King James Version

1 Corinthians 9:21

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of God” (θεοῦ) before but here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of Christ —” (Χριστοῦ,) before so that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “those” (τοὺς) before outside [the] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to God” (θεῷ) before but here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to Christ” (Χριστῷ) before so that here.

τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνόμοιςanomoisTo them that are without lawἄνομος (anomos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “To them that are without law”, the to- or for-formG459lawless, wicked, without law.To them that are without lawὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἄνομοςanomoswithout lawἄνομοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “without law”, the subject formG459lawless, wicked, without law.without lawμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἄνομοςanomoswithout lawἄνομοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “without law”, the subject formG459lawless, wicked, without law.without lawθεοῦtheouto Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἔννομοςennomosunder the lawἔννομοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “under the law”, the subject formG1772(a) legal, statutory, duly constituted, (b) under the law, obedient to the law.under the lawΧριστοῦchristouto ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.to Christἵναhina) thatἵναconjunction — “) that”G2443in order that, so that.) thatκερδάνωkerdanōI might gainκερδαίνω (kerdainō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I might gain”, a single actionG2770I gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss.This verse uses “gain”.I might gainτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνόμουςanomousthem that are without lawἄνομος (anomos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that are without law”, the object formG459lawless, wicked, without law.them that are without law

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Χριστῷchristōto ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “to Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to those without law, as without law — (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) — that I might gain those without law;

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American Standard Version (1901)

to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

Young’s Literal Translation

to those without law, as without law — (not being without law to God, but within law to Christ) — that I might gain those without law;

World English Bible

to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

Darby Translation

to those without law, as without law, (not as without law to God, but as legitimately subject to Christ,) in order that I might gain [those] without law.

Douay-Rheims

To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law.

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