1 Corinthians 15:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Χάριτι δὲ Θεοῦ εἰμι ὅ εἰμι: καὶ ἡ χάρις αὐτοῦ ἡ εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ κενὴ ἐγενήθη· ἀλλὰ περισσότερον αὐτῶν πάντων ἐκοπίασα: οὐκ ἐγὼ δὲ, ἀλλʼ ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ σὺν ἐμοί.

Transliteration

Chariti de Theou eimi ho eimi: and the charis autou that toward eme not kenē egenēthē; alla perissoteron autōn pantōn ekopiasa: not egō de, all' the charis tou Theou that with emoi

Grammar Details

• *Chariti*: dative, feminine, singular - by grace
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *eimi*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - am
• *ho eimi*: relative clause - what I am
• *charis*: nominative, feminine, singular - grace
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *eme*: accusative, 1st person singular - me
• *kenē*: adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - empty/vain
• *egenēthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - became/was
• *alla*: adversative conjunction - but
• *perissoteron*: comparative adverb - more abundantly
• *autōn pantōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - than all of them
• *ekopiasa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - labored/worked hard
• *egō*: personal pronoun, nominative, 1st person singular - I
• *all'*: adversative conjunction (elided) - but
• *tou Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *emoi*: dative, 1st person singular - with me

Word Meanings

• *Chariti*: by grace/through grace/by the favor
• *Theou*: God/deity
• *eimi ho eimi*: I am what I am/I am who I am
• *charis*: grace/favor/kindness
• *kenē*: empty/void/without effect/vain
• *egenēthē*: became/was/turned out to be
• *alla*: but/rather/on the contrary
• *perissoteron*: more abundantly/more extensively/harder
• *ekopiasa*: labored/worked hard/toiled
• *all'*: but/rather/on the contrary

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 3:5 : 5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything, as of ourselves, but our sufficiency `is' of God,
• Gal 2:8 : 8 for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,
• Phil 2:13 : 13 for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
• Eph 3:7-8 : 7 of which I became a ministrant, according to the gift of the grace of God that was given to me, according to the working of His power; 8 to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,
• 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I have become a fool -- boasting; ye -- ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles -- even if I am nothing.
• Eph 2:7-8 : 7 that He might show, in the ages that are coming, the exceeding riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus, 8 for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you -- of God the gift,
• 2 Cor 10:12-16 : 12 For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise, 13 and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us -- to reach even unto you; 14 for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ, 15 not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope -- your faith increasing -- in you to be enlarged, according to our line -- into abundance, 16 in the `places' beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;
• Rom 12:3 : 3 For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,
• Rom 15:17-20 : 17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God, 18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed, 19 in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ; 20 and so counting it honour to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named -- that upon another's foundation I might not build --
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth;
• 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?
• 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 And working together also we call upon `you' that ye receive not in vain the grace of God --
• Matt 10:20 : 20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.
• Rom 11:1 : 1 I say, then, Did God cast away His people? let it not be! for I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin:
• Rom 11:5-6 : 5 So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been; 6 and if by grace, no more of works, otherwise the grace becometh no more grace; and if of works, it is no more grace, otherwise the work is no more work.
• 2 Cor 11:23-30 : 23 ministrants of Christ are they? -- as beside myself I speak -- I more; in labours more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths many times; 24 from Jews five times forty `stripes' save one I did receive; 25 thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice was I shipwrecked, a night and a day in the deep I have passed; 26 journeyings many times, perils of rivers, perils of robbers, perils from kindred, perils from nations, perils in city, perils in wilderness, perils in sea, perils among false brethren; 27 in laboriousness and painfulness, in watchings many times, in hunger and thirst, in fastings many times, in cold and nakedness; 28 apart from the things without -- the crowding upon me that is daily -- the care of all the assemblies. 29 Who is infirm, and I am not infirm? who is stumbled, and I am not fired; 30 if to boast it behoveth `me', of the things of my infirmity I will boast;
• Phil 4:13 : 13 For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;
• Col 1:28-29 : 28 whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus, 29 for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.
• 1 Tim 1:15-16 : 15 stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am; 16 but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during: