Romans 15:2 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Ἕκαστος
2. ἕκαστος
3. Each
4. Each
5. G1538 ↗
6. S-····NMS
7. each
8. each
9. S
10. Y60
11. 111847
1. γάρ
2. γάρ
3. -
4. -
5. G1063 ↗
6. C-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. -
11. 111848
1. ἡμῶν
2. ἐγώ
3. of us
4. of us
5. G1473 ↗
6. R-···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R110993; R111837; R111841
11. 111849
1. τῷ
2. ὁ
3. to the one
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. R-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111850
1. πλησίον
2. πλησίον
3. near
4. near
5. G4139 ↗
6. D-·······
7. near
8. near
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111851
1. ἀρεσκέτω
2. ἀρέσκω
3. him let be bringing pleasure
4. should be pleasing
5. G700 ↗
6. V-MPA3··S
7. ˱him˲ ˓let_be˒ bringing_pleasure
8. ˱him˲ ˓let_be˒ bringing_pleasure
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111852
1. εἰς
2. εἰς
3. to
4. -
5. G1519 ↗
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111853
1. τό
2. ὁ
3. the
4. -
5. G3588 ↗
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111854
1. ἀγαθόν
2. ἀγαθός
3. good
4. goodness
5. G18 ↗
6. S-····ANS
7. good
8. good
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111855
1. πρός
2. πρός
3. for
4. -
5. G4314 ↗
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111856
1. οἰκοδομήν
2. οἰκοδομή
3. building
4. building
5. G3619 ↗
6. N-····AFS
7. building
8. building
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111857

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:1–13: Believers should help one another

In this section, Paul said that believers who are strong, as he defined “strong” in 14:1–9, should help believers who are weak (also as in 14:1–9). The strong are to encourage the weak, with the result that all may have hope in God.

Paul prayed that God would help the believers, strong and weak, to live in unity and glorify God.

Paul urged the believers to always welcome one another, because doing that glorifies God. Jesus served the Jews to show that God’s word was true and confirm his promises, which in turn encourages the non-Jews to glorify God for his mercy to them.

Then Paul prayed that God would fill them with joy and peace in their faith, with the result that the Holy Spirit would fill them with hope.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Carry weak believers, encourage them and accept them

Help believers who are not strong

15:2a

Each of us should please his neighbor for his good,

Each of us^(incl) must make his neighbor happy by doing things that benefit him,
Each of us must do the deeds that please and help our neighbors

Each of us should please: This is a command that Each of us must please his neighbor. For example:

Each of us must please (NRSV)

Each of us: Some scholars think the word us refers only to the strong believers (15:1) but others think it refers to all believers. Do not try to explain it in your translation.

please: Here this word refers to doing things that help the neighbor so that he is happy.

neighbor: Some scholars think this word refers only to other believers but other scholars think it refers to anyone who lives nearby. Do not try to explain it in your translation.

for his good: The Greek is literally “to/for the good.” This probably refers generally to the church, that is, all believers in Rome.See Dunn (page 837) or Jewett (page 879). (The next phrase, literally “toward building up,” is also probably general.) For example:

for the good (NABRE)

But many English versions translate as the BSB does. This interprets the Greek as “for the good of the neighbor.” With this interpretation, this command refers only to pleasing the neighbor.

15:2b

to build him up.

that is, to strengthen him in his faith.
to do better in living by faith.

to build him up: The Greek is literally “toward building up.” This purpose clause explains what Paul meant by “to/for the good” (15:2a). This probably refers generally to the church, that is, all believers in Rome. For example:

for building up (NABRE)

But many English versions translate as the BSB does. This interprets the Greek as building up the neighbor only.

build him up: Here the words build…up refer to strengthening or encouraging others so that they live in faith better. Here are other ways to translate this word:

edification

help strengthen him

help him in his faith

See how you translated the word “edification” in 14:19.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ πλησίον

˱to˲_the_‹one› near

Here, neighbor refers to other Christians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [his fellow Christians]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

εἰς & πρὸς

to & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τό ἀγαθόν πρός οἰκοδομήν)

Here, for and toward indicate that what follows are purposes for pleasing one’s neighbor. Use the most natural way in your language for indicating a purpose. Alternate translation: [for the purpose of … and for the purpose of]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἰκοδομήν

building

See how you translated building up in 14:19

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

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
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. Each
2. Each
3. G1538 ↗
4. Ἕκαστος
5. ἕκαστος
6. S-····NMS
7. each
8. each
9. S
10. Y60
11. 111847
1. of us
2. of us
3. G1473 ↗
4. ἡμῶν
5. ἐγώ
6. R-···1G·P
7. ˱of˲ us
8. ˱of˲ us
9. -
10. Y60; R105120; Person=Paul; R110993; R111837; R111841
11. 111849
1. to the one
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τῷ
5. ὁ
6. R-····DMS
7. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
8. ˱to˲ the ‹one›
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111850
1. near
2. near
3. G4139 ↗
4. πλησίον
5. πλησίον
6. D-·······
7. near
8. near
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111851
1. him let be bringing pleasure
2. should be pleasing
3. G700 ↗
4. ἀρεσκέτω
5. ἀρέσκω
6. V-MPA3··S
7. ˱him˲ ˓let_be˒ bringing_pleasure
8. ˱him˲ ˓let_be˒ bringing_pleasure
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111852
1. to
2. -
3. G1519 ↗
4. εἰς
5. εἰς
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111853
1. the
2. -
3. G3588 ↗
4. τό
5. ὁ
6. E-····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111854
1. good
2. goodness
3. G18 ↗
4. ἀγαθόν
5. ἀγαθός
6. S-····ANS
7. good
8. good
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111855
1. for
2. -
3. G4314 ↗
4. πρός
5. πρός
6. P-·······
7. for
8. for
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111856
1. building
2. building
3. G3619 ↗
4. οἰκοδομήν
5. οἰκοδομή
6. N-····AFS
7. building
8. building
9. -
10. Y60
11. 111857

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.

OET interlinear ROM 15:2

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

Section 15:1–13: Believers should help one another

15:2a

15:2b

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