1COR 15:9 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
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).

ULT For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

UST In fact, I am less significant and honorable than every other person whom the Messiah sent to represent him. Indeed, since I tried to destroy those who believe in the Messiah, I do not deserve it when others call me one whom the Messiah sent to represent him.

BSB § For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

BLB For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

AICNT For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

OEB For I am the least of the apostles, I who am unworthy of the name of “apostle,” because I persecuted the church of God.

WEBBE For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

WMBB For I am the least of the emissaries, who is not worthy to be called an emissary, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

NET For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

LSV for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Assembly of God,

FBV For I'm the least important apostle of all, not even fit to be called an apostle since I persecuted God's church.

TCNT For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

T4T The fact is, I consider that I am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I ◄persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer► everywhere I went.

LEB For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

BBE For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

Moff No Moff 1COR book available

Wymth For I am the least of the Apostles, and am not fit to be called an Apostle—because I persecuted the Church of God.

ASV For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

DRA For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

YLT for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

Drby For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called apostle, because I have persecuted the assembly of [fn]God.

15.9 Elohim

RV For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Wbstr For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

KJB-1769 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

KJB-1611 For I am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called an Apostle because I persecuted y^e Church of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Churche of God.
(For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God.)

Gnva For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not meete to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God.
(For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not meet to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. )

Cvdl For I am ye leest of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the congregacion of God.
(For I am ye/you_all least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the congregation of God.)

TNT For I am the lest of all the Apostles which am not worthy to be called an Apostle because I persecuted the congregacion of God.
(For I am the lest of all the Apostles which am not worthy to be called an Apostle because I persecuted the congregation of God. )

Wycl For Y am the leste of apostlis, that am not worthi to be clepid apostle, for Y pursuede the chirche of God.
(For I am the leste of apostles, that am not worthy to be called apostle, for I pursued the church of God.)

Luth denn ich bin der geringste unter den Aposteln, als der ich nicht wert bin, daß ich ein Apostel heiße, darum daß ich die Gemeinde Gottes verfolget habe.
(denn I am the/of_the geringste under the Aposteln, als the/of_the I not wert am, that I a Apostel heiße, therefore that I the Gemeinde God’s verfolget have.)

ClVg Ego enim sum minimus Apostolorum, qui non sum dignus vocari Apostolus, quoniam persecutus sum ecclesiam Dei.
(I because I_am minimus Apostolorum, who not/no I_am dignus vocari Apostolus, quoniam persecutus I_am ecclesiam of_God. )

UGNT ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(egō gar eimi ho elaⱪistos tōn apostolōn, hos ouk eimi hikanos kaleisthai apostolos, dioti ediōxa taʸn ekklaʸsian tou Theou.)

SBL-GNT ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ·
(egō gar eimi ho elaⱪistos tōn apostolōn, hos ouk eimi hikanos kaleisthai apostolos, dioti ediōxa taʸn ekklaʸsian tou theou;)

TC-GNT Ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(Egō gar eimi ho elaⱪistos tōn apostolōn, hos ouk eimi hikanos kaleisthai apostolos, dioti ediōxa taʸn ekklaʸsian tou Theou. )

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ἐγὼ & εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων, ὃς οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς καλεῖσθαι ἀπόστολος, διότι ἐδίωξα τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

I & am the least ˱of˲_the ambassadors who not am worthy /to_be_being/_called /an/_ambassador because ˱I˲_persecuted the assembly ¬the ˱of˲_God

If your language would state the reason before the result, you could move the clause because I persecuted the church of God earlier in the sentence. It could give the reason for: (1) who am not worthy to be called an apostle. Alternate translation: [I am the least of the apostles, who, because I persecuted the church of God, am not worthy to be called an apostle] (2) the whole sentence. Alternate translation: [because I persecuted the church of God, I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ ἐλάχιστος

the least

Here, least implies least in importance and honor. If your readers would not infer that importance and honor are what Paul is least in, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [the least important] or [the least valuable]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καλεῖσθαι

/to_be_being/_called

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Since Paul uses the passive to avoid stating who is doing the “calling,” you can use a vague or indefinite subject if you must state who does the action. Alternate translation: [for people to call me] or [for them to call me]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the assembly ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here, the church of God refers to everyone who believes in the Messiah. It does not refer to just one church or group of believers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the church of God to make it clear that this phrase refers to all believers Alternate translation: [the churches of God] or [the whole church of God]

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