Romans 16:19

Romans 16:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
• New International Version (NIV)Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.

Context of Romans 16:19

17Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for those people who create divisions and who make others fall away ⌞from the Christian faith⌟ by teaching doctrine that is not the same as you have learned. Stay away from them. 18People like these are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive unsuspecting people. Everyone has heard about your obedience and this makes me happy for you. I want you to do what is good and to avoid what is evil. 20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the good will of our Lord Jesus be with you! 21Timothy my coworker greets you; so do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, who are Jewish by birth like me.

Romans 16:19 word by word

ἡ γὰρ ὑμῶν ὑπακοὴ εἰς πάντας ἀφίκετο· ἐφ᾽ ὑμῖν οὖν χαίρω. θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς σοφοὺς εἶναι εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἀκεραίους δὲ εἰς τὸ κακόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• obedienceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• obedienceὑπακοήhupakoē · obedienceG5218
• is come abroadἀφικνέομαιaphikneomai · to reachG864
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• I am gladχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• but yetδέde · thenG1161
• I would haveθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• wiseσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• that which is goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• simpleἀκέραιοςakeraios · innocentG185
• evilκακόςkakos · evil/harm: evilG2556

Cross-references for Romans 16:19

• Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for every one of you because the news of your faith is spreading throughout the whole world.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8From you the Lord’s word has spread out not only through the province of Macedonia and Greece but also to people everywhere who have heard about your faith in God. We don’t need to say a thing about it.
• Ephesians 1:15I, too, have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God’s people. For this reason
• Colossians 1:3We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in our prayers for you.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you as we remember you in our prayers.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But Timothy has just now come back to us from you and has told us the good news about your faith and love. He also told us that you always have fond memories of us and want to see us, as we want to see you.
• 1 Kings 3:9Give me a heart that listens so that I can judge your people and tell the difference between good and evil. After all, who can judge this great people of yours?”
• Psalms 101:2I want to understand the path to integrity. When will you come to me? I will live in my own home with integrity.
• Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of advice and power, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord.
• Matthew 10:16“I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as cunning as snakes but as innocent as doves.
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. When it comes to evil, be like babies, but think like mature people.
• Ephesians 1:17I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.
• Ephesians 5:17So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord wants.
• Philippians 1:9I pray that your love will keep on growing because of your knowledge and insight.
• Colossians 1:9For this reason we have not stopped praying for you since the day we heard about you. We ask ⌞God⌟ to fill you with the knowledge of his will through every kind of spiritual wisdom and insight.
• Colossians 3:16Let Christ’s word with all its wisdom and richness live in you. Use psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to teach and instruct yourselves about ⌞God’s⌟ kindness. Sing to God in your hearts.

Commentaries on Romans 16:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19For your obedience is come abroad - The apostle gives this as a reason why they should continue to hear and heed those who had led them into the path of truth, and avoid those false teachers whose doctrines tended to the subversion of their souls. Yet I would have you wise - I would wish you carefully to discern the good from the evil, and to show your wisdom, by carefully avoiding the one and cleaving to the other.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For your obedience … - Romans 1:8. Your mild, obedient disposition to learn, and to obey the precepts of the teachers of religion. I am glad … - I rejoice that you evince such a disposition. But he immediately adds, that “this” was just the temper to be imposed upon, and cautions them against that danger. Wise unto that which is good - Evince understanding of what is adapted to promote good and worthy ends. Simple concerning evil - Greek, “harmless.” Not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 How earnest, how endearing are these exhortations! Whatever differs from the sound doctrine of the Scriptures, opens a door to divisions and offences. If truth be forsaken, unity and peace will not last long. Many call Christ, Master and Lord, who are far from serving him. But they serve their carnal, sensual, worldly interests. They corrupt the head by deceiving the heart; perverting the judgments by winding themselves into the affections…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27This final section includes elements often found at the end of New Testament letters: a discussion of travel plans (15:14–29), requests for prayer (15:30–33), references to ministry partners (16:1–2, 21–23), greetings (16:3–16), and a short hymn of praise (16:25–27). Only the warning about false teachers is a non-standard feature in this conclusion (16:17–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. For your obedience--that is, tractableness is come abroad unto all. I am glad therefore on your behalf--"I rejoice therefore over you," seems the true reading. but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple--"harmless," as in Mt 10:16, from which the warning is taken. concerning--"unto" evil--"Your reputation among the churches for subjection to the teaching ye have received is to me sufficient ground of confidence in you; but ye…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 16:19

• Character
• Holiness
• Love
• Righteous
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Commend
• Mark
• Romans, Epistle to the
• Abroad
• Bible, the
• Caesar's Household
• Concerning
• Greeting
• Holiness

Commentaries on Romans 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings