Romans 16:17

Romans 16:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And now I make one more appeal, my dear brothers and sisters. Watch out for people who cause divisions and upset people’s faith by teaching things contrary to what you have been taught. Stay away from them.

Context of Romans 16:17

15Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the Lord’s people who are with them. 16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings. I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. 18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people. 19Everyone 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.

Romans 16:17 word by word

Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, σκοπεῖν τοὺς τὰς διχοστασίας καὶ τὰ σκάνδαλα παρὰ τὴν διδαχὴν ἣν ὑμεῖς ἐμάθετε ποιοῦντας καὶ ἐκκλίνετε ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• I beseechπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• youσύsu · youG4771
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• markσκοπέωskopeō · to watch outG4648
• them which causeποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• divisionsδιχοστασίαdichostasia · dissensionG1370
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• offencesσκάνδαλονskandalon · stumbling blockG4625
• contrary toπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• have learnedμανθάνωmanthanō · to learnG3129
• avoidἐκκλίνωekklinō · to turn fromG1578
• ·ἀπόapo · away fromG575
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Romans 16:17

• Philippians 3:17Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:14Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed.
• Acts 15:1Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.”
• 1 Corinthians 1:10I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
• 1 Corinthians 3:3You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
• 1 Corinthians 11:18In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
• Galatians 1:7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
• Galatians 2:4This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
• Philippians 3:2Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh.
• Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.
• 2 John 1:7I say this because many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
• Jude 1:19These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
• Matthew 18:7Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
• Luke 17:1Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come.

Commentaries on Romans 16:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Mark them which cause divisions - Several MSS. read , look sharply after them; let them have no kiss of charity nor peace, because they strive to make divisions, and thus set the flock of Christ at variance among themselves; and from these divisions, offenses (, scandals) are produced; and this is contrary to that doctrine of peace, unity, and brotherly love which you have learned. Look sharply after such that they do you no evil, and avoid them - give…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Now I beseech you - One great object of this Epistle had been to promote “peace” between the Jewish and Gentile converts. So much did this subject press upon the mind of the apostle, that he seems unwilling so leave it. He returns to it again and again; and even after the Epistle is apparently concluded, he returns to it, to give them a new charge on the subject. Mark them - Observe attentively, cautiously, and faithfully Philemon 3:17; be on your guard…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. 17those who create divisions: Paul had faced problems with false teachers who caused division in other churches (see Galatians, Colossians, 1 Timothy). Because of this, he warned the church in Rome about the same danger.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned--"which ye learned." and avoid them--The fomentors of "divisions" here referred to are probably those who were unfriendly to the truths taught in this epistle, while those who caused "offenses" were probably those referred to in Ro 14:15 as haughtily disregarding the prejudices of the weak. The direction as to both is, first, to…Read the comment

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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