1 Corinthians 7:35 Greek Word Analysis

0thisτοῦτοg5124
1Andδὲg1161
14forπρὸςg4314
3τὸg3588
4yourὑμῶνg5216
5ownαὐτῶνg846
6profitσυμφέρονg4851
7I speakλέγωg3004
8notοὐχg3756
9thatἵναg2443
10a snareβρόχονg1029
11upon youὑμῖνg5213
12I may castἐπιβάλωg1911
13butἀλλὰg235
14forπρὸςg4314
15τὸg3588
16is comelyεὔσχημονg2158
17andκαὶg2532
18that ye may attend uponεὐπρόσεδρονg2145
19τῷg3588
20the Lordκυρίῳg2962
21without distractionἀπερισπάστωςg563

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

World English Bible (WEB)

This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And this for your own profit I say: not that I may cast a noose upon you, but for the seemliness and devotedness to the Lord, undistractedly,