ROM 15:21 Interlinear View

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. ἀλλά
2. alla
3. but
4. -
5. 2350
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112229
1. καθώς
2. kathōs
3. as
4. as
5. 25310
6. C·······
7. as
8. as
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112230
1. γέγραπται
2. grafō
3. it has been written
4. written
5. 11250
6. VIEP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓has_been˒ written
8. ˱it˲ ˓has_been˒ written
9. -
10. Y60; R112238; R112243
11. 112231
1. Ὄψονται
2. horaō
3. -
4. -
5. 37080
6. VIFM3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ seeing
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ seeing
9. B
10. -
11. 112232
1. Οἷς
2. hos
3. To whom
4. -
5. 37390
6. R····DMP
7. ˱to˲ whom
8. ˱to˲ whom
9. B
10. Y60
11. 112233
1. οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112234
1. ἀνηγγέλη
2. anaŋgellō
3. it was declared
4. -
5. 3120
6. VIAP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ declared
8. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ declared
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112235
1. περί
2. peri
3. concerning
4. -
5. 40120
6. P·······
7. concerning
8. concerning
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112236
1. αὐτοῦ
2. autos
3. him
4. him
5. 8460
6. R···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y60; R112222; Person=Jesus
11. 112237
1. ὄψονται
2. horaō
3. they will be seeing
4. they will be seeing
5. 37080
6. VIFM3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ seeing
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ seeing
9. -
10. Y60; F112231
11. 112238
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. but and
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112239
1. οἵ
2. hos
3. those who
4. who
5. 37390
6. R····NMP
7. ˱those˲ who
8. ˱those˲ who
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112240
1. οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112241
1. ἀκηκόασιν
2. akouō
3. have heard
4. heard
5. 1910
6. VIEA3··P
7. ˓have˒ heard
8. ˓have˒ heard
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112242
1. συνήσουσιν
2. suniēmi
3. they will be understanding
4. understanding
5. 49200
6. VIFA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ understanding
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ understanding
9. -
10. Y60; F112231
11. 112243

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)

15:21a

Rather, as it is written:

It is as the Scriptures say,
That is like what Isaiah wrote in God’s Book,

Rather: The Greek word indicates strong contrast. But the quote (15:21b–c) contrasts to “building on someone else’s foundation.” The quote supports “I would not be building on someone else’s foundation” (15:20c) rather than contrasts with it.

In some languages indicating contrast would indicate the correct meaning of the connection. But in some languages omitting the contrast would indicate the correct connection. For example:

As the scripture says (GNT)

in accordance with scripture: (NJB)

It is just as the Scriptures say (CEV)

as it is written: This clause introduces a quote from Scripture. See how you translated this clause in 15:9, except that here the prophet Isaiah wrote instead of King David.

15:21b

“Those who were not told about Him will see,

“The ones to whom no one has spoken about him, they will see/understand,
“The people, no one has told them about him, they will hear and understand his message.

This quote is from Isaiah 52:15. If you indicate the location of quotes from the Old Testament with cross-references, you may want to do so here.

Those who were not told: This is a passive clause. It implies someone telling these people rather than just overhearing the message. Some languages must use an active clause. For example:

Those whom someone has not told

Some languages can use “hear” and still imply that someone told them rather than just overhearing. For example:

Those who have not heard

about Him: Here the word about means “concerning.” For example:

of him (ESV)

The word Him refers to the person whom God called “my servant” in Isaiah 52:13. Jews of Paul’s time understood this as a reference to the Messiah. This is a quote from the Old Testament. You should not explain to whom Him refers in your translation, or add the name Jesus. You may want to explain the meaning in a footnote. Here is an example footnote:

This refers to the Messiah, whom God called “my servant” just a few verses earlier, in Isaiah 52:13.

will see: Here the word see is a figure of speech that means “perceive/understand.” These people will understand the gospel of Jesus even though they had not heard it before. Some languages cannot use see in that way. If that is true in your language, translate the correct meaning. For example:

perceive/understand

15:21c

and those who have not heard will understand.”

and the ones who have not yet heard about him will understand this new thing.”
Those who have not heard it will understand its challenging message.”

have not heard: The phrase “about Him” is implied from 15:21b. In some languages it is more natural or clear to repeat it here. For example:

have never heard of him

will understand: The Greek word here refers to understanding something that challenges one’s thinking or way of life.BDAG. Many languages would need to translate this meaning with more than one word. For example:

understand the new idea/ideas

understand this new news

General Comment on 15:21b–c

The meaning of 15:21c is very similar to 15:21b. This is a common feature of Hebrew poetry. If possible, use words of similar meaning when translating these two lines. For example:

Those who have never been told of him will see/understand, and those who have never heard will be clear about it.

