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OET interlinear ROM 15:16

◄ ← ROM 15:16 ↓ → ► ║ ©

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

    1. Greek word
    2. Greek lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. διά
    2. dia
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 12230
    6. P·······
    7. because_of
    8. because_of
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 112123
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. in order
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. in_order
    8. in_order
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112124
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. that
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. R····ANS
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112125
    1. εἶναι
    2. eimi
    3. to be
    4. -
    5. 15100
    6. VNPA····
    7. to_be
    8. to_be
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112126
    1. μέ
    2. egō
    3. me
    4. -
    5. 14730
    6. R···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112127
    1. λειτουργόν
    2. leitourgos
    3. +a minister
    4. minister
    5. 30110
    6. N····AMS
    7. ˓a˒ minister
    8. ˓a˒ minister
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112128
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. of chosen one messiah
    4. Messiah
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ chosen_one/messiah
    8. ˱of˲ Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y60; Person=Jesus
    11. 112129
    1. Ἰησοῦ
    2. iēsous
    3. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    4. -
    5. 24240
    6. N····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y60
    11. 112130
    1. Χριστοῦ
    2. χristos
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 55470
    6. N····GMS
    7. chosen_one/messiah
    8. Christ
    9. WN
    10. Person=Jesus
    11. 112131
    1. εἰς
    2. eis
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 15190
    6. P·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112132
    1. τά
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112133
    1. ἔθνη
    2. ethnos
    3. pagans
    4. -
    5. 14840
    6. N····ANP
    7. pagans
    8. pagans
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112134
    1. ἱερουργοῦντα
    2. ierourgeō
    3. sacredly-servicing
    4. -
    5. 24180
    6. VPPA·AMS
    7. sacredly-servicing
    8. sacredly-servicing
    9. -
    10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul
    11. 112135
    1. τό
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112136
    1. εὐαγγέλιον
    2. euaŋgelion
    3. good message
    4. good message
    5. 20980
    6. N····ANS
    7. good_message
    8. gospel
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112137
    1. τοῦ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112138
    1. Θεοῦ
    2. theos
    3. of god
    4. -
    5. 23160
    6. N····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y60; Person=God
    11. 112139
    1. ἵνα
    2. hina
    3. in order that
    4. -
    5. 24430
    6. C·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112140
    1. γεννηθῇ
    2. gennaō
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 10800
    6. VSAP3··S
    7. ˓may_be˒ bearing
    8. ˓may_be˒ bearing
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 112141
    1. γένηται
    2. ginomai
    3. may become
    4. -
    5. 10960
    6. VSAM3··S
    7. ˓may˒ become
    8. ˓may˒ become
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112142
    1. καί
    2. kai
    3. -
    4. -
    5. 25320
    6. D·······
    7. also
    8. also
    9. -
    10. -
    11. 112143
    1. ἡ
    2. ho
    3. the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112144
    1. προσφορά
    2. prosfora
    3. offering
    4. offering
    5. 43760
    6. N····NFS
    7. offering
    8. offering
    9. -
    10. Y60; F112149
    11. 112145
    1. τῶν
    2. ho
    3. of the
    4. -
    5. 35880
    6. E····GNP
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112146
    1. ἐθνῶν
    2. ethnos
    3. pagans
    4. -
    5. 14840
    6. N····GNP
    7. pagans
    8. pagans
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112147
    1. εὐπρόσδεκτος
    2. euprosdektos
    3. acceptable
    4. acceptable
    5. 21440
    6. S····NFS
    7. acceptable
    8. acceptable
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112148
    1. ἡγιασμένη
    2. hagiazō
    3. having been sanctified
    4. having
    5. 370
    6. VPEP·NFS
    7. ˓having_been˒ sanctified
    8. ˓having_been˒ sanctified
    9. -
    10. Y60; R112145
    11. 112149
    1. ἐν
    2. en
    3. by
    4. -
    5. 17220
    6. P·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112150
    1. Πνεύματι
    2. pneuma
    3. +the spirit
    4. spirit
    5. 41510
    6. N····DNS
    7. ˓the˒ spirit
    8. ˓the˒ Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y60; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 112151
    1. Ἁγίῳ
    2. hagios
    3. holy
    4. -
    5. 400
    6. A····DNS
    7. holy
    8. Holy
    9. G
    10. Y60; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 112152

OET (OET-LV) in_order that to_be me a_minister of_chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) to the pagans, sacredly-servicing the good_message of_ the _god, in_order_that may_become the offering of_the pagans acceptable, having_been_sanctified by the_spirit holy.

OET (OET-RV) so that I’d be a minister to the non-Jews for Messiah Yeshua, sharing God’s good message so that the offering of the non-Jews would be acceptable to him, having been purified by the holy spirit. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:14–21: Paul encouraged them and said he was happy with his work/ministry

In this section, Paul told the believers in Rome that he was convinced that they were good, had knowledge, and were able to teach each other. He reminded them that he had been very bold in this letter. He wanted the Gentiles to be acceptable to God regarding their faith.

