King James Version

1 Corinthians 3:4

For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “surely human” (οὐκ ἄνθρωποί) before are you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “surely fleshly” (οὐχὶ σαρκικοί) before are you here.

ὅτανhotanwhileὅτανconjunction — “while”G3752when, whenever.whileγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.λέγῃlegēsaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἘγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iμένmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.εἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amΠαύλουpaulouof PaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.of Paulἕτεροςheterosanotherἕτεροςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “another”, the subject formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.anotherδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἘγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.IἈπολλῶapollōam of ApollosἈπολλῶς (apollōs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “am of Apollos”, the of-formG625Apollos, a Jew of Alexandria.am of Apollosοὐκoukye notοὐ (ou)particle — “ye not”G3756no, not.ye notἄνθρωποίanthrōpoicarnalἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “carnal”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.carnalἐστεesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὐχὶouchiye notοὐχίnegative particle — “ye not”G3780by no means, not at all.σαρκικοίsarkikoicarnalσαρκικός (sarkikos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “carnal”, the subject formG4559fleshly, carnal, earthly.This verse uses “carnal”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for when one may say, 'I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, 'I — of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?

Young’s Literal Translation

for when one may say, 'I, indeed, am of Paul;' and another, 'I — of Apollos;' are ye not fleshly?

World English Bible

For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” aren’t you fleshly?

Darby Translation

For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I of Apollos, are ye not men?

Douay-Rheims

For while one saith, I indeed am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollo; are you not men? What then is Apollo, and what is Paul?

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