1 Corinthians 7:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οἱ κλαίοντες, ὡς μὴ κλαίοντες· καὶ οἱ χαίροντες, ὡς μὴ χαίροντες· καὶ οἱ ἀγοράζοντες, ὡς μὴ κατέχοντες·

Transliteration

And those klaiontes, as mē klaiontes; and those chairontes, as mē chairontes; and those agorazontes, as mē katechontes;

Grammar Details

• *klaiontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - weeping/crying
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *chairontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - rejoicing
• *agorazontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - buying/purchasing
• *katechontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - possessing/owning/holding fast

Word Meanings

• *klaiontes*: weeping/crying/lamenting
• *chairontes*: rejoicing/being glad/celebratin
• *agorazontes*: buying/purchasing/acquiring
• *katechontes*: possessing/owning/holding fast/retaining

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  those who weep, as though they did not weep; those who rejoice, as though they did not rejoice; those who buy, as though they did not possess,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and they that wepe be as though thy wept not: and they that reioyce be as though they reioysed not: and they that bye be as though they possessed not:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and they that wepe, be as though they wepte not: and they that reioyse, be as though they reioysed not: & they that bye, be as though they possessed not:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they that weepe, as though they wept not: and they that reioyce, as though they reioyced not: and they that bye, as though they possessed not:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they that wepe, as though they wept not: & they that reioyce, as though they reioyced not: and they that bye, as though they possessed not:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and those who weep, as though they didn't weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn't rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn't possess;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and those weeping, as not weeping; and those rejoicing, as not rejoicing; and those buying, as not possessing;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And for those who are in sorrow, to give no signs of it; and for those who are glad, to give no signs of joy; and for those who are getting property, to be as if they had nothing;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and those who weep, as though they didn't weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn't rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn't possess;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  those with tears like those not weeping, those who rejoice like those not rejoicing, those who buy like those without possessions,

Referenced Verses

• Ps 30:5 : 5 Sing praises to the LORD, you His faithful ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
• Ps 126:5-6 : 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. 6 The one who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will surely return with joyful shouting, carrying their sheaves.
• Eccl 3:4 : 4 A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.
• Isa 25:8 : 8 He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
• Isa 30:19 : 19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you.
• Luke 6:21 : 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
• Luke 6:25 : 25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
• Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
• John 16:22 : 22 So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
• Rev 7:17 : 17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will shepherd them. He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Rev 18:7 : 7 As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, give her that much torment and grief, because in her heart she says, 'I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and I will never see grief.'