When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “deciding” (βουλόμενος) before surely not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “purposing” (βουλευόμενος) before surely not here.
τοῦτοtoutothusοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “thus”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thusοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.βουλόμενοςboulomenosmindedβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “minded”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.mindedμήτιmētidid I useμήτιparticle — “did I use”G3385if not, unless, whether at all.did I useἄραarathereforeἄραconjunction — “therefore”G686then, therefore, since.This verse uses “therefore”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλαφρίᾳelaphrialightnessἐλαφρίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “lightness”, the to- or for-formG1644levity, fickleness, lightness.lightnessἐχρησάμηνechrēsamēnto useχράομαι (chraomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to use”, a single actionG5530I use, make use of, deal with, take advantage of.This verse uses “use”.ἢē? orἤconjunction — “? or”G2228or, than.? orἃhathings thatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “things that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.the things thatβουλεύομαιbouleuomaiI purposeβουλεύομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I purpose”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1011I deliberate, take counsel, determine.I purposeκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingσάρκαsarkato the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the flesh”, the object formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.to the fleshβουλεύομαιbouleuomaito planβουλεύομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to plan”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1011I deliberate, take counsel, determine.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatᾖēthere should beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “there should be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.there should beπαρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.ἐμοὶemoiIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Ναὶnaiyeaναίparticle — “yea”G3483yes, certainly, even so.yeaναὶnaiyeaναίparticle — “yea”G3483yes, certainly, even so.yeaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Οὒounayοὔparticle — “nay”G3756no, not.nayοὔounayοὔparticle — “nay”G3756no, not.nay
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
βουλευόμενοςbouleuomenosWhen Iβουλεύω (bouleuō)verb, present middle or passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “When I”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1011I deliberate, take counsel, determine.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
This, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?
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American Standard Version (1901)
When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay?
Young’s Literal Translation
This, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?
World English Bible
When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?”
Darby Translation
Having therefore this purpose, did I then use lightness? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to flesh, that there should be with me yea yea, and nay nay?
Douay-Rheims
Whereas then I was thus minded, did I use lightness? Or, the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that there should be with me, It is, and It is not?
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