King James Version

Philippians 2:21

For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before Christ here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οἱhoithe things which areὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the things which are”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.the things which areπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑαυτῶνheautōnmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.ζητοῦσινzētousinto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChrist'sΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ's”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christ's

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtouthe things which areὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the things which are”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus,

World English Bible

For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

Darby Translation

For all seek their own things, not the things of Jesus Christ.

Douay-Rheims

For all seek the things that are their own; not the things that are Jesus Christ’s.

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