King James Version

1 Corinthians 8:11

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “Is destroyed for” (ἀπόλλυται γὰρ) before [one] who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “through” (ἐν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before brother here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (Καὶ) before [one] who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀπόλλυταιapollutaishallἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an ongoing or repeated actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).shallγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενῶνasthenōnweakἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “weak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.the weakἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σῇsēyourσός (sós)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “your”, the to- or for-formG4674Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).γνώσειgnōseiknowledgeγνῶσις (gnōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “knowledge”, the to- or for-formG1108knowledge, doctrine, wisdom.This verse uses “knowledge”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherδι’diforδιά (dia)preposition — “for”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.forὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἀπέθανενapethanendiedἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “died”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.died

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepithroughἐπίpreposition — “through”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died?

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American Standard Version (1901)

For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died?

World English Bible

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

Darby Translation

and the weak [one], the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy knowledge.

Douay-Rheims

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died?

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