1 Corinthians 10:33 in 8 translations
7 distinct wordings, grouped by what each translation is trying to do. Differences from the King James text are marked below.
Early modern English
Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.
Even as I please all in all not seeking mine own profit, but the of many, that they may be saved.
1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.
Literal, word-for-word
Follows Hebrew and Greek word order and grammar closely, even where the English becomes stiff. Useful for seeing what the underlying sentence is doing.
even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of the many, that they may be saved.
1901 · Public domain · The American revision of the English Revised Version. Deliberately literal, and the base text behind several later translations.
Even as *I* also please all in all things; not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
1890 · Public domain · John Nelson Darby's translation, made for close study rather than public reading. Often exposes grammatical detail other versions smooth over.
as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many--that they may be saved.
1898 · Public domain · The most extreme word-for-word rendering here, keeping Hebrew and Greek tense and word order at the cost of natural English.
Modern English
Contemporary vocabulary and punctuation, aiming for the sentence a present-day reader would write while staying close to the source.
even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
2000s · Public domain · A modern-English update of the ASV. Reads close to contemporary speech while staying in the literal tradition. Includes the Apocrypha.
These 2 editions word this verse identically.
for I, also, try to please everybody in everything, not seeking my own advantage, but do what is best for others, so that they may be saved.
in progress · Public domain (CC0) · A modern open-licensed translation, still being completed. Some Old Testament books are not yet available.
Simplified English
Built from a deliberately small vocabulary so the sense stays reachable for new readers and non-native speakers. Trades nuance for clarity.
Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.
1949 · Public domain · Written with roughly a thousand basic English words plus a small Bible vocabulary. The plainest reading available here.
What changes between the King James and modern wording
The modern rendering is printed below with every word that differs from the King James text marked, so the actual divergence is visible rather than left for you to spot.
Even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
Word-for-word swaps
- mine→my
The verses either side
King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.