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Romans 15:9-21

9so thatδὲdeG1161theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484may glorifyδοξάσαιdoxasaiG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316forὑπὲρhuperG5228HismercyἐλέουςeleousG1656.AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I will praiseἐξομολογήσομαίexomologēsomaiG1843YouσοιsoiG4771amongἐνenG1722theGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484καὶkaiG2532;I will sing hymnsψαλῶ.psalōG5567toτῷtōG3588YourσουsouG4771nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686.”

10καὶkaiG2532AgainπάλινpalinG3825,it saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “RejoiceεὐφράνθητεeuphranthēteG2165,O GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,withμετὰmetaG3326Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦlaouG2992.”

11AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825: “PraiseαἰνεῖτεaineiteG134theτὰtaG3588Lordκύριον,kurionG2962,allπάνταpantaG3956youτὸνtonG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532extolἐπαινεσάτωσανepainesatōsanG1867HimαὐτὸνautonG846,allπάντεςpantesG3956youοἱhoiG3588peoplesλαοί.laoiG2992.”

12AndκαὶkaiG2532once moreπάλινpalinG3825,IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saysλέγει·legeiG3004: “TheἡhēG3588RootῥίζαrhizaG4491τοῦtouG3588of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421will appearἔσταιestaiG1510καὶkaiG2532, One whoὁhoG3588will ariseἀνιστάμενοςanistamenosG450to rule overἄρχεινarcheinG757theGentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484;inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909HimαὐτῷautōG846theGentilesἔθνηethnēG1484will put their hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.”

13NowδὲdeG1161may theὉHoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τῆςtēsG3588of hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680fillπληρώσαιplērōsaiG4137youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with allπάσηςpasēsG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515as youἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588believeπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100in Him,so thatεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τὸtoG3588may overflowπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052withἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680byἐνenG1722thepowerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of theHolyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

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.”

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