ΠΑΥΛΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΥ Η ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ

Epistle to the Romans

CHAPTER 15

| 1 | οφειλομεν |  | δε |  | ημεις |  | οι |  | δυνατοι |  | τα |  | ασθενηματα |  | των |  | αδυνατων |
|  | But we ought, |  | ♦ |  | we |  | who [are] |  | strong, |  | the |  | infirmities |  | of the |  | weak |

βασταζειν |  | και |  | μη |  | εαυτοις |  | αρεσκειν |  |
to bear, |  | and |  | not |  | ourselves |  | to please. |  |

| 2 | εκαστος |  | γαρ |  | ημων |  | τω |  | πλησιον |  | αρεσκετω |  | εις |  | το |  | αγαθον |  | προς |
|  | For each 2 |  | ♦ |  | of 3 us 4 |  | the 6 |  | neighbour 7 |  | let 1 please 5 |  | unto |  | ♦ |  | good |  | for |

οικοδομην |  |
building up. |  |

| 3 | και |  | γαρ |  | ο |  | χριστος |  | ουχ |  | εαυτω |  | ηρεσεν |  | αλλα |  | καθως |  | γεγραπται |
|  | For also |  | ♦ |  | the |  | Christ |  | not 2 |  | himself 3 |  | pleased; 1 |  | but, |  | according as |  | it has been written, |

οι |  | ονειδισμοι |  | των |  | ονειδιζοντων |  | σε |  | επεπεσον |  | επ |  | εμε |  |
The |  | reproaches |  | of those |  | reproaching |  | thee |  | fell |  | on |  | me. |  |

| 4 | οσα |  | γαρ |  | προεγραφη |  | εις |  | την |  | ημετεραν |  | διδασκαλιαν |
|  | For as many thingsas |  | ♦ |  | were written before |  | for |  | ♦ |  | our |  | instruction |

προεγραφη |  | ινα |  | δια |  | της |  | υπομονης |  | και |  | της |  | παρακλησεως |  | των |
were written before, |  | that |  | through |  | ♦ |  | endurance |  | and |  | ♦ |  | encouragement |  | of the |

γραφων |  | την |  | ελπιδα |  | εχωμεν |  |
scriptures |  | ♦ |  | hope |  | we might have. |  |

| 5 | ο |  | δε |  | θεος |  | της |  | υπομονης |  | και |  | της |  | παρακλησεως |  | δωη |  | υμιν |  | το |
|  | Now |  | the |  | God |  | ♦ |  | of endurance |  | and |  | ♦ |  | encouragement |  | give |  | you |  | the 3 |

αυτο |  | φρονειν |  | εν |  | αλληλοις |  | κατα |  | χριστον |  | ιησουν |  |
same 4 thing 5 |  | to 1 mind 2 |  | with |  | one another |  | according to |  | Christ |  | Jesus; |  |

| 6 | ινα |  | ομοθυμαδον |  | εν |  | ενι |  | στοματι |  | δοξαζητε |  | τον |  | θεον |  | και |  | πατερα |
|  | that |  | with one accord |  | with |  | one |  | mouth |  | ye may glorify |  | the |  | God |  | and |  | Father |

του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
of our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | Christ. |  |

| 7 | διο |  | προσλαμβανεσθε |  | αλληλους |  | καθως |  | και |  | ο |  | χριστος |
|  | Wherefore |  | receive ye |  | one another, |  | according as |  | also |  | the |  | Christ |

προσελαβετο |  | ημας |  | εις |  | δοξαν |  | θεου |  |
received |  | us |  | to |  | [the] glory |  | of God. |  |

| 8 | λεγω |  | δε |  | ιησουν |  | χριστον |  | διακονον |  | γεγενησθαι |  | περιτομης |  | υπερ |
|  | I 2 say 3 |  | but, 1 |  | Jesus |  | Christ |  | a servant |  | has become |  | of circumcision |  | for |

αληθειας |  | θεου |  | εις |  | το |  | βεβαιωσαι |  | τας |  | επαγγελιας |  | των |  | πατερων |  |
[the] truth |  | of God, |  | for |  | ♦ |  | to confirm |  | the |  | promises |  | of the |  | fathers; |  |

| 9 | τα |  | δε |  | εθνη |  | υπερ |  | ελεους |  | δοξασαι |  | τον |  | θεον |  | καθως |  | γεγραπται |
|  | and the |  | ♦ |  | nations |  | for |  | mercy |  | to glorify |  | ♦ |  | God; |  | according as |  | it has been written, |

