King James Version

1 Corinthians 9:6

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before not here.

ἢēOrἤconjunction — “Or”G2228or, than.Orμόνοςmonosonlyμόνοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “only”, the subject formG3441only, solitary, desolate.This verse uses “only”.onlyἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΒαρναβᾶςbarnabasBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the subject formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.Barnabasοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)particle — “not”G3756no, not.notἔχομενechomenweἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “we”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.weἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, 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 “power”.powerμὴmēto forbearμήadverb — “to forbear”G3361not, lest.to forbearἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaito workingἐργάζομαι (ergazomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to working”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2038I work, trade, perform, do, practice, commit, acquire by labor.working

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority — not to work?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

Young’s Literal Translation

or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority — not to work?

World English Bible

Or have only Barnabas and I no right to not work?

Darby Translation

Or I alone and Barnabas, have we not a right not to work?

Douay-Rheims

Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to do this?

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