King James Version

1 Corinthians 9:10

Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[that he]” (τοῦ) before is to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the hope of him” (τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ) before is to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἢēOrἤconjunction — “Or”G2228or, than.Orδι’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.forἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ourπάντωςpantōssurelyπάντωςadverb — “surely”G3843wholly, entirely, in every way, by all means, certainly.λέγειlegeito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd 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”.δι’disakesδιά (dia)preposition — “sakes”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.sakesἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ourγὰρgarno doubtγάρconjunction — “no doubt”G1063for.no doubtἐγράφηegraphēthis is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “this is written”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).this is writtenὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatὀφείλειopheileishouldὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “should”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.shouldἐπ’epinἐπί (epi)preposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inἐλπίδιelpidihopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the to- or for-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀροτριῶνarotriōnto plowἀροτριάω (arotriaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to plow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG722I plow.ἀροτριᾶνarotrianto plowἀροτριάω (arotriaō)verb, present active infinitive — “to plow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG722I plow.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλοῶνaloōnthat he that threshethἀλοάω (aloaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that he that thresheth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG248I thresh (wheat).that he that threshethἐπ’epofἐπί (epi)preposition — “of”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ofἐλπίδιelpidihopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hope”, the to- or for-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.hopeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μετέχεινmetecheinto shareμετέχω (metechō)verb, present active infinitive — “to share”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3348I have a share of, participate in, share, partake of, am a member of.This verse uses “share”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλπίδοςelpidoshopeἐλπίς (elpis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hope”, the of-formG1680hope, expectation, trust, confidence.This verse uses “hope”.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

or because of us by all means doth He say [it]? yes, because of us it was written, because in hope ought the plower to plow, and he who is treading [ought] of his hope to partake in hope.

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American Standard Version (1901)

or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, to thresh in hope of partaking.

Young’s Literal Translation

or because of us by all means doth He say [it]? yes, because of us it was written, because in hope ought the plower to plow, and he who is treading [ought] of his hope to partake in hope.

World English Bible

or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

Darby Translation

or does he say [it] altogether for our sakes? For for our sakes it has been written, that the plougher should plough in hope, and he that treads out corn, in hope of partaking of [it].

Douay-Rheims

Or doth he say this indeed for our sakes? For these things are written for our sakes: that he that plougheth, should plough in hope; and he that thrasheth, in hope to receive fruit.

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