1 Corinthians 9:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 9:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
ἄλλοι
állos
G243
another
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐξουσίας
exousía
G1849
authority
μετέχουσιν
metéchō
G3348
to partake
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μᾶλλον
mâllon
G3123
more
ἡμεῖς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐχρησάμεθα
chráomai
G5530
to borrow
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἐξουσίᾳ
exousía
G1849
authority
ταύτῃ
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
πάντα
pâs
G3956
all
στέγομεν
stégō
G4722
to cover
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μή
mḗ
G3361
not
τινα
tìs
G5100
a certain
ἐκκοπὴν
enkopḗ
G1464
hindrance
δῶμεν
dídōmi
G1325
to give
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
εὐαγγελίῳ
euangélion
G2098
gospel
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
If others partake of this right over you, don't we yet more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we bear all things, that we may cause no hindrance to the Gospel of Christ.
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King James Version Public Domain
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If others shared the right over you, we not even more? But we did not take advantage of this right. Instead we endured everything in order that we might not give any hindrance to the gospel of Christ.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).