Revised Literal Translation

Romans 10

1BrethrenἈδελφοί,AdelphoiG80,myG3588 G1699heart’sκαρδίαςkardiasG2588μὲνmenG3303desireεὐδοκίαeudokiaG3588 G2107andκαὶkaiG2532prayerδέησιςdeēsisG3588 G1162G3588toπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316forὑπὲρhuperG5228IsraelG3588 G2474isG1510,thatεἰςeisG1519they might be savedσωτηρίαν.sōtērianG4991.

2ForγὰρgarG1063I bearμαρτυρῶmarturōG3140themαὐτοῖςautoisG846recordG3140thatὅτιhotiG3754they haveἔχουσινechousinG2192a zealζῆλονzēlonG2205of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596knowledgeἐπίγνωσιν.epignōsinG1922.

3τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063theybeing ignorant ofἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesG50God’sθεοῦ τὴνtheou tēnG3588 G2316righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,andκαὶkaiG2532going aboutζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to establishστῆσαιstēsaiG2476their ownἰδίανidianG2398righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343,haveG5293notοὐχouchG3756submitted themselvesG5293unto the righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃtēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316.

4τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isthe endΤέλοςTelosG5056of the lawνόμουnomouG3551forεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosunēnG1343to every oneπαντὶpantiG3956that believethπιστεύοντι.pisteuontiG4100.

5τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475describethγράφειgrapheiG1125the righteousnessδικαιοσύνην τὴνdikaiosunēn tēnG3588 G1343which isτοῦtouG3588ofἐκekG1537the lawνόμου ὁnomou hoG3588 G3551,ThatὅτιhotiG3754the manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444which doethποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160those thingsαὐτὰautaG846shall liveζήσεταιzēsetaiG2198byἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

6ἩHēG3588ButδὲdeG1161the righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunēG1343which is ofἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102speakethG3004on this wiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,SayG3004notμὴmēG3361inἐνenG1722thineσου·souG4771heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588,WhoτίςtisG5101shall ascendἀναβήσεταιanabēsetaiG305intoεἰςeisG1519heavenτὸν οὐρανόν;ton ouranonG3588 G3772? (thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,to bringκαταγαγεῖν·katagageinG2609ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547downG2609from above:)

7OrἢēG2228,WhoτίςtisG5101shall descendκαταβήσεταιkatabēsetaiG2597intoεἰςeisG1519the deepτὴν ἄβυσσον;tēn abussonG3588 G12? (thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,to bring upἀναγαγεῖν.anagageinG321ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547againG321fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.)

8ButἀλλὰallaG235whatτίtiG5101saith itλέγει;legeiG3004?The wordτὸ ῥῆμάto rhēmaG3588 G4487isἐστινestinG1510nighἐγγύςengusG1451theeσουsouG4771, eveninἐνenG1722thyσουsouG4771mouthτῷ στόματίtō stomatiG3588 G4750,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thyσου·souG4771heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588:thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,the wordτὸ ῥῆμαto rhēmaG3588 G4487of faithτῆς πίστεωςtēs pisteōsG3588 G4102,whichὃhoG3739we preachκηρύσσομεν·kērussomenG2784;

9ThatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437thou shalt confessὁμολογήσῃςhomologēsēsG3670withἐνenG1722thyσουsouG4771mouthτῷ στόματίtō stomatiG3588 G4750the LordκύριονkurionG2962JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,andκαὶkaiG2532shalt believeπιστεύσῃςpisteusēsG4100inἐνenG1722thineσουsouG4771heartτῇ καρδίᾳtēa kardiaG3588 G2588thatὅτιhotiG3754Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453himαὐτὸνautonG846fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶν,nekrōnG3498,thou shalt be savedσωθήσῃ·sōthēsēG4982.

10ForγὰρgarG1063with the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588man believethπιστεύεταιpisteuetaiG4100untoεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343;andδὲdeG1161with the mouthστόματιstomatiG4750confession is madeὁμολογεῖταιhomologeitaiG3670untoεἰςeisG1519salvationσωτηρίαν.¶sōtērianG4991.

11ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the scriptureγραφή· ὁgraphē hoG3588 G1124saithΛέγειLegeiG3004,WhosoeverπᾶςpasG3956believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846shallG2617notοὐouG3756be ashamedG2617.