δια |  | τουτο |  | εξομολογησομαι |  | σοι |  | εν |  | εθνεσιν |  | και |  | τω |
Because of |  | this |  | I will confess |  | to thee |  | among |  | [the] nations, |  | and |  | thy name |

ονοματι |  | σου |  | ψαλω |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | will I praise. |  |

| 10 | και |  | παλιν |  | λεγει |  | ευφρανθητε |  | εθνη |  | μετα |  | του |  | λαου |  | αυτου |  |
|  | And |  | again |  | it says, |  | Rejoice ye, |  | nations, |  | with |  | his people. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 11 | και |  | παλιν |  | αινειτε |  | τον |  | κυριον |  | παντα |  | τα |  | εθνη |  | και |  | επαινεσατε |  | αυτον |
|  | And |  | again, |  | Praise |  | the |  | Lord, |  | all |  | the |  | nations, |  | and |  | praise |  | him, |

παντες |  | οι |  | λαοι |  |
all |  | the |  | peoples. |  |

| 12 | και |  | παλιν |  | ησαιας |  | λεγει |  | εσται |  | η |  | ριζα |  | του |  | ιεσσαι |  | και |  | ο |
|  | And |  | again, |  | Esaias |  | says, |  | There shall be |  | the |  | root |  | ♦ |  | of Jesse, |  | and |  | he that |

ανισταμενος |  | αρχειν |  | εθνων |  | επ |  | αυτω |  | εθνη |  | ελπιουσιν |  |
arises |  | to rule [the] |  | nations: |  | in |  | him |  | [the] nations |  | shall hope. |  |

| 13 | ο |  | δε |  | θεος |  | της |  | ελπιδος |  | πληρωσαι |  | υμας |  | πασης |  | χαρας |  | και |  | ειρηνης |
|  | Now the 2 |  | ♦ |  | God 3 |  | ♦ |  | of 4 hope 5 |  | may fill 1 |  | you |  | with all |  | joy |  | and |  | peace |

εν |  | τω |  | πιστευειν |  | εις |  | το |  | περισσευειν |  | υμας |  | εν |  | τη |  | ελπιδι |  | εν |  | δυναμει |
in |  | ♦ |  | believing |  | for |  | ♦ |  | to 2 abound 3 |  | you 1 |  | in |  | ♦ |  | hope, |  | in |  | power |

πνευματος |  | αγιου |  |
of [the] Spirit 2 |  | Holy. 1 |  |

| 14 | πεπεισμαι |  | δε |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | και |  | αυτος |  | εγω |  | περι |  | υμων |  | οτι |
|  | But am 4 persuaded, 5 |  | ♦ |  | my 6 brethren, 7 |  | ♦ |  | also 2 |  | myself 3 |  | I 1 |  | concerning |  | you, |  | that |

και |  | αυτοι |  | μεστοι |  | εστε |  | αγαθωσυνης |  | πεπληρωμενοι |  | πασης |  | γνωσεως |
also |  | yourselves |  | full |  | are |  | of goodness, |  | being filled |  | with all |  | knowledge, |

δυναμενοι |  | και |  | αλληλους |  | νουθετειν |  |
being able |  | also |  | one another |  | to admonish. |  |

| 15 | τολμηροτερον |  | δε |  | εγραψα |  | υμιν |  | αδελφοι |  | απο |  | μερους |  | ως |
|  | More 2 boldly 3 |  | but 1 |  | I did write |  | to you, |  | brethren, |  | in |  | part, |  | as |

επαναμιμνησκων |  | υμας |  | δια |  | την |  | χαριν |  | την |  | δοθεισαν |  | μοι |  | υπο |  | του |
reminding |  | you, |  | because of |  | the |  | grace |  | which |  | was given |  | to me |  | by |  | ♦ |

θεου |  |
God, |  |

| 16 | εις |  | το |  | ειναι |  | με |  | λειτουργον |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  | εις |  | τα |  | εθνη |
|  | for |  | ♦ |  | to 2 be 3 |  | me 1 |  | a minister |  | of Jesus |  | Christ |  | to |  | the |  | nations, |

ιερουργουντα |  | το |  | ευαγγελιον |  | του |  | θεου |  | ινα |  | γενηται |  | η |
administering in sacred service |  | the |  | glad tidings |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  | that |  | might be |  | the |

