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1 Corinthians 7:28

But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

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ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdeNeverthelessδέconjunction — “Nevertheless”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Neverthelessκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.γαμήσῃςgamēsēsto marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.οὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἥμαρτεςhēmartesto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to sin”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.γήμῃgēmēto marryγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to marry”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παρθένοςparthenosvirginπαρθένοςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “virgin”, the subject formG3933a maiden, virgin; extended to men who have not known women.οὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἥμαρτενhēmartento sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to sin”, a single actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.θλῖψινthlipsintroubleθλῖψις (thlipsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “trouble”, the object formG2347persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.troubleδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκὶsarkifleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.ἕξουσινhexousinto haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an action still aheadG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοιοῦτοιtoioutoisuch as thisτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “such as this”, the subject formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youφείδομαιpheidomaito spareφείδομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to spare”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5339I spare, abstain, forbear.This verse uses “spare”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

But and if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I spare you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you.

Young’s Literal Translation

But and if thou mayest marry, thou didst not sin; and if the virgin may marry, she did not sin; and such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I spare you.

World English Bible

But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.

Darby Translation

But if thou shouldest also marry, thou hast not sinned; and if the virgin marry, they have not sinned: but such shall have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

Douay-Rheims

But if thou take a wife, thou hast not sinned. And if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: nevertheless, such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But I spare you.

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