12ὁhoG3588τοὺςtousG3588ForγάρgarG1063there isἐστινestinG1510noοὐouG3756differenceδιαστολὴdiastolēG1293betweenτεteG5037the JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453andκαὶkaiG2532the GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672:forγὰρgarG1063theG2962sameαὐτὸςautosG846LordκύριοςkuriosG2962over allπάντωνpantōnG3956is richπλουτῶνploutōnG4147untoεἰςeisG1519allπάνταςpantasG3956that call uponἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousG1941himαὐτόν.autonG846.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ὃςhosG3739ἂνanG302whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956shall call uponἐπικαλέσηταιepikalesētaiG1941the nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588 G3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962shall be savedσωθήσεται.¶sōthēsetaiG4982.

14HowΠῶςPōsG4459thenοὖνounG3767shall they call on himἐπικαλέσωνταιepikalesōntaiG1941inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739they haveG4100notοὐκoukG3756believedG4100?andδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459shall they believeG4100in him of whomοὗhouG3739they haveG191notοὐκoukG3756heardG191?andδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459shall they hearG191withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565a preacherκηρύσσοντος;kērussontosG2784?

15AndδὲdeG1161howπῶςpōsG4459shall they preachκηρύξωσινkēruxōsinG2784,exceptἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361they be sentἀποσταλῶσιν;apostalōsinG649?asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,HowὡςhōsG5613beautifulὡραῖοιhōraioiG5611are the feetπόδεςpodesG3588 G4228of them that preach the gospelG3588 G2097of peaceG1515,and bring glad tidingsG3588 G2097of good thingsἀγαθά.agathaG3588 G18!

16Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235they haveG5219notοὐouG3756allπάντεςpantesG3956obeyedG5219the gospelτῷ εὐαγγελίῳ·tō euangeliōG3588 G2098.ForγὰρgarG1063IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saithλέγει·legeiG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,whoτίςtisG5101hath believedἐπίστευσενepisteusenG4100ourG1473reportτῇ ἀκοῇtēa akoēaG3588 G189?

17ἡhēG3588So thenἄραaraG686faithπίστις ἡpistis hēG3588 G4102comethbyἐξexG1537hearingἀκοῆςakoēsG189,andδὲdeG1161hearingἀκοὴakoēG189byδιὰdiaG1223the wordῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487of GodG2316.

18ButἀλλὰallaG235I sayλέγω·legōG3004,μὴmēG3361Have theyG191notοὐκoukG3756heardἤκουσαν;ēkousanG191?Yes verilyμενοῦνγεmenoungeG3304,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846soundτὴν φθόγγοςtēn phthongosG3588 G5353wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831intoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956the earthγῆν ὁgēn hoG3588 G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846wordsτὰ ῥήματαta rhēmataG3588 G4487untoεἰςeisG1519the endsπέρατα τῆςperata tēsG3588 G4009of the worldοἰκουμένης τὰoikoumenēs taG3588 G3625.

19ButἀλλὰallaG235I sayλέγω·legōG3004,μὴmēG3361DidG1097notοὐκoukG3756IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474knowἔγνω;egnōG1097?FirstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475saithλέγει·legeiG3004,IἐγὼegōG1473will provokeπαραζηλώσωparazēlōsōG3863youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to jealousyG3863byἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909them that arenoοὐκoukG3756peopleἔθνειethneiG1484, andbyἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a foolishἀσυνέτῳasunetōG801nationἔθνειethneiG1484I will angerπαροργιῶparorgiōG3949youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

20ButδὲdeG1161IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268is very boldἀποτολμᾷapotolmaG662,andκαὶkaiG2532saithλέγει·legeiG3004,I was foundεὑρέθηνheurethēnG2147of themτοῖςtoisG3588that soughtζητοῦσιν,zētousinG2212meἐμὲemeG1473notμὴmēG3361;I was madeἐγενόμηνegenomēnG1096manifestἐμφανὴςemphanēsG1717unto themτοῖςtoisG3588that askedG1905notμὴmēG3361afterG1905meἐμὲemeG1473.

21τὸνtonG3588ButδὲdeG1161toπρὸςprosG4314IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,AllὅληνholēnG3650day longτὴν ἡμέρανtēn hēmeranG3588 G2250I have stretched forthἐξεπέτασαexepetasaG1600myG1473handsτὰς χεῖράςtas cheirasG3588 G5495untoπρὸςprosG4314a disobedientἀπειθοῦνταapeithountaG544andκαὶkaiG2532gainsayingἀντιλέγοντα.¶antilegontaG483peopleλαὸνlaonG2992.

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