προσφορα |  | των |  | εθνων |  | ευπροσδεκτος |  | ηγιασμενη |  | εν |  | πνευματι |  | αγιω |  |
offering up |  | of the |  | nations |  | acceptable, |  | sanctified |  | by [the] |  | Spirit 2 |  | Holy. 1 |  |

| 17 | εχω |  | ουν |  | καυχησιν |  | εν |  | χριστω |  | ιησου |  | τα |  | προς |  | θεον |  |
|  | I have |  | therefore |  | boasting |  | in |  | Christ |  | Jesus |  | [as to] the things |  | pertaining to |  | God. |  |

| 18 | ου |  | γαρ |  | τολμησω |  | λαλειν |  | τι |  | ων |  | ου |  | κατειργασατο |  | χριστος |  | δι |
|  | For not |  | ♦ |  | will I dare |  | to speak |  | anything |  | of what |  | not 3 |  | worked 2 out 4 |  | Christ 1 |  | by |

εμου |  | εις |  | υπακοην |  | εθνων |  | λογω |  | και |  | εργω |  |
me, |  | for [the] |  | obedience |  | of [the] nations, |  | by word |  | and |  | work, |  |

| 19 | εν |  | δυναμει |  | σημειων |  | και |  | τερατων |  | εν |  | δυναμει |  | πνευματος |  | θεου |
|  | in [the] |  | power |  | of signs |  | and |  | wonders, |  | in [the] |  | power |  | of [the] Spirit |  | of God; |

ωστε |  | με |  | απο |  | ιερουσαλημ |  | και |  | κυκλω |  | μεχρι |  | του |  | ιλλυρικου |
so as for me |  | ♦ |  | from |  | Jersualem, |  | and |  | in a circuit |  | unto |  | ♦ |  | Illyricum, |

πεπληρωκεναι |  | το |  | ευαγγελιον |  | του |  | χριστου |  |
to have fully preached |  | the |  | glad tidings |  | of the |  | Christ; |  |

| 20 | ουτως |  | δε |  | φιλοτιμουμενον |  | ευαγγελιζεσθαι |  | ουχ |  | οπου |  | ωνομασθη |
|  | and so |  | ♦ |  | being ambitious |  | to announce the glad tidings, |  | not |  | where |  | was 2 named 3 |

χριστος |  | ινα |  | μη |  | επ |  | αλλοτριον |  | θεμελιον |  | οικοδομω |  |
Christ, 1 |  | that |  | not |  | upon |  | another’s |  | foundation |  | I might build; |  |

| 21 | αλλα |  | καθως |  | γεγραπται |  | οις |  | ουκ |  | ανηγγελη |
|  | but |  | according as |  | it has been written, |  | To whom |  | it was not announced |  | ♦ |

περι |  | αυτου |  | οψονται |  | και |  | οι |  | ουκ |  | ακηκοασιν |
concerning |  | him, |  | they shall see; |  | and |  | those that |  | have not heard |  | ♦ |

συνησουσιν |  |
shall understand. |  |

| 22 | διο |  | και |  | ενεκοπτομην |  | τα |  | πολλα |  | του |  | ελθειν |  | προς |  | υμας |  |
|  | Wherefore |  | also |  | I was hindered |  | many times |  | ♦ |  | from coming |  | ♦ |  | to |  | you. |  |

| 23 | νυνι |  | δε |  | μηκετι |  | τοπον |  | εχων |  | εν |  | τοις |  | κλιμασιν |  | τουτοις |
|  | But now, |  | ♦ |  | no longer |  | place 2 |  | having 1 |  | in |  | these regions |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

επιποθιαν |  | δε |  | εχων |  | του |  | ελθειν |  | προς |  | υμας |  | απο |  | πολλων |  | ετων |  |
and a 2 longing 3 |  | ♦ |  | having 1 |  | ♦ |  | to come |  | to |  | you |  | for |  | many |  | years, |  |

| 24 | ως |  | εαν |  | πορευωμαι |  | εις |  | την |  | σπανιαν |  | ελευσομαι |  | προς |  | υμας |  | ελπιζω |
|  | whenever |  | ♦ |  | I may go |  | to |  | ♦ |  | Spain. |  | I will come |  | to |  | you; |  | I 2 hope 3 |

γαρ |  | διαπορευομενος |  | θεασασθαι |  | υμας |  | και |  | υφ |  | υμων |  | προπεμφθηναι |  | εκει |
for 1 |  | going through |  | to see |  | you, |  | and |  | by |  | you |  | to be set forward |  | thither, |

