King James Version

1 Corinthians 6:7

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before you here.

ἤδηēdēNowἤδηadverb — “Now”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “now”.Nowμὲνmenthereforeμένconjunction — “therefore”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.thereforeοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ὅλωςholōsutterlyὅλωςadverb — “utterly”G3654wholly, altogether, actually, really; with negative: not at all.utterlyἥττημαhēttēmaa faultἥττημαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a fault”, the subject formG2275defect, loss, defeat, failure, shortcoming.a faultὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseκρίματαkrimatato lawκρίμα (krima)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “to law”, the object formG2917(a) a judgment, a verdict; sometimes implying an adverse verdict, a condemnation, (b) a case at law, a lawsuit.to lawἔχετεecheteto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.μεθ’methone withμετά (meta)preposition — “one with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.one withἑαυτῶνheautōnanotherἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “another”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.anotherδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyοὐχὶouchinotοὐχίadverb — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notμᾶλλονmallonratherμᾶλλονadverb — “rather”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “rather”.ratherἀδικεῖσθεadikeisthetake wrongἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “take wrong”, an ongoing or repeated actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.take wrongδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίti? whyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “? why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.? whyοὐχὶouchinotοὐχίadverb — “not”G3780by no means, not at all.notμᾶλλονmallonratherμᾶλλονadverb — “rather”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “rather”.ratherἀποστερεῖσθεapostereisthesuffer yourselves to be defraudedἀποστερέω (apostereō)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “suffer yourselves to be defrauded”, an ongoing or repeated actionG650I defraud, deprive of, despoil; mid: I endure deprivation; pass: I am bereft of.suffer yourselves to be defrauded

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

Young’s Literal Translation

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that ye have judgments with one another; wherefore do ye not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be ye not rather defrauded?

World English Bible

Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Darby Translation

Already indeed then it is altogether a fault in you that ye have suits between yourselves. Why do ye not rather suffer wrong? why are ye not rather defrauded?

Douay-Rheims

Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

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