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

17And 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. 18Such people are not serving Christ our Lord; they are serving their own personal interests. By smooth talk and glowing words they deceive innocent people. But everyone knows that you are obedient to the Lord. This makes me very happy. I want you to be wise in doing right and to stay innocent of any wrong. 20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. 21Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you his greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.

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 1:8Let me say first that I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith in him is being talked about all over the world.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:8And now the word of the Lord is ringing out from you to people everywhere, even beyond Macedonia and Achaia, for wherever we go we find people telling us about your faith in God. We don’t need to tell them about it,
• Ephesians 1:15Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God’s people everywhere,
• Colossians 1:3We always pray for you, and we give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:2We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:6But now Timothy has just returned, bringing us good news about your faith and love. He reports that you always remember our visit with joy and that you want to see us as much as we want to see you.
• 1 Kings 3:9Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
• Psalms 101:2I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home.
• Isaiah 11:2And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
• Matthew 10:16“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.
• 1 Corinthians 14:20Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
• Ephesians 1:17asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
• Ephesians 5:17Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
• Philippians 1:9I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
• Colossians 1:9So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
• Colossians 3:16Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful 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