New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 15:14-29

14And concerningπερὶperiG4012you, my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoG2532am convincedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982that you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are fullμεστοίmestoiG3324ofgoodnessἀγαθωσύνηςagathōsunēsG19,filledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137withallπάσηςpasēsG3956knowledgeγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108and ableδυνάμενοιdunamenoiG1410alsoG2532to admonishνουθετεῖν.¶noutheteinG3560oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240.

15But I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125veryG5112boldlyG5112to you on someG3313pointsG3313soὡςhōsG5613as to remindG1878you againG1878,becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofthe graceχάρινcharinG5485that was givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325mefrom GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

16to bea ministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424to the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,ministeringG2418as a priestG2418thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that myofferingπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144,sanctifiedἡγιασμένηhēgiasmenēG37by the Holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

17ThereforeοὖνounG3767in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424I haveἜχωEchōG2192foundreasonG2746for boastingκαύχησινkauchēsinG2746inthings pertainingπρὸςprosG4314to Godθεόν·theonG2316.

18For I will not presumeτολμήσωtolmēsōG5111to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980of anythingτιtiG5100exceptG3756whatὧνhōnG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has accomplishedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716throughδι᾽di᾽G1223me,resultingεἰςeisG1519in the obedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484by wordλόγῳlogōG3056and deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041,

19in the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofsignsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592and wondersτεράτων,teratōnG5059,in the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151;soὥστεhōsteG5620thatfrom JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and roundG2945aboutG2945asfarμέχριmechriG3360as IllyricumἸλλυρικοῦIllurikouG2437I havefullyG4137preachedG4137the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

20And thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779I aspiredφιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenonG5389topreachG2097the gospelG2097,not whereὅπουhopouG3699ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547was alreadynamedὠνομάσθηōnomasthēG3687,soἵναinaG2443that I would not buildοἰκοδομῶoikodomōG3618on anotherG245man’sG245foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310;

21but as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “They whoG3739hadG312noG3756newsG312of Him shall seeG3708,And they who have not heardἀκηκόασινakēkoasinG191shall understandσυνήσουσιν.sunēsousinG4920.”

22For thisG1352reasonG1352I have oftenπολλὰpollaG4183been preventedἐνεκοπτόμηνenekoptomēnG1465from comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you;

23but nowνυνὶnuniG3570,with noG3371furtherG3371placeτόπονtoponG5117for me in theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824, and since Ihave hadG2192for manyG2425yearsἐτῶν,etōnG2094a longingἐπιποθίανepipothianG1974to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you

24wheneverὡς ἐὰνhōs eanG5613 G1437IgoπορεύωμαιporeuōmaiG4198to SpainΣπανίανSpanianG4681--for I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to seeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300you in passingδιαπορευόμενοςdiaporeuomenosG1279, and to behelpedG4311on my wayG4311thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563by you, when I have firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413enjoyedἐμπλησθῶ.¶emplēsthōG1705your companyfor a whileμέρουςmerousG3313--

25but nowΝυνὶNuniG3570,I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419servingδιακονῶνdiakonōnG1247thesaintsἁγίοις.hagioisG40.

26ForMacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedoniaG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882have beenG2106pleasedG2106to makeποιήσασθαιpoiēsasthaiG4160a contributionκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842for the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434among thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.

27YesG1063,they were pleasedεὐδόκησανeudokēsanG2106to do so,and they are indebtedὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781to them. ForifεἰeiG1487the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484have sharedἐκοινώνησανekoinōnēsanG2841in their spiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152thingsG4152,they are indebtedὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784to ministerλειτουργῆσαιleitourgēsaiG3008to them alsoG2532in materialσαρκικοῖςsarkikoisG4559thingsG4559.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767,when I have finishedἐπιτελέσαςepitelesasG2005thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, and haveputG4972my sealσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972on thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of theirsαὐτοῖςautoisG846, I willgoἀπελεύσομαιapeleusomaiG565on by wayδι᾽di᾽G1223of you to SpainΣπανίαν.SpanianG4681.

29I knowG3609that whenI comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064to you, I will comeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064in the fullnessπληρώματιplērōmatiG4138of the blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

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