King James Version

1 Corinthians 7:35

And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[your] benefit” (σύμφορον) before I say here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[a] benefit” (συμφέρον) before I say here.

τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprosforπρόςpreposition — “for”G4314to, towards, with.forτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourαὐτῶνautōnownαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “own”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ownσύμφορονsumphoronprofitσύμφορονadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “profit”, the object formG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.profitλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.οὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatβρόχονbrochona snareβρόχος (brochos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a snare”, the object formG1029a noose or snare; a cord.a snareὑμῖνhuminupon youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “upon you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.upon youἐπιβάλωepibalōto put onἐπιβάλλω (epiballō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to put on”, a single actionG1911(a) I throw upon, cast over, (b) I place upon, (c) I lay, (d) intrans: I strike upon, rush.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butπρὸςprosfor that whichπρόςpreposition — “for that which”G4314to, towards, with.for that whichτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὔσχημονeuschēmonis comelyεὐσχήμων (euschēmōn)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “is comely”, the object formG2158(a) comely, seemly, decorous, (b) of honorable position (in society), wealthy, influential.This verse uses “comely”.is comelyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὐπάρεδρονeuparedronthat ye may attend uponεὐπάρεδρονadjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “that ye may attend upon”, the object formG2145constantly attending to, devoted.that ye may attend uponτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lordἀπερισπάστωςaperispastōswithout distractionἀπερισπάστωςadverb — “without distraction”G563without distraction, without being distracted.This verse uses “without distraction”.without distraction

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

συμφέρονsumpheronprofitσυμφέρω (sumpherō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “profit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4851I bring together, collect; I am profitable to.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

Young’s Literal Translation

And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,

World English Bible

This I say for your own benefit, not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

Darby Translation

But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

Douay-Rheims

And this I speak for your profit: not to cast a snare upon you; but for that which is decent, and which may give you power to attend upon the Lord, without impediment.

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