The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “have been weak” (ἠσθενήκαμεν·) before In here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “were weak” (ἠσθενήσαμεν) before In here.
κατὰkataas concerningκατάpreposition — “as concerning”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.as concerningἀτιμίανatimianreproachἀτιμία (atimia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “reproach”, the object formG819disgrace, dishonor; a dishonorable use.reproachλέγωlegō(I speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “(I 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”.(I speakὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἠσθενήκαμενēsthenēkamenbe weakἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “be weak”, a completed action with a present resultG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.ἐνenfoolishlyἐνpreposition — “foolishly”G1722in, on, among.foolishlyᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δ’dbutδέ (de)conjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἄνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τολμᾷtolma) I am boldτολμάω (tolmaō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “) I am bold”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5111I dare, endure, am bold, have courage, make up the mind.This verse uses “am bold”.) I am boldἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἀφροσύνῃaphrosunēfoolishnessἀφροσύνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “foolishness”, the to- or for-formG877want of sense, foolishness, impiety, wickedness.This verse uses “foolishness”.λέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st 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”.τολμῶtolmōbe boldτολμάω (tolmaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “be bold”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5111I dare, endure, am bold, have courage, make up the mind.κἀγώkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).also
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἠσθενήσαμενēsthenēsamenhad been weakἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, perfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “had been weak”, a completed action with a present resultG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
in reference to dishonour I speak, how that we were weak, and in whatever any one is bold — in foolishness I say [it] — I also am bold.
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American Standard Version (1901)
I speak by way of disparagement, as though we had been weak. Yet whereinsoever any is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
Young’s Literal Translation
in reference to dishonour I speak, how that we were weak, and in whatever any one is bold — in foolishness I say [it] — I also am bold.
World English Bible
To my shame, I speak as though we had been weak. Yet in whatever way anyone is bold (I speak in foolishness), I am bold also.
Darby Translation
I speak as to dishonour, as though we had been weak; but wherein any one is daring, (I speak in folly,) I also am daring.
Douay-Rheims
I speak according to dishonour, as if we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man dare (I speak foolishly), I dare also.
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