1COR 10:24 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST Do not work hard to gain what is best for yourselves. Rather, you should work hard to gain what is best for other people.

AICNT Let no one seek his own good, but [[each]][fn] the good of his neighbor.

10:24, each: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR ‖ Absent from 𝔓46 ℵ(01) A(02) B(03) C(04) D(05) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT

OEB A person must not study their own interests, but the interests of others.

WEBBE Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbour’s good.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.

LSV let no one seek his own—but each another’s.

FBV You shouldn't look out for yourself, but for your neighbor.

TCNT No one should seek his own good, but [fn]each person should seek the good of others.

10:24 each person should seek 82.1% ¦ — CT 4.4%

T4T No one should try to benefit only himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people spiritually.

LEB Let no one seek his own good[fn] but the good of the other.

10:24 Literally “the - of himself”; “good” is implied

BBE Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

Moff No Moff 1COR book available

Wymth Let no one be for ever seeking his own good, but let each seek that of his fellow man.

ASV Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.

DRA Let no man seek his own, but that which is another’s.

YLT let no one seek his own — but each another's.

Drby Let no one seek his own [advantage], but that of the other.

RV Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbour’s good.

Wbstr Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth .

KJB-1769 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

KJB-1611 Let no man seeke his owne: but euery man anothers wealth.
(Let no man seek his owne: but every man anothers wealth.)

Bshps Let no man seeke his owne: but euery man anothers wealth.
(Let no man seek his owne: but every man anothers wealth.)

Gnva Let no man seeke his owne, but euery man anothers wealth.
(Let no man seek his own, but every man anothers wealth. )

Cvdl Let noman seke his awne profit, but let euery man seke anothers welth.
(Let noman seek his own profit, but let every man seek anothers welth.)

TNT Let no man seke his awne proffet: but let every man seke anothers welthe.
(Let no man seek his own profit: but let every man seek anothers welthe. )

Wycl No man seke that thing that is his owne, but that thing that is of an othere.
(No man seek that thing that is his own, but that thing that is of an other.)

Luth Niemand suche was sein ist, sondern ein jeglicher, was des andern ist.
(Niemand suche what/which his is, rather a yeglicher, what/which the change is.)

ClVg Nemo quod suum est quærat, sed quod alterius.
(Nemo that his_own it_is quærat, but that alterius. )

UGNT μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω, ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου.
(maʸdeis to heautou zaʸteitō, alla to tou heterou.)

SBL-GNT μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ⸀ἑτέρου.
(maʸdeis to heautou zaʸteitō alla to tou ⸀heterou.)

TC-GNT Μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω, ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου [fn]ἕκαστος.
(Maʸdeis to heautou zaʸteitō, alla to tou heterou hekastos. )

10:24 εκαστος 82.1% ¦ — CT 4.4%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

μηδεὶς & ζητείτω

no_one & /let_be/_seeking

Here Paul uses a third-person imperative. If you have third-person imperatives in your language, you could use one here. If you do not have third-person imperatives, you could express the idea using a word such as “should” or “must.” Alternate translation: [No one should seek]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἑαυτοῦ

˱of˲_himself

Here, his is written in masculine form, but it refers to anyone, no matter what their gender might be. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind hisby using a word that does not have gender, or you could use both genders. Alternate translation: [his or her own]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τὸ ἑαυτοῦ & ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου

the_‹thing› ˱of˲_himself & but the_‹thing› ˱of˲_the other

Here Paul speaks of a good that belongs to oneself or to another person. By this, he refers to what is good for oneself or for the other person. If your language does not use the possessive form to express that idea, you can clarify that the good is “for” somebody. Alternate translation: [what is good for himself, but what is good for the other person]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου

but the_‹thing› ˱of˲_the other

This phrase leaves out some words that many languages might need to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the first half of the verse. Alternate translation: [but let each person seek the good of the other person]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

τοῦ ἑτέρου

˱of˲_the other

Paul is speaking of other people in general, not of one particular other person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the other person with a form that does refer generically to people in your language. Alternate translation: [of every other person]

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