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2 Corinthians 9:1

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

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Περὶperitouchingπερίpreposition — “touching”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.touchingμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διακονίαςdiakoniasministeringδιακονία (diakonia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “ministering”, the of-formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.the ministeringτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουςhagioussaintsἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “saints”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.the saintsπερισσόνperissonsuperfluousπερισσός (perissos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “superfluous”, the subject formG4053more, greater, excessive, abundant, exceedingly, vehemently; noun: preeminence, advantage.superfluousμοίmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).for meἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γράφεινgrapheinto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, present active infinitive — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).to writeὑμῖνhuminto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “to you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.to you

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For, indeed, concerning the ministration that [is] for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

Young’s Literal Translation

For, indeed, concerning the ministration that [is] for the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

World English Bible

It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,

Darby Translation

For concerning the ministration which [is] for the saints, it is superfluous my writing to you.

Douay-Rheims

For concerning the ministry that is done towards the saints, it is superfluous for me to write unto you.

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