Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “as” (ὡσεὶ) before out from here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as” (ὡς) before out from here.
μηδὲmēdeNeitherμηδέconjunction — “Neither”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.Neitherπαριστάνετεparistaneteyield yeπαρίστημι (paristēmi)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “yield ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3936I bring, present, prove, come up to and stand by, am present.yield yeτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέληmelēmembersμέλος (melos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “members”, the object formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.membersὑμῶνhumōnyourσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “your”, the of-formG4771you.yourὅπλαhoplaas instrumentsὅπλον (hoplon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “as instruments”, the object formG3696an instrument; plur: arms, weapons.as instrumentsἀδικίαςadikiasunrighteousnessἀδικία (adikia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “unrighteousness”, the of-formG93injustice, unrighteousness, hurt.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίᾳhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the to- or for-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.παραστήσατεparastēsateto stand byπαρίστημι (paristēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to stand by”, a single actionG3936I bring, present, prove, come up to and stand by, am present.ἑαυτοὺςheautousmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “my”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōunto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.unto Godὡσεὶhōseilikeὡσείconjunction — “like”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “like”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.νεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.ζῶνταςzōntasto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέληmelēmemberμέλος (melos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “member”, the object formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.This verse uses “member”.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὅπλαhoplaweaponὅπλον (hoplon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “weapon”, the object formG3696an instrument; plur: arms, weapons.δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsrighteousnessδικαιοσύνη (dikaiosunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the of-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὡςhōsasὡςpreposition — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
neither present ye your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;
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American Standard Version (1901)
neither present your members unto sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Young’s Literal Translation
neither present ye your members instruments of unrighteousness to the sin, but present yourselves to God as living out of the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God;
World English Bible
Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
Darby Translation
Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive from among [the] dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God.
Douay-Rheims
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of iniquity unto sin; but present yourselves to God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of justice unto God.
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