εαν |  | υμων |  | πρωτον |  | απο |  | μερους |  | εμπλησθω |  |
if |  | of you |  | first |  | in |  | part |  | I should be filled. |  |

| 25 | νυνι |  | δε |  | πορευομαι |  | εις |  | ιερουσαλημ |  | διακονων |  | τοις |  | αγιοις |  |
|  | But now |  | ♦ |  | I go |  | to |  | Jerusalem, |  | doing service |  | to the |  | saints; |  |

| 26 | ευδοκησαν |  | γαρ |  | μακεδονια |  | και |  | αχαια |  | κοινωνιαν |  | τινα |
|  | for were 4 pleased 5 |  | ♦ |  | Macedonia 1 |  | and 2 |  | Achaia 3 |  | a 6 contribution 8 |  | certain 7 |

ποιησασθαι |  | εις |  | τους |  | πτωχους |  | των |  | αγιων |  | των |  | εν |  | ιερουσαλημ |  |
to make |  | for |  | the |  | poor |  | of the |  | saints |  | who [are] |  | in |  | Jerusalem. |  |

| 27 | ευδοκησαν |  | γαρ |  | και |  | οφειλεται |  | αυτων |  | εισιν |  | ει |  | γαρ |
|  | For they were pleased |  | ♦ |  | and |  | debtors 2 |  | their 1 |  | they are; |  | for if |  | ♦ |

τοις |  | πνευματικοις |  | αυτων |  | εκοινωνησαν |  | τα |  | εθνη |
in their spiritual things |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | participated 3 |  | the 1 |  | nations, 2 |

οφειλουσιν |  | και |  | εν |  | τοις |  | σαρκικοις |  | λειτουργησαι |  | αυτοις |  |
they ought |  | also |  | in |  | to the |  | fleshly things |  | to minister |  | to them. |  |

| 28 | τουτο |  | ουν |  | επιτελεσας |  | και |  | σφραγισαμενος |  | αυτοις |  | τον |  | καρπον |
|  | This |  | therefore |  | having finished, |  | and |  | having sealed |  | to them |  | this fruit, |  | ♦ |

τουτον |  | απελευσομαι |  | δι |  | υμων |  | εις |  | την |  | σπανιαν |  |
♦ |  | I will set off |  | by |  | you |  | into |  | ♦ |  | Spain. |  |

| 29 | οιδα |  | δε |  | οτι |  | ερχομενος |  | προς |  | υμας |  | εν |  | πληρωματι |  | ευλογιας |  | του |
|  | And I know |  | ♦ |  | that |  | coming |  | to |  | you, |  | in |  | fulness |  | of blessing |  | of the |

ευαγγελιου |  | του |  | χριστου |  | ελευσομαι |  |
glad tidings |  | ♦ |  | of Christ |  | I shall come. |  |

| 30 | παρακαλω |  | δε |  | υμας |  | αδελφοι |  | δια |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ημων |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |
|  | But I exhort |  | ♦ |  | you, |  | brethren, |  | by |  | our Lord |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | Jesus |  | Christ, |

και |  | δια |  | της |  | αγαπης |  | του |  | πνευματος |  | συναγωνισασθαι |  | μοι |  | εν |  | ταις |
and |  | by |  | the |  | love |  | of the |  | Spirit, |  | to strive together with |  | me |  | in |  | ♦ |

προσευχαις |  | υπερ |  | εμου |  | προς |  | τον |  | θεον |  |
prayers |  | for |  | me |  | to |  | ♦ |  | God, |  |

| 31 | ινα |  | ρυσθω |  | απο |  | των |  | απειθουντων |  | εν |  | τη |  | ιουδαια |  | και |  | ινα |  | η |
|  | that |  | I may be delivered |  | from |  | those |  | being disobedient |  | in |  | ♦ |  | Judea; |  | and |  | that |  | ♦ |

διακονια |  | μου |  | η |  | εις |  | ιερουσαλημ |  | ευπροσδεκτος |  | γενηται |  | τοις |  | αγιοις |  |
service 2 |  | my 1 |  | which [is] |  | for |  | Jerusalem |  | acceptable |  | may be |  | to the |  | saints; |  |

| 32 | ινα |  | εν |  | χαρα |  | ελθω |  | προς |  | υμας |  | δια |  | θεληματος |  | θεου |  | και |
|  | that |  | in |  | joy |  | I may come |  | to |  | you |  | by [the] |  | will |  | of God, |  | and |

συναναπαυσωμαι |  | υμιν |  |
I may be refreshed with |  | you. |  |

| 33 | ο |  | δε |  | θεος |  | της |  | ειρηνης |  | μετα |  | παντων |  | υμων |  | αμην |  |
|  | And the |  | ♦ |  | God |  | ♦ |  | of peace |  | [be] with |  | all 2 |  | you. 1 |  | Amen. |  |