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1 Corinthians 7:37

Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before firm here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “own” (ἰδίᾳ) before heart here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he will do” (ποιήσει.) after well here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before keep here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “does” (ποιεῖ) after well here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὃςhosheὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butἕστηκενhestēkento standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἑδραῖοςhedraiossteadfastἑδραῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “steadfast”, the subject formG1476sitting, seated; steadfast, firm.This verse uses “steadfast”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀνάγκηνanankēnnecessityἀνάγκη (anankē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “necessity”, the object formG318necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.This verse uses “necessity”.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίουidiouone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “one's own”, the of-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.θελήματοςthelēmatoswillθέλημα (thelēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “will”, the of-formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.κέκρικενkekrikento judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to judge”, a completed action with a present resultG2919(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”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίᾳidiaone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “one's own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.καρδίᾳkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.τηρεῖνtēreinto that he will keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to that he will keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.that he will keepτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτοῦheautouhisἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.hisπαρθένονparthenonvirginπαρθένος (parthenos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “virgin”, the object formG3933a maiden, virgin; extended to men who have not known women.virginκαλῶςkalōswellκαλῶςadverb — “well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.wellποιήσειpoiēseito doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ποιεῖpoieidoethποιέω (poieō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doeth”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart — not having necessity — and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart — to keep his own virgin — doth well;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching his own will, and hath determined this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter , shall do well.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he who hath stood stedfast in the heart — not having necessity — and hath authority over his own will, and this he hath determined in his heart — to keep his own virgin — doth well;

World English Bible

But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no urgency, but has power over his own will, and has determined in his own heart to keep his own virgin, does well.

Darby Translation

But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.

Douay-Rheims

For he that hath determined being steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but having power of his own will; and hath judged this in his heart, to keep his virgin, doth well.

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Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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