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1 Corinthians 4:8

Already you have all you want. Already you have become rich. Without us, you have become kings. How I wish you really were kings, so that we might be kings with you!

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ASV

Already are ye filled, already ye are become rich, ye have come to reign without us: yea and I would that ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

KJV

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἤδηēdēAlreadyG2235 →
κεκορεσμένοιkekoresmenoisatiatedG2880 →
ἐστέ,esteyou are,G1510 →
ἤδηēdēalreadyG2235 →
ἐπλουτήσατε,eploutēsateyou have been enriched,G4147 →
χωρὶςchōrisapart fromG5565 →
ἡμῶνhēmōnusG3165 →
ἐβασιλεύσατε·ebasileusateyou reigned;G936 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὄφελόνophelonI wish thatG3785 →
γεgereallyG1065 →
ἐβασιλεύσατε,ebasileusateyou did reign,G936 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselvesG3165 →
ὑμῖνhuminyouG4771 →
συμβασιλεύσωμεν.sumbasileusōmenmay reign with.G4821 →

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2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.Proverbs 13:7One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.Romans 12:3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?2 Corinthians 13:9In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.1 Corinthians 1:5For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,Luke 6:25Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.Galatians 6:3If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.Luke 1:51–53He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.Revelation 5:10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”Romans 12:15–16Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.1 Thessalonians 2:19–20After all, who is our hope, our joy, our crown of boasting, if it is not you yourselves in the presence of our Lord Jesus at His coming?Romans 5:17For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive an abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!Exodus 16:3“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”Galatians 4:17Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them.Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.2 Corinthians 11:1I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.Psalms 122:5–9For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

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The Crucifixion — 'Christ crucified' (1 Cor 2:2) — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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