He told the believers in Rome that he was proud of his work for God. His work was to help Gentiles to believe in Jesus. He told them that he always wanted to preach the gospel where people did not know about Christ.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Paul was an apostle to the Gentiles

Paul’s Reason for Writing (NLT)

15:16a

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles: Here the word to introduces the purpose for God giving Paul the ability to do the work of an apostle. For example:

so that I would be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles

God already fulfilled this purpose before Paul wrote this letter. In some languages all purpose clauses are unfulfilled. If that is true in your language, translate that this is a result or imply that. For example:

and so I became a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles

and I became a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles

a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles: The Greek word that the BSB translates as minister refers to a servant in religious work.See BDAG. Paul here said that he did the work that Jesus gave to him. That work was to help Gentiles believe in Jesus and to help them grow in their faith. For example:

a servant of Christ Jesus to work for the Gentiles (GNT)

Christ Jesus: There is a textual issue in 15:16a: (1) Some Greek manuscripts have the words Christ Jesus (BSB, RSV, NIV, GNT, NJB, NASB, NABRE, ESV, REB, NLT, GW, NET, NCV). (2) Some Greek manuscripts have the words Jesus Christ (KJV only). It is recommended that you follow option (1). The order of the words Christ Jesus emphasizes that Jesus is the Christ/Messiah. However, in some languages the order Christ Jesus is not natural. See how you translated this phrase in 15:6.

15:16b

in the priestly service of the gospel of God,

in the priestly service: Here the word in introduces the way that Paul was a servant. He acted like a priest, helping people come near to God. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

do the work of a priest in the service of (CEV)

I serve like a priest (GNT)

ministering as a priest (NASB)

priestly service: Paul used the Greek word as a figure of speech to indicate that his work was religious work, like a priest. He was thinking generally of priestly duties, such as helping people to worship. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

priestly duty (NIV)

The word or phrase you use here should not refer primarily to animal sacrifice.

In some languages a literal translation would not have the correct meaning. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

the gospel: The Greek word that the BSB translates as gospel means “good news.” Here this word refers to God’s good news about Jesus Christ. See how you translated this word in 1:1 or 11:28.

15:16c

so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God,

so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God: The words so that introduce the purpose for Paul’s work. At the time of this letter, his work was not yet complete but he had helped many Gentiles believe in Jesus.

The word might does not imply that Paul was not certain that God would accept the Gentiles. Your translation should not imply that Paul was not certain.

the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God: This phrase is a figure of speech that speaks of the Gentiles as being like an offering to God. It indicates that Paul hoped that the lives (or faith) of the Gentiles would be acceptable to God because they believed in Jesus.

In some languages a literal translation would not have the correct meaning. If that is true in your language, you may want to:

15:16d

sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

sanctified by the Holy Spirit: This is more information about the Gentiles who believe in Jesus. In some languages it is more natural to have this as a separate sentence. For example:

The Holy Spirit has sanctified them.

This clause is passive. Some languages must use an active clause, as in the above example.

sanctified: This refers to the Holy Spirit making believers holy. He has changed them from being sinners to being holy. Here the word “holy” refers to being chosen to serve God and obey him.KBT, holy, sense B.1. Here are other ways to translate this word:

made holy (NCV)

made-into his holy peopleKankanaey Back Translation on TW.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς τὸ εἶναί με

in_order to (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰς τό εἶναι μέ λειτουργόν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τά ἔθνη ἱερουργοῦντα τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορά τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

Here, in order for indicates that what follows is the purpose for which God graciously gave Paul authority, as stated in the previous verse. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: [for the purpose that I would be]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

λειτουργὸν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰς τό εἶναι μέ λειτουργόν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τά ἔθνη ἱερουργοῦντα τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορά τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

See how you translated servant in [13:4](../13/04.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα & ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν

sacredly-servicing (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰς τό εἶναι μέ λειτουργόν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τά ἔθνη ἱερουργοῦντα τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορά τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

Paul speaks of his preaching the gospel to the Gentiles as if he is a priest who serves the gospel by making an offering to God. He speaks of the Gentiles who become Christians as a result of his preaching as if they were the offering that he makes. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [preaching the gospel so that the Gentiles who believe]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

ἵνα

in_order_that

Here, so that indicates that what follows is the purpose for which Paul preaches the gospel to the Gentiles. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a purpose clause. Alternate translation: [for the purpose that]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰς τό εἶναι μέ λειτουργόν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τά ἔθνη ἱερουργοῦντα τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορά τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

Paul is using the possessive form to describe the offering that consists of the Gentiles. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [the offering, that is, the Gentiles,]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ προσφορὰ

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: εἰς τό εἶναι μέ λειτουργόν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τά ἔθνη ἱερουργοῦντα τό εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορά τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of offering, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what is offered]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ

˓having_been˒_sanctified by ˓the˒_Spirit Holy

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [whom the Holy Spirit sanctified]

