1 Corinthians 9:15
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.”
ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
χράομαι
have used
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χράομαι
to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
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γίνομαι
it may become
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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καλός
good
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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οὗτος
of these;
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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οὐδείς
no one
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οὐδείς
No one, nothing, none. No one can snatch them out of My hand. The security of the believer rests not in their grip but in His. And His grip never fails.
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γράφω
have I written
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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καύχημα
boasting
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καύχημα
a boast (properly, the object; by implication, the act) in a good or a bad sense
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κενόω
will make void.
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κενόω
to make empty, i.e. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify
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μᾶλλον
rather
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μᾶλλον
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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ἤ
than
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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