1 Corinthians 9:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

According to man do I speak these things? or doth not also the law say these things?

English ASV

Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?

English Amplified

Do I say this only on human authority and as a man reasons? Does not the Law endorse the same principle?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Do I say this only on human authority and as a man reasons? Does not the Law endorse the same principle?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Do I say this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the Law say the same thing?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Am I saying this from a human perspective? Doesn’t the law also say the same thing?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Do I speak these things as a man, or does not the law also say these things?

English EASY 2024

I am not just telling you human ideas. God's Law teaches the same thing.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

These aren't just my own thoughts. God's law says the same thing.

Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I don't have to limit myself to these everyday examples, because the Law says the same thing.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Am I merely stating some human rule? Don't Moses' Teachings say the same thing?

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Am I saying this from a human perspective? Doesn't the law also say the same thing?

English KJV 1611

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

English LSB

Am I speaking these things according to human judgment? Or does not the Law also say these things?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Do I say these things as a man? Or does the law not say the same thing also?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I am not speaking these things according to human judgment, am I? Or does not the Law also say these things?

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Am I saying this on human authority, or does not the law also speak of these things?

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, or does the law not say this as well?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Do I say that from only a human point of view? The Law says the same thing.

English NIV

Do I say this merely from a human point of view? Doesn't the Law say the same thing?

English NKJ 1982

Do I say these things as a mere man? Or does not the law say the same also?

English NLT

And this isn't merely human opinion. Doesn't God's law say the same thing?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law also say the same?

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Am I merely giving you my own opinions, or does the Torah teach the same things?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Do I say this on human authority? Does not the law say the same?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And I'm not merely quoting the opinions of men as to what is right. I'm telling you what God's law says.

English Tyndale 1537

Say I these things after the manner of men? or sayth not the law the same also?

1 Corinthians 9:8 — Compare Translations