King James Version

2 Corinthians 4:12

So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (μὲν) before death here.

ὥστεhōsteSoὥστεconjunction — “So”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.Soὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θάνατοςthanatosdeathθάνατοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “death”, the subject formG2288death, physical or spiritual.deathἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἐνεργεῖταιenergeitaibe activeἐνεργέω (energeō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be active”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1754I work, am operative, am at work, am made to work, accomplish; mid: I work, display activity.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butζωὴzōēlifeζωήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “life”, the subject formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μὲνmenthenμένparticle — “then”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so that, the death indeed in us doth work, and the life in you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

Young’s Literal Translation

so that, the death indeed in us doth work, and the life in you.

World English Bible

So then death works in us, but life in you.

Darby Translation

so that death works in us, but life in you.

Douay-Rheims

So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

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