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Romans 15:14-29

14δέ,deG1161καὶkaiG2532IG1473myselfαὐτὸςautosG846am convincedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982περὶperiG4012ὑμῶνhumōnG4771,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846καὶkaiG2532areἐστεesteG1510fullμεστοίmestoiG3324of goodnessἀγαθωσύνηςagathōsunēsG19,brimmingπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137withπάσηςpasēsG3956τῆςtēsG3588knowledgeγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108,andκαὶkaiG2532ableδυνάμενοιdunamenoiG1410to instructνουθετεῖν.¶noutheteinG3560one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.

15HoweverδὲdeG1161,I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125youὑμῖνhuminG4771a boldΤολμηρότερονTolmēroteronG5112reminderὡς ἐπαναμιμνῄσκωνhōs epanamimnēskōnG5613 G1878ὑμᾶςhumasG4771onἀπὸapoG575some pointsμέρουςmerousG3313,because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485ὑπὸhupoG5259τὴνtēnG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588has givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325meG1473

16εἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588G1473to beG1510a ministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424toεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484in the priestly serviceἱερουργοῦνταhi'erourgountaG2418of theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484might becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096τῶνtōnG3588anofferingπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144to God,sanctifiedἡγιασμένηhēgiasmenēG37byἐνenG1722theHolyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

17ThereforeοὖνounG3767I exultἜχω τὴν καύχησινEchō tēn kauchēsinG2192 G3588 G2746inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424inτὰtaG3588my servicetoπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316.

18γὰρgarG1063I will not presumeοὐ τολμήσωou tolmēsōG3756 G5111to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980of anythingτιtiG5100exceptοὐouG3756whatὧνhōnG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has accomplishedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716throughδι᾽di᾽G1223meἐμοῦemouG1473in leadingεἰςeisG1519theGentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484to obedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218by wordλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041,

19byἐνenG1722thepowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of signsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτεράτων,teratōnG5059, andbyἐνenG1722thepowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.SoὥστεhōsteG5620fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419all the wayκαὶkaiG2532aroundκύκλῳkuklōG2945toμέχριmechriG3360τοῦtouG3588IllyricumἸλλυρικοῦIllurikouG2437,IG1473have fully proclaimedπεπληρωκέναιpeplērōkenaiG4137theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

20δὲdeG1161In this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779I have aspiredφιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenonG5389to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthaiG2097whereὅπουhopouG3699ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547was not knownοὐχ ὠνομάσθηouch ōnomasthēG3756 G3687,so thatἵναinaG2443I would not be buildingμὴ οἰκοδομῶmē oikodomōG3361 G3618onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909someoneἀλλότριονallotrionG245else’sfoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310.

21RatherἀλλὰallaG235,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “Those whoοἷςhoisG3739were not toldοὐκ ἀνηγγέληouk anēngelēG3756 G312aboutπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτοῦautouG846will seeG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἳhoiG3739have not heardοὐκ ἀκηκόασινouk akēkoasinG3756 G191will understandσυνήσουσιν.sunēsousinG4920.”

22That is whyδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532I have often been hinderedἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰenekoptomēn ta pollaG1465 G3588 G4183τοῦtouG3588from comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771.

23ButδὲdeG1161now thatνυνὶnuniG3570there areno furtherμηκέτιmēketiG3371opportunitiesτόπονtoponG5117for meἔχωνechōnG2192inἐνenG1722theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778τοῖςtoisG3588regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824,andδὲdeG1161since I haveἔχωνechōnG2192longedἐπιποθίανepipothianG1974forἀπὸapoG575manyG2425yearsἐτῶν,etōnG2094τοῦtouG3588to visitἐλθεῖν πρὸςelthein prosG2064 G4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,

24I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679γὰρgarG1063to seeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300youὑμᾶςhumasG4771διαπορευόμενοςdiaporeuomenosG1279onὡς ἂνhōs anG5613 G302my wayπορεύωμαιporeuōmaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588SpainΣπανίανSpanianG4681.AndκαὶkaiG2532afterἐὰνeanG1437 G4412I have enjoyed your companyὑμῶν ἐμπλησθῶ.¶humōn emplēsthōG1705 G4771forἀπὸapoG575a whileμέρουςmerousG3313,you can equip meὑφ᾽ προπεμφθῆναι ὑμῶνhuph᾽ propemphthēnai humōnG4311 G5259 G4771for my journeyἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563.

25NowΝυνὶNuniG3570,howeverδὲdeG1161,I am on my wayπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419to serveδιακονῶνdiakonōnG1247theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοις.hagioisG40there.

26ForγὰρgarG1063MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedoniaG3109andκαὶkaiG2532AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882were pleasedεὐδόκησανeudokēsanG2106to makeποιήσασθαιpoiēsasthaiG4160aτινὰtinaG5100contributionκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842forεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434among theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40τῶνtōnG3588inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.

27They were pleasedεὐδόκησανeudokēsanG2106to do it,andκαὶkaiG2532indeedγάρ,garG1063theyεἰσὶνeisinG1510owe itὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781to themαὐτῶν·autōnG846.ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484have shared inἐκοινώνησανekoinōnēsanG2841theirαὐτῶνautōnG846spiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152blessingsτὰtaG3588,they are obligatedὀφείλουσιν καὶopheilousin kaiG3784 G2532to ministerλειτουργῆσαιleitourgēsaiG3008to themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846withἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588materialσαρκικοῖςsarkikoisG4559blessings.

28SoοὖνounG3767after I have completedἐπιτελέσαςepitelesasG2005thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778serviceandκαὶkaiG2532have safely deliveredσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588bountyκαρπὸνkarponG2590to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I will set offἀπελεύσομαιapeleusomaiG565toεἰςeisG1519SpainΣπανίαν.SpanianG4681by way ofδι᾽di᾽G1223youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

29δὲdeG1161I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754when I comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,I will comeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064inἐνenG1722thefullnessπληρώματιplērōmatiG4138of the blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

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