Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?1 Corinthians 4:21
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Τί θέλετε; ἐν ῥάβδῳ ἔλθω πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἢ ἐν ἀγάπῃ πνεύματί τε πραΰτητος;
- ΤίTi“What”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- θέλετε;thelete“desire you?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ἐνen“With”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ῥάβδῳrhabdō“a rod”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ῥάβδος · “rod” · Strong's G4464
- ἔλθωelthō“I may come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ἀγάπῃagapē“love”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀγάπη · “love” · Strong's G0026
- πνεύματίpneumati“a spirit”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- τεte“then”Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
- πραΰτητος;prautētos“of gentleness?”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πραΰτης · “gentleness” · Strong's G4236
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)