ROM 15:30 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, magenta:vocative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers to God for me,

UST Fellow believers, I appeal to you based on our Lord Jesus the Messiah and how the Holy Spirit has enabled us to love each other: Fervently pray to God with me and for me!

BLB Now I exhort you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me to God,

AICNT I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,

OEB I beg you, then, friends, by Jesus Christ, our Lord, and by the love inspired by the Spirit, to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf.

WEBBE Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

WMBB Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,

NET Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.

LSV And I call on you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me to God,

FBV I want to encourage you, my brothers and sisters through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join together in praying hard for me.

TCNT Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf.

T4T Because we belong to our Lord Jesus Christ and because the Spirit of God causes us to love each other, I urge you all that you help me by fervently/intensely praying to God for me.

LEB Now I exhort you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to contend along with me in your prayers on my behalf to God,

BBE Now I make request to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you will be working together with me in your prayers to God for me;

Moff Brothers, I beg of you, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that the Spirit inspires, rally round me by praying to God for me;

Wymth But I entreat you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love which His Spirit inspires, to help me by wrestling in prayer to God on my behalf,

ASV Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

DRA I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God,

YLT And I call upon you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me unto God,

Drby But I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in prayers for me to [fn]God;

15.30 Elohim

RV Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
(Now I beseech/implore you, brethren/brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye/you_all strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; )

SLT And I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by love of the Spirit, to fight together with me in prayers for me to God;

Wbstr Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

KJB-1769 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
(Now I beseech/implore you, brethren/brothers, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye/you_all strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; )

KJB-1611 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Iesus Christs sake, and for the loue of the Spirit, that ye striue together with me, in your praiers to God for me,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps I beseche you brethren for ye Lorde Iesus Christes sake, and for the loue of the spirite, that ye helpe me in my busynesse with your prayers to God for me:
(I beseech/implore you brethren/brothers for ye/you_all Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ’s sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye/you_all help me in my business with your prayers to God for me:)

Gnva Also brethren, I beseeche you for our Lord Iesus Christes sake, and for the loue of the spirit, that ye would striue with me by prayers to God for me,
(Also brethren/brothers, I beseech/implore you for our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ’s sake, and for the love of the spirit, that ye/you_all would strive with me by prayers to God for me, )

Cvdl I beseke you brethren thorow oure LORDE Iesu Christ, and thorow the loue of the sprete, yt ye helpe me in my busynes with youre prayers vnto God for me,
(I beseke you brethren/brothers through our LORD Yesu Christ, and through the love of the spirit, it ye/you_all help me in my business with your(pl) prayers unto God for me,)

TNT I beseche you brethren for oure Lorde Iesus Christes sake and for the love of the sprete that ye helpe me in my busynes with youre prayers to God for me
(I beseech/implore you brethren/brothers for our Lord Yesus/Yeshua Christ’s sake and for the love of the spirit that ye/you_all help me in my business with your(pl) prayers to God for me )

Wycl Therfor, britheren, Y biseche you bi oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and bi charite of the Hooli Goost, that ye helpe me in youre preyeris to the Lord,
(Therefore, brethren/brothers, I beseech/implore you by our Lord Yhesu Christ, and by charity of the Holy Ghost, that ye/you_all help me in your(pl) prayeris to the Lord,)

Luth Ich ermahne euch aber, liebe Brüder, durch unsern HErr’s JEsum Christum und durch die Liebe des Geistes, daß ihr mir helfet kämpfen mit Beten für mich zu GOtt,
(I admonish/rebuke you but, love(v) brothers, through ours LORD’s Yesum Christum and through the love(n) the spirit, that you(pl)/their/her to_me help kämpfen with Beten for/in_favour_of me to/for God,)

ClVg Obsecro ergo vos fratres per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, et per caritatem Sancti Spiritus, ut adjuvetis me in orationibus vestris pro me ad Deum,[fn]
(Please therefore you(pl) brothers through the_Master our Yesus Christ/Messiah, and through charity Holy Spirit, as adyuvetis me in/into/on prayers yours for me to God, )

15.30 Ut adjuvetis. Multi minimi dum congregantur unanimes, fiunt magni, et multorum preces impossibile est ut non impetrent. Si ergo eum videre cupiunt, orent ut liberatum eum recipiant cum gaudio charitatis; unde sequitur ut liberer.

15.30 As adyuvetis. Multi minimi while congregantur unanimes, are_made great, and of_many prayers impossible it_is as not/no impetrent. When/But_if therefore him to_see cupiunt, pray as liberated him recipiant when/with with_joy of_charity; from_where/who follows as freelyr.

