King James Version

Galatians 1:10

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γὰρ) before yet here.

Ἄρτιartinowἄρτιadverb — “now”G737now, just now, at this moment.This verse uses “now”.nowγὰρgar? forγάρconjunction — “? for”G1063for.? forἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.menπείθωpeithōto persuadeπείθωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to persuade”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3982I persuade, urge.This verse uses “persuade”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ζητῶzētōto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἀρέσκεινareskeinto pleaseἀρέσκω (areskō)verb, present active infinitive — “to please”, an ongoing or repeated actionG700I please, with the idea of willing service rendered to others; hence almost: I serve.This verse uses “please”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ἔτιetistillἔτιadverb — “still”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “still”.ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the to- or for-formG444a man, one of the human race.ἤρεσκονēreskonto pleaseἀρέσκω (areskō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “to please”, an ongoing action in the pastG700I please, with the idea of willing service rendered to others; hence almost: I serve.This verse uses “please”.Χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christδοῦλοςdoulosslaveδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “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.ἤμηνēmēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please — Christ's servant I should not be.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please — Christ's servant I should not be.

World English Bible

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

Darby Translation

For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman.

Douay-Rheims

For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

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