may come, whomsoever ye may approve, through letters, these I will send to carry your favour to Jerusalem;

World English Bible

When I arrive, I will send whoever you approve with letters to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And when I am arrived, whomsoever ye shall approve, these I will send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem:

Douay-Rheims

And when I shall be with you, whomsoever you shall approve by letters, them will I send to carry your grace to Jerusalem.

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