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Romans 15:16-33

16formetobeG1510ministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424tothenationsG1484, carryingonasasacrificial servicethe[messageof] glad tidingsofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,inorderG2443thattheofferingπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376upofthenationsG1484mightbeG1510acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144,sanctifiedG37by[the]Holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

17IhavethereforeοὖνounG3767[whereofto] boastinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424inthethingswhichpertaintoGodθεόν·theonG2316.

18ForIwillnotdareτολμήσωtolmēsōG5111tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980anythingτιtiG5100ofthethingsG3739whichChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hasnotwroughtbyme,for[the]obedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218of[the]nationsG1484,bywordλόγῳlogōG3056anddeedἔργῳ,ergōG2041,

19in[the]powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofsignsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592andwondersτεράτων,teratōnG5059,in[the]powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of[the]SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316;sothatI,fromJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andinacircuitroundtoIllyricum,havefullypreachedtheglad tidingsoftheChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547;

20andsoἵναinaG2443aimingtoannouncetheglad tidings,notwhereὅπουhopouG3699ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547hasbeennamed,thatImightnotbuildοἰκοδομῶoikodomōG3618uponanother'sfoundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310;

21butaccordingasitiswrittenG1125,TowhomtherewasnothingtoldconcerningπερὶperiG4012him,theyshallseeG3708;andtheythathavenotheardG191shallunderstandσυνήσουσιν.sunēsousinG4920.

22WhereforealsoκαὶkaiG2532IhavebeenoftenhinderedἐνεκοπτόμηνenekoptomēnG1465fromcomingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toyou.

23ButnowG1161,havingnoμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371placeτόπονtoponG5117intheseregionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824,andhavinggreatG4183desiretocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toyouthesemanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶν,etōnG2094,

24wheneverIshouldgoπορεύωμαιporeuōmaiG4198toSpainΣπανίανSpanianG4681; (forIhopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679toseeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300youasIgoG4198through,andbyyoutobesetforward thither,iffirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413IshallhavebeeninpartμέρουςmerousG3313filledwithyourcompany;)

25butnowG1161IgoG4198toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,ministeringδιακονῶνdiakonōnG1247tothesaintsἁγίοις.hagioisG40;

26forMacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedoniaG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882havebeenwellpleasedtomakeποιήσασθαιpoiēsasthaiG4160acertainτινὰtinaG5100contributionforthepoorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434ofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40who[are]inJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.

27TheyhavebeenG1510wellpleasedindeed,andtheyareG1510theirdebtorsὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781;forifthenationsG1484haveparticipatedintheirspiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152things,theyoughtὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784alsoG2532infleshlyG4559toministerG3008tothem.

28HavingfinishedthisthereforeοὖνounG3767,andhavingsealedσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972tothemthisfruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,IwillsetoffbyyouintoSpainΣπανίαν.SpanianG4681.

29ButIknowthat,comingG2064toyou,IshallcomeG2064in[the] fulnessof[the]blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

30ButIbeseechyou,brethren,byourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andbytheloveἀγάπηςagapēsG26oftheSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,thatyestrivetogetherwithmeinprayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335formetoGodθεόν,theonG2316;

31thatImaybesavedfromthosethatdonotbelieveinJudaea;andthatmyministryG1248which[Ihave]forJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419maybeacceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144tothesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

32inorderG2443thatImaycomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064toyouinjoyχαρᾷcharaG5479byGod'swill,andthatImayberefreshedwithyou.

33AndtheGodθεὸςtheosG2316ofpeaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515bewithyouall.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

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