If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
εἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.λαλεῖlaleispeakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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”.speakὡςhōslet him speak asὡςconjunction — “let him speak as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.let him speak asλόγιαlogiaoraclesλόγιον (logion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “oracles”, the object formG3051plur: oracles, divine responses or utterances (it can include the entire Old Testament).the oraclesθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godεἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.διακονεῖdiakoneiministerδιακονέω (diakoneō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “minister”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1247I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally).ministerὡςhōslet him do it asὡςconjunction — “let him do it as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.let him do it asἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofἰσχύοςischuosabilityἰσχύς (ischus)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “ability”, the of-formG2479strength (absolutely), power, might, force, ability.the abilityἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichχορηγεῖchorēgeigivethχορηγέω (chorēgeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “giveth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5524I furnish abundantly, supply.givethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπᾶσινpasinall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsδοξάζηταιdoxazētaimay be glorifiedδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, present passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “may be glorified”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.may be glorifiedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christᾧhōto whomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.to whomἐστινestinbeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δόξαdoxapraiseδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “praise”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.praiseκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κράτοςkratosdominionκράτοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “dominion”, the subject formG2904dominion, strength, power; a mighty deed.This verse uses “dominion”.dominionεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναςaiōnaseverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.everτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰώνωνaiōnōnand everαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “and ever”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.and everἀμήνamēnAmenἀμήνparticle — “Amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.Amen
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
if any one doth speak — 'as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister — 'as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power — to the ages of the ages. Amen.
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American Standard Version (1901)
if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering as of the strength which God supplieth: that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Young’s Literal Translation
if any one doth speak — 'as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister — 'as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power — to the ages of the ages. Amen.
World English Bible
If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Darby Translation
If any one speak — as oracles of God; if any one minister — as of strength which God supplies; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the might for the ages of ages. Amen.
Douay-Rheims
If any man speak, let him speak, as the words of God. If any man minister, let him do it, as of the power, which God administereth: that in all things God may be honoured through Jesus Christ: to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.
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