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

15:16 special messenger: The Greek word (leitourgos, “servant” or “minister”) could refer to almost any kind of servant, but Jews often applied the word to priests. Paul probably chose this word to emphasize the priestly nature of his ministry.
• to you Gentiles: Paul stresses the Gentile flavor of the church in Rome (see also 1:6-7). This does not mean that there were no Jews in the church (see 16:3-16), but Gentiles had become the majority.
• present you as an acceptable offering to God: Paul was fulfilling Isa 66:19-20.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Greek word
    5. Greek lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. OET Gloss
    8. VLT Gloss
    9. CAPS codes
    10. Confidence
    11. OET tags
    12. OET word #
    1. in order
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. in_order
    8. in_order
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112124
    1. that
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. R-····ANS
    7. that
    8. that
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112125
    1. to be
    2. -
    3. 15100
    5. eimi
    6. V-NPA····
    7. to_be
    8. to_be
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112126
    1. me
    2. -
    3. 14730
    5. egō
    6. R-···1A·S
    7. me
    8. me
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112127
    1. +a minister
    2. minister
    3. 30110
    5. leitourgos
    6. N-····AMS
    7. ˓a˒ minister
    8. ˓a˒ minister
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112128
    1. of chosen one messiah
    2. Messiah
    3. 55470
    4. WN
    5. χristos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ chosen_one/messiah
    8. ˱of˲ Christ
    9. WN
    10. Y60; Person=Jesus
    11. 112129
    1. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    2. -
    3. 24240
    4. UN
    5. iēsous
    6. N-····GMS
    7. Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa)
    8. Jesus
    9. UN
    10. Person=Jesus; Y60
    11. 112130
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 15190
    5. eis
    6. P-·······
    7. to
    8. to
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112132
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANP
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112133
    1. pagans
    2. -
    3. 14840
    5. ethnos
    6. N-····ANP
    7. pagans
    8. pagans
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112134
    1. sacredly-servicing
    2. -
    3. 24180
    5. ierourgeō
    6. V-PPA·AMS
    7. sacredly-servicing
    8. sacredly-servicing
    9. -
    10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul
    11. 112135
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····ANS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112136
    1. good message
    2. good message
    3. 20980
    5. euaŋgelion
    6. N-····ANS
    7. good_message
    8. gospel
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112137
    1. of
    2. -
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y60; Person=God
    11. 112139
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GMS
    7. ¬the
    8. ¬the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112138
    1. god
    2. -
    3. 23160
    4. GN
    5. theos
    6. N-····GMS
    7. ˱of˲ god
    8. ˱of˲ God
    9. GN
    10. Y60; Person=God
    11. 112139
    1. in order that
    2. -
    3. 24430
    5. hina
    6. C-·······
    7. in_order_that
    8. in_order_that
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112140
    1. may become
    2. -
    3. 10960
    5. ginomai
    6. V-SAM3··S
    7. ˓may˒ become
    8. ˓may˒ become
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112142
    1. the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····NFS
    7. the
    8. the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112144
    1. offering
    2. offering
    3. 43760
    5. prosfora
    6. N-····NFS
    7. offering
    8. offering
    9. -
    10. Y60; F112149
    11. 112145
    1. of the
    2. -
    3. 35880
    5. ho
    6. E-····GNP
    7. ˱of˲ the
    8. ˱of˲ the
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112146
    1. pagans
    2. -
    3. 14840
    5. ethnos
    6. N-····GNP
    7. pagans
    8. pagans
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112147
    1. acceptable
    2. acceptable
    3. 21440
    5. euprosdektos
    6. S-····NFS
    7. acceptable
    8. acceptable
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112148
    1. having been sanctified
    2. having
    3. 370
    5. hagiazō
    6. V-PEP·NFS
    7. ˓having_been˒ sanctified
    8. ˓having_been˒ sanctified
    9. -
    10. Y60; R112145
    11. 112149
    1. by
    2. -
    3. 17220
    5. en
    6. P-·······
    7. by
    8. by
    9. -
    10. Y60
    11. 112150
    1. +the spirit
    2. spirit
    3. 41510
    4. GN
    5. pneuma
    6. N-····DNS
    7. ˓the˒ spirit
    8. ˓the˒ Spirit
    9. GN
    10. Y60; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 112151
    1. holy
    2. -
    3. 400
    4. G
    5. hagios
    6. A-····DNS
    7. holy
    8. Holy
    9. G
    10. Y60; Person=Holy_Spirit
    11. 112152

OET (OET-LV) in_order that to_be me a_minister of_chosen_one/messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) to the pagans, sacredly-servicing the good_message of_ the _god, in_order_that may_become the offering of_the pagans acceptable, having_been_sanctified by the_spirit holy.

OET (OET-RV) so that I’d be a minister to the non-Jews for Messiah Yeshua, sharing God’s good message so that the offering of the non-Jews would be acceptable to him, having been purified by the holy spirit. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

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