Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
ὥστεhōsteThereforeὥστεconjunction — “Therefore”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.This verse uses “therefore”.Thereforeμὴmēnothingμήadverb — “nothing”G3361not, lest.nothingπρὸprobeforeπρόpreposition — “before”G4253(a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than.beforeκαιροῦkairoutimeκαιρός (kairos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “time”, the of-formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.the timeτιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.κρίνετεkrineteto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ἕωςheōsuntilἕωςconjunction — “until”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “until”.untilἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”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.ἔλθῃelthēcomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὃςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.whoκαὶkaibothκαίconjunction — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.bothφωτίσειphōtiseiwill bring to lightφωτίζω (phōtizō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will bring to light”, an action still aheadG5461(a) I light up, illumine, (b) I bring to light, make evident, reveal.This verse uses “bring to light”.will bring to lightτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κρυπτὰkruptahidden thingsκρυπτός (kruptos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “hidden things”, the object formG2927hidden, secret; as subst: the hidden (secret) things (parts), the inward nature (character).This verse uses “hidden”.the hidden thingsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σκότουςskotousof darknessσκότος (skotos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of darkness”, the of-formG4655darkness, either physical or moral.of darknessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφανερώσειphanerōseiwill make manifestφανερόω (phaneroō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “will make manifest”, an action still aheadG5319I make clear (visible, manifest), make known.will make manifestτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βουλὰςboulascounselsβουλή (boulē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “counsels”, the object formG1012counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree.the counselsτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδιῶνkardiōnof the heartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of the hearts”, the of-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.This verse uses “the heart”.of the heartsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτότεtotethenτότεadverb — “then”G5119then, at that time.thenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔπαινοςepainospraiseἔπαινοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “praise”, the subject formG1868commendation, praise, approval.This verse uses “praise”.praiseγενήσεταιgenēsetaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an action still aheadG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἑκάστῳhekastōeachἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “each”, the to- or for-formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.ἀπὸapoofἀπόpreposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Wherefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each man have his praise from God.
Young’s Literal Translation
so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.
World English Bible
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.
Darby Translation
So that do not judge anything before [the] time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have [his] praise from God.
Douay-Rheims
Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God.
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Ecclesiastes 12:14Ecclesiastes 12:14 · King James VersionFor God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.Ecclesiastes 12:14 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
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