1 Chronicles 29:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, and of Your own have we given You.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give so generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    For who am I? What is my people? that we shulde be able with a fre wyll to offre, as this is done? For of the commeth all, and of thy hande haue we geuen it the:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we shoulde be able to offer willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee: and of thine owne hand we haue giuen thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But who am I? and what is my people? that we should enforce our selues to geue these thinges so willingly? But all thinges come of thee, & of that which we receaued at thyne hand, we haue geuen thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things [come] of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come of you, and of your own have we given you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    yea, because, who `am' I, and who `are' my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee `is' the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. [

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But who am I and what is my people, that we have power to give so freely in this way? for all things come from you, and what we have given you is yours.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
  • 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
  • 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And He said to me, My grace is sufficient for you; for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 11 I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you. For in nothing am I behind the very chief apostles, though I am nothing.
  • Gen 32:10 : 10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two groups.
  • 2 Sam 7:18 : 18 Then King David went in and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and for Your truth's sake.
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal residence, by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?
  • Rom 11:36 : 36 For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
  • 1 Cor 15:9-9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
  • 1 Cor 16:2 : 2 On the first day of the week, let each of you set aside and store up as God has prospered him, so there will be no collections when I come.
  • 1 Chr 29:9 : 9 Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, for with a perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and King David also rejoiced with great joy.
  • Ps 50:10-12 : 10 For every beast of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. 11 I know all the birds of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are Mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you: for the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
  • Phil 2:13 : 13 For it is God who works in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.
  • Rev 4:10 : 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
  • Gen 28:22 : 22 And this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that you give me I will surely give the tenth to you.

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