King James Version

1 Corinthians 9:8

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “not” (οὐ) before says here.

Μὴmēasμήparticle — “as”G3361not, lest.asκατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manταῦταtautasameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “same”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameλαλῶlalōto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νόμοςnomoslawνόμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “law”, the subject formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.ταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οὐounoοὐparticle — “no”G3756no, not.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”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

According to man do I speak these things? or doth not also the law say these things?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?

Young’s Literal Translation

According to man do I speak these things? or doth not also the law say these things?

World English Bible

Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or doesn’t the law also say the same thing?

Darby Translation

Do I speak these things as a man, or does not the law also say these things?

Douay-Rheims

Speak I these things according to man? Or doth not the law also say these things?

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