OET interlinear ROM 15:16

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]