Revised Literal Translation

Romans 15:9-21

9G3588AndδὲdeG1161thatG1392the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484might glorifyδοξάσαιdoxasaiG1392GodθεὸνtheonG3588 G2316forὑπὲρhuperG5228hismercyἐλέουςeleousG1656;asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,ForδιὰdiaG1223this causeτοῦτοtoutoG3778I will confessἐξομολογήσομαίexomologēsomaiG1843to theeσοιsoiG4771amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532singψαλῶ.psalōG5567untoG3588 G3686thyσουsouG4771nameὀνόματίonomatiG3588 G3686.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλινpalinG3825he saithλέγει·legeiG3004,RejoiceεὐφράνθητεeuphranthēteG2165,ye GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,withμετὰmetaG3326hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588 G2992.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825,PraiseαἰνεῖτεaineiteG134the Lordτὰ κύριον,ta kurionG3588 G2962,allπάνταpantaG3956ye Gentilesἔθνη τὸνethnē tonG3588 G1484;andκαὶkaiG2532laudἐπαινεσάτωσανepainesatōsanG1867himαὐτὸνautonG846,allπάντεςpantesG3956ye peopleοἱ λαοί.hoi laoiG3588 G2992.

12ἡhēG3588τοῦtouG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλινpalinG3825,IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saithλέγει·legeiG3004,There shall beἔσταιestaiG1510a rootῥίζα ὁrhiza hoG3588 G4491of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421,andκαὶkaiG2532he that shall riseἀνιστάμενοςanistamenosG450to reign overἄρχεινarcheinG757the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484;inἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846shallG1679the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484trustG1679.

13ὉHoG3588τῆςtēsG3588τῷtōG3588NowδὲdeG1161the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of hopeἐλπίδος τὸelpidos toG3588 G1680fillπληρώσαιplērōsaiG4137youὑμᾶςhumasG4771withG5479allπάσηςpasēsG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515inἐνenG1722believingπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100,thatεἰςeisG1519yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771may aboundπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052inἐνenG1722hopeτῇ ἐλπίδιtēa elpidiG3588 G1680,throughἐνenG1722the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of theG4151Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40GhostG4151.

14αὐτὸςautosG846Andδέ,deG1161IG1473myselfαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532am persuadedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982ofπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,myG1473brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754yeG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532areG1510fullμεστοίmestoiG3324of goodnessἀγαθωσύνηςagathōsunēsG19,filledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137withG1108allπάσηςpasēsG3956knowledgeγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108,ableδυνάμενοιdunamenoiG1410alsoκαὶkaiG2532to admonishνουθετεῖν.¶noutheteinG3560one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.

15τὴνtēnG3588NeverthelessδὲdeG1161,brethrenG80,I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125the more boldlyΤολμηρότερονTolmēroteronG5112unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771inἀπὸapoG575some sortμέρουςmerousG3313,asὡςhōsG5613puttingG1878youὑμᾶςhumasG4771in mindG1878,because ofδιὰdiaG1223the graceχάριν τὴνcharin tēnG3588 G5485that is givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325to meG1473ofὑπὸhupoG5259Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,

16τὸtoG3588ThatεἰςeisG1519IG1473should beG1510the ministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547toεἰςeisG1519the Gentilesτὰ ἔθνηta ethnēG3588 G1484,ministeringἱερουργοῦνταhi'erourgountaG2418the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦ,tou theouG3588 G2316,thatἵναinaG2443the offering upἡ προσφορὰhē prosphoraG3588 G4376of the Gentilesτῶν ἐθνῶνtōn ethnōnG3588 G1484might beγένηταιgenētaiG1096acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144,being sanctifiedἡγιασμένηhēgiasmenēG37byἐνenG1722theG4151Holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40GhostG4151.

17I haveἜχωEchōG2192thereforeοὖνounG3767whereof I may gloryG2746throughἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547inG2746those things which pertainG3588toπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν·theonG2316.

18ForγὰρgarG1063I willG5111notοὐouG3756dareτολμήσωtolmēsōG5111to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980of any of those thingsτιtiG5100whichὧνhōnG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547hathG2716notοὐouG3756wroughtG2716byδι᾽di᾽G1223meἐμοῦemouG1473,to makeεἰςeisG1519the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484obedientὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218,by wordλόγῳlogōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041,

19ThroughἐνenG1722mightyδυνάμειdunameiG1411signsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592andκαὶkaiG2532wondersτεράτων,teratōnG5059,byἐνenG1722the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316;so thatὥστεhōsteG5620G1473fromἀπὸapoG575JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,andκαὶkaiG2532round aboutκύκλῳkuklōG2945untoμέχριmechriG3360Illyricumτοῦ Ἰλλυρικοῦtou IllurikouG3588 G2437,I have fully preachedπεπληρωκέναιpeplērōkenaiG4137the gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιονto euangelionG3588 G2098of Christτοῦ Χριστοῦ.tou ChristouG3588 G5547.

20YeaδὲdeG1161,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779have I strivedφιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenonG5389to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthaiG2097,notοὐχouchG3756whereὅπουhopouG3699ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547was namedὠνομάσθηōnomasthēG3687,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361I should buildοἰκοδομῶoikodomōG3618uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909another man’sἀλλότριονallotrionG245foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310:

21ButἀλλὰallaG235asκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,To whomοἷςhoisG3739heαὐτοῦautouG846wasG312notοὐκoukG3756spokenG312ofπερὶperiG4012,they shall seeG3708:andκαὶkaiG2532οἳhoiG3739they that haveG191notοὐκoukG3756heardG191shall understandσυνήσουσιν.sunēsousinG4920.

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