UGNT παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν,
(parakalō de humas, adelfoi, dia tou Kuriou haʸmōn, Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, kai dia taʸs agapaʸs tou Pneumatos, sunagōnisasthai moi en tais proseuⱪais huper emou pros ton Theon,)

SBL-GNT Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν,
(Parakalō de humas, adelfoi, dia tou kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou kai dia taʸs agapaʸs tou pneumatos sunagōnisasthai moi en tais proseuⱪais huper emou pros ton theon,)

RP-GNT Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν·
(Parakalō de humas, adelfoi, dia tou kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou ⱪristou, kai dia taʸs agapaʸs tou pneumatos, sunagōnisasthai moi en tais proseuⱪais huper emou pros ton theon;)

TC-GNT Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν·
(Parakalō de humas, adelfoi, dia tou Kuriou haʸmōn Yaʸsou Ⱪristou, kai dia taʸs agapaʸs tou pneumatos, sunagōnisasthai moi en tais proseuⱪais huper emou pros ton Theon; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 15:22–33: Paul planned to visit Rome

In this section, Paul explained his plan to go to Spain and visit the believers in Rome on the way. He also explained that he was currently going to Jerusalem with a gift of money for the poor believers there from the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. Once he was finished with that, he planned to go to Spain.

Paul asked the believers in Rome to pray for him. Paul wanted to avoid being blocked in his ministry by Jews who did not believe in Jesus. He also asked them to pray that the gift he was taking to Jerusalem would be acceptable to the believers there. If it was, he would have joy and be able to enjoy his visit with the believers in Rome.

Here are other possible headings for this section:

Paul wanted to visit the believers in Rome on his way to Spain

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome (NIV)

15:30a

Now I urge you, brothers,

¶ Brothers and sisters, I urge you
¶ And so/now, my fellow believers, I encourage you,

Now: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Now introduces a new but related topic. It is not a time word. Translate it in a way that is natural for starting to write about a new topic or theme.

I urge you, brothers: The word brothers is in the end of what Paul said to them, both in the Greek and in the BSB. In some languages this word must be first. For example:

Brothers, I appeal to you

I urge you: The Greek word that the BSB translates as urge has a wide range of meaning. Many scholars believe it means “exhort” here.Moo (page 909) and Dunn (page 878) both say it does not mean “ask.” Here are other ways to translate this clause:

I appeal to you (ESV)

I encourage you (GW)

brothers: This word refers to all the believers living in Rome, both men and women. The word indicates a close relationship between believers because God has made them his (adopted) children. See how you translated this word in 1:13 or 15:14.

15:30b

by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,

through our relationship with our^(incl) Lord Jesus Christ and because of the love from the Spirit,
because we belong to our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit causes us to love one another,

by our Lord Jesus Christ: This phrase indicates that Paul appealed to the Roman believers in the name of Jesus Christ.See Moo (page 909). Paul asked them to pray for him because they all believed in Jesus and this is something that Jesus wanted them to do. For example:

in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (NLT)

by the love of the Spirit: This phrase indicates that love from the Holy Spirit is the basis for Paul appealing to them to pray for him.Moo (page 909) and Cranfield (page 776) call it “ground,” which has the same meaning as “basis” here. Here are other ways to translate this phrase:

by the love that the Spirit creates (GW)

on the basis of the love from the Spirit

because of…the love that the Holy Spirit gives us (NCV)

15:30c

to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.

to work hard together with me in praying before God for me.
to pray before God with much effort, together with me, for me.

to join me in my struggle by praying: Here the Greek word that the BSB translates as struggle refers to working hard at helping someone. Here it refers to earnestly praying for Paul, as Paul prayed for himself in taking the collection of money to Jerusalem. Here are other ways to translate this clause:

to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf (NRSV)

to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf (NET)

for me: This phrase indicates that Paul wanted the Roman believers to pray for him, as he explained in 15:31a–b.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοί

brothers

See how you translated this word in [1:13](../01/13.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: παρακαλῶ Δέ ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοί διά τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καί διά τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος συναγωνίσασθαι μοί ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπέρ ἐμοῦ πρός τόν Θεόν)

The two occurrences of by in this verse indicate that what follows each one are the bases for Paul to urge his readers. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [on the basis of our Lord Jesus Christ and on the basis of the love of the Spirit]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος

the love ˱of˲_the Spirit

This could refer to: (1) the love that the Spirit gives to Christians. Alternate translation: [the love from the Spirit] (2) the love that belongs to the Spirit. Alternate translation: [the Spirit’s love]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος & ταῖς προσευχαῖς

the love ˱of˲_the Spirit & the prayers

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of love and prayers, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [how you love from the Spirit … what you pray]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

συναγωνίσασθαί μοι

Paul speaks of praying fervently as if it were a struggle. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [to pray intensely together with me] or [to pray intensely with me as if striving together]

Parallel ROM 15:30

Section 15:22–33: Paul planned to visit Rome

15:30a

15:30b

15:30c