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1 Corinthians 16:7

For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

KJV

οὐ θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἄρτι ἐν παρόδῳ ἰδεῖν, ἐλπίζω γὰρ χρόνον τινὰ ἐπιμεῖναι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἐὰν ὁ κύριος ἐπιτρέψῃ.

Greek NT

Nolo enim vos modo in transitu videre, spero enim me aliquantulum temporis manere apud vos, si Dominus permiserit.

Vulgate

For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

ASV

For I will not see you now by the way: for I trust that I shall abide with you some time, if the Lord permit.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πάροδος
parodos
noun · 1×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
χρόνος
chronos
noun · 54×
ἄρτι
arti
adverb · 33×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐλπίζω
elpizo
verb · 31×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπιμένω
epimeno
verb · 17×
ἐπιτρέπω
epitrepo
verb · 18×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: γὰρ | WH/Treg/NIV: γὰρ | RP: δὲ
  • γὰρSBLGNT
  • γὰρWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐπιτρέψῃ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐπιτρέψῃ | RP: ἐπιτρέπῃ
  • ἐπιτρέψῃSBLGNT
  • ἐπιτρέψῃWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐπιτρέπῃRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 4:19 — But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
  • 2Cor 1:15 — And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
  • Acts 18:21 — But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
  • Heb 6:3 — And this will we do, if God permit.
  • Jas 4:15 — For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
  • Jas 4:15 — For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
  • Jer 10:23 — O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
  • Prov 19:21 — There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
  • Rom 1:10 — Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.