King James Version

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “is” (ἐστίν;) before except here.

Ἑαυτοὺςheautousyourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “yourselves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.yourselvesπειράζετεpeirazeteto testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.εἰeiwhetherεἰparticle — “whether”G1487if.whetherἐστὲesteye beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ye beἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πίστειpisteifaithπίστις (pistis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the to- or for-formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.the faithἑαυτοὺςheautousyour own selvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “your own selves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.your own selvesδοκιμάζετεdokimazeteto testδοκιμάζω (dokimazō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1381I put to the test, prove, examine; I distinguish by testing, approve after testing; I am fit.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐπιγινώσκετεepiginōsketeto come to knowἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to come to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.This verse uses “come to know”.ἑαυτοὺςheautousyour own selvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “your own selves”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.your own selvesὅτιhotihow thatὅτιconjunction — “how that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.how thatἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μήτιmētiexceptμήτιparticle — “except”G3385if not, unless, whether at all.exceptἀδόκιμοίadokimoifailingἀδόκιμος (adokimos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “failing”, the subject formG96failing to pass the test, unapproved, counterfeit.ἐστεesteye beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ye be

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ἐστίνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or know ye not as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed ye be reprobate.

Young’s Literal Translation

Your own selves try ye, if ye are in the faith; your own selves prove ye; do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, if ye be not in some respect disapproved of?

World English Bible

Examine your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know about your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.

Darby Translation

examine your own selves if ye be in the faith; prove your own selves: do ye not recognise yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed ye be reprobates?

Douay-Rheims

Try your own selves if you be in the faith; prove ye yourselves. Know you not your own selves, that Christ Jesus is in you, unless perhaps you be reprobates?

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