New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 15:9-21

9and forthe GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484toglorifyδοξάσαιdoxasaiG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316for His mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656;as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I willgiveG1843praiseG1843to You amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,And I will singψαλῶ.psalōG5567to Your nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686.”

10AgainπάλινpalinG3825he saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “RejoiceεὐφράνθητεeuphranthēteG2165,O GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,with His peopleλαοῦlaouG2992.”

11And againπάλιν·palinG3825, “PraiseαἰνεῖτεaineiteG134the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962allπάνταpantaG3956you GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,And let allπάντεςpantesG3956the peoplesλαοί.laoiG2992praiseἐπαινεσάτωσανepainesatōsanG1867Him.”

12AgainπάλινpalinG3825IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “There shall comeἔσταιestaiG1510the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421,And He who arisesἀνιστάμενοςanistamenosG450to ruleἄρχεινarcheinG757over the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,In Him shall the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.”

13NowδὲdeG1161may the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680fillπληρώσαιplērōsaiG4137you with allπάσηςpasēsG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479and peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515in believingπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100,soεἰςeisG1519that you will aboundπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680by the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

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.”

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