Those who have never been told of him will see/understand, and those who have never heard will be grasp its meaning.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἀλλὰ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἀλλά καθώς γέγραπται Οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περί αὐτοῦ ὄψονται καί οἵ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν)

The word But introduces a contrast. Here, But indicates that what follows is the opposite of what Paul said in the last clause of the previous verse. Use the best way in your language to indicate a strong contrast. Alternate translation: [On the contrary,]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται

In this verse Paul quotes Scripture to state that he preaches the gospel to those who have never heard it, which he also stated in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [Instead of doing that, I aspire to preach the gospel where it has not been preached before. Doing so is just as it is written]

Note 3 topic: writing-quotations

καθὼς γέγραπται

See how you translated this phrase in [1:17](../01/17.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

καθὼς γέγραπται

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. Since Paul is referring to something Isaiah wrote, you could indicate Isaiah as the subject. Alternate translation: [just as Isaiah wrote]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ, ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν, συνήσουσιν

This sentence is a quotation from [Isaiah 52:15](../../isa/52/15.md). It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this by setting off all of this material with quotation marks or with whatever punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ, ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν, συνήσουσιν

These two clauses mean the same thing. Isaiah says the same thing twice, in slightly different ways, to emphasize that non-Jewish people will hear about the Messiah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine the phrases into one. Alternate translation: [Those who have not heard about him will certainly understand]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ

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: [Those to whom no one had reported concerning him]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὄψονται & συνήσουσιν

˱they˲_˓will_be˒_seeing & ˱they˲_˓will_be˒_understanding

Isaiah implies that the non-Jewish people who never heard about the Messiah will understand who the Messiah is and what he has done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [will see who the Messiah is … will understand who he is]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὄψονται

˱they˲_˓will_be˒_seeing

Paul quotes Isaiah using see to refer to perceiving something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will perceive]

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. but
2. -
3. 2350
5. alla
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112229
1. as
2. as
3. 25310
5. kathōs
6. C-·······
7. as
8. as
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112230
1. it has been written
2. written
3. 11250
5. grafō
6. V-IEP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓has_been˒ written
8. ˱it˲ ˓has_been˒ written
9. -
10. Y60; R112238; R112243
11. 112231
1. To whom
2. -
3. 37390
4. B
5. hos
6. R-····DMP
7. ˱to˲ whom
8. ˱to˲ whom
9. B
10. Y60
11. 112233
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112234
1. it was declared
2. -
3. 3120
5. anaŋgellō
6. V-IAP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ declared
8. ˱it˲ ˓was˒ declared
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112235
1. concerning
2. -
3. 40120
5. peri
6. P-·······
7. concerning
8. concerning
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112236
1. him
2. him
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMS
7. him
8. him
9. -
10. Y60; R112222; Person=Jesus
11. 112237
1. they will be seeing
2. they will be seeing
3. 37080
5. horaō
6. V-IFM3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ seeing
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ seeing
9. -
10. Y60; F112231
11. 112238
1. and
2. but and
3. 25320
5. kai
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112239
1. those who
2. who
3. 37390
5. hos
6. R-····NMP
7. ˱those˲ who
8. ˱those˲ who
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112240
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112241
1. have heard
2. heard
3. 1910
5. akouō
6. V-IEA3··P
7. ˓have˒ heard
8. ˓have˒ heard
9. -
10. Y60
11. 112242
1. they will be understanding
2. understanding
3. 49200
5. suniēmi
6. V-IFA3··P
7. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ understanding
8. ˱they˲ ˓will_be˒ understanding
9. -
10. Y60; F112231
11. 112243

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.