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1 Corinthians 10

1 Cor. 10:22 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Do wed provoke
e (Greek #2228)
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
KJV usage: and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially 2235, 2260, 2273.
Pronounce: ay
Origin: a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms
parazeloo (Greek #3863)
to stimulate alongside, i.e. excite to rivalry
KJV usage: provoke to emulation (jealousy).
Pronounce: par-ad-zay-lo'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2206
the Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
to jealousy
parazeloo (Greek #3863)
to stimulate alongside, i.e. excite to rivalry
KJV usage: provoke to emulation (jealousy).
Pronounce: par-ad-zay-lo'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2206
? are we
esmen (Greek #2070)
we are
KJV usage: are, be, have our being, X have hope, + (the gospel) was (preached unto) us.
Pronounce: es-men'
Origin: first person plural indicative of 1510
stronger
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
ischuros (Greek #2478)
forcible (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: boisterous, mighty(-ier), powerful, strong(-er, man), valiant.
Pronounce: is-khoo-ros'
Origin: from 2479
than he
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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Deut. 32:21•  (Deut. 32:21)
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Job 9:4•  (Job 9:4)
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Ezek. 22:14•  (Ezek. 22:14)

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Jealousy

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Ministry on This Verse

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we provoke.
Ex. 20:5•  (Ex. 20:5)
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Ex. 34:14•  (Ex. 34:14)
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Deut. 4:24•  (Deut. 4:24)
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Deut. 6:15•  (Deut. 6:15)
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Deut. 32:16,21•  (Deut. 32:16,21)
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Josh. 24:19•  (Josh. 24:19)
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Psa. 78:58•  (Psa. 78:58)
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Zeph. 1:18•  (Zeph. 1:18)
are.
Job 9:4•  (Job 9:4)
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Job 40:9‑14•  (Job 40:9‑14)
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Ezek. 22:14•  (Ezek. 22:14)
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Heb. 10:31• 31Fearful [it is] to fall into a living God's hands. (Heb. 10:31)
• It were not love if it did not resent unfaithfulness. And is He so powerless that we can despise Him with impunity? (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:12-22” by W. Kelly)
• Allusion is again made to Deuteronomy 32:21. (“1 Corinthians 10” by J.N. Darby)
• Let us beware of provoking the Lord to act in governmental dealings with us, as God had to do with Israel. (“1 Corinthians 10” by H. Smith)
• Can a believer who has wandered in affection from the Lord with impunity ignore the Lord? Are we stronger than He? Let us beware of provoking the Lord to act in governmental dealings with us, as God had to do with Israel. (“1 Corinthians 10” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Do we provoke the Lord to jealousyd? are we stronger than he?

JND Translation Notes

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See Deut. 32.16,21.

W. Kelly Translation

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What! do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?