KJV King James Version
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
WEB World English Bible
But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was bestowed on me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
ASV American Standard Version
But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 15
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet 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 which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
χάριτιG5485 · charisgraceδὲG1161 · dethenθεοῦG2316 · theosGodεἰμιG1510 · eimito beὅG3739 · hos, hēwhichεἰμι,G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoχάριςG5485 · charisgraceαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoεἰςG1519 · eistowardἐμὲG1473 · egōI/weοὐG3756 · ounoκενὴG2756 · kenosemptyἐγενήθη,G1096 · ginomaito beἀλλὰG235 · allabutπερισσότερονG4054 · perissoteronmore excessiveαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heπάντωνG3956 · pasallἐκοπίασα,G2872 · kopiaōto laborοὐκG3756 · ounoἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weδέ,G1161 · dethenἀλλ᾽G235 · allabutἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoχάριςG5485 · charisgraceτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoσὺνG4862 · sunwithἐμοί.G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.Philippians 2:13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of [his] good pleasure.2 Corinthians 3:5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;Ephesians 3:7-8Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.Ephesians 2:7-8That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.2 Corinthians 10:12-16For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.Galatians 2:8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)Romans 12:3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.Romans 11:5-6Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.2 Corinthians 12:11I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.Colossians 1:28-29Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:2 Corinthians 6:1We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.1 Corinthians 4:7For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive [it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?Romans 15:17-20I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.Matthew 10:20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.1 Corinthians 15:2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.Romans 11:1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the tribe of Benjamin.1 Timothy 1:15-16This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
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