Romans 15
Romans 15:22-33
Paul's plans to visit are sincere but subject to the will of his Lord
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Published May 6th, 2022
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Romans 15:22-33
In 24a the subjunctive was used relative to the trip to Spain ( ὡς ἂν πορεύωμαι ). Inferring 'The Lord willing and the creek don't rise). Here the δὲ is alluding to that aspect of his plans for Spain.
Διὸ καὶ ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰ
This is the reason why I have so often been hindered
τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς·
from coming to you.
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νυνὶ δὲ μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασι τούτοις,
But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions,
ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ ⸀ ἱκανῶν ἐτῶν,
and since I have longed for many years to come to you,
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ὡς ⸀ ἂν πορεύωμαι εἰς τὴν ⸀ Σπανίαν,
as I might go to Spain,
ἐλπίζω γὰρ διαπορευόμενος
surely I am hoping while passing through
θεάσασθαι ὑμᾶς
to visit you
καὶ ὑφ’ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι ἐκεῖ ἐὰν ὑμῶν
and to be helped on my journey there by you,
πρῶτον ἀπὸ μέρους ἐμπλησθῶ—
once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
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νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ
At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem
διακονῶν τοῖς ἁγίοις.
ministering to the saints.
εὐδόκησαν γὰρ Μακεδονία καὶ Ἀχαΐα
For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased
κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ.
to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
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εὐδόκησαν γάρ,
For they were pleased to do it,
καὶ ὀφειλέται ⸂ εἰσὶν αὐτῶν ⸃ ·
and indeed they owe it to them.
εἰ γὰρ τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη,
For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings,
ὀφείλουσιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς.
they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
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τοῦτο οὖν ἐπιτελέσας,
Therefore having completed this
καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τὸν καρπὸν τοῦτον,
and having delivered to them what has been collected,
ἀπελεύσομαι δι’ ὑμῶν ⸀ εἰς Σπανίαν·
I will leave for Spain by way of you.
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οἶδα δὲ
But I know
ὅτι ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς
that when I come to you
ἐν πληρώματι ⸀ εὐλογίας Χριστοῦ ἐλεύσομαι.
I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος
I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,
συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν,
to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,
ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ
that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea,
⸀ καὶ ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος ⸂ τοῖς ἁγίοις γένηται ⸃ ,
and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
ἵνα ἐν χαρᾷ ⸀ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ θελήματος ⸀ θεοῦ
so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy
συναναπαύσωμαι ὑμῖν.
and be refreshed in your company.
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ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν·
May the God of peace be with you all.
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Διὸ
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ἐνεκοπτόμην
prepphrase
pstack
καὶ
τὰ
πολλὰ
directobject
τοῦ
shelf
infinitive
ἐλθεῖν
πρὸς
ὑμᾶς
νυνὶ
ἔχων
μηκέτι
ἔχων
τόπον
ἐν
τοῖς
κλίμασι
τούτοις
ἐπιποθίαν
τοῦ
ἐλθεῖν
πρὸς
ὑμᾶς
ἀπὸ
ἐτῶν
ἱκανῶν
δὲ
obtuse
πορεύωμαι
εἰς
τὴν
Σπανίαν
ἐλπίζω
θεάσασθαι
προπεμφθῆναι
ἐκεῖ
ὑμᾶς
ὑφ’
ὑμῶν
ἐμπλησθῶ
πρῶτον
ὑμῶν
ἀπὸ
μέρους
πορεύομαι
νυνὶ
εἰς
Ἰερουσαλὴμ
participle
διακονῶν
indirectobj
τοῖς
ἁγίοις
δὲ
ἐὰν
καὶ
διαπορευόμενος
γὰρ
ὡς
ἂν
δὲ
Romans 15:24
Romans 15:23
Romans 15:25
Romans 15:26
γὰρ
εὐδόκησαν
Μακεδονία
Ἀχαΐα
καὶ
ποιήσασθαι
κοινωνίαν
τινὰ
εἰς
τοὺς
πτωχοὺς
τῶν
ἁγίων
equals
τῶν
ἐν
Ἰερουσαλήμ
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γάρ
Romans 15:27
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εὐδόκησαν
εἰσὶν
καὶ
predicate
ὀφειλέται
αὐτῶν
ὀφείλουσιν
καὶ
ἐν
τοῖς
σαρκικοῖς
λειτουργῆσαι
αὐτοῖς
τὰ
ἔθνη
ἐκοινώνησαν
αὐτῶν
τοῖς
πνευματικοῖς
εἰ
γὰρ
Romans 15:28
οὖν
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ἀπελεύσομαι
δι’
ὑμῶν
εἰς
Σπανίαν
ἐπιτελέσας
σφραγισάμενος
τοῦτο
τὸν
καρπὸν
τοῦτον
αὐτοῖς
καὶ
οἶδα
ἐλεύσομαι
ἐρχόμενος
πρὸς
ὑμᾶς
ἐν
πληρώματι
εὐλογίας
Χριστοῦ
ὅτι
δὲ
Romans 15:30
δὲ
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Παρακαλῶ
ὑμᾶς
dblaccusative
συναγωνίσασθαί
μοι
ἐν
ταῖς
προσευχαῖς
ὑπὲρ
ἐμοῦ
πρὸς
τὸν
θεόν
ῥυσθῶ
ἀπὸ
τῶν
ἐν
τῇ
Ἰουδαίᾳ
ἀπειθούντων
ἡ
διακονία
γένηται
εὐπρόσδεκτος
τοῖς
ἁγίοις
μου
ἡ
εἰς
Ἰερουσαλὴμ
καὶ
συναναπαύσωμαι
ὑμῖν
ἐλθὼν
ἐν
χαρᾷ
πρὸς
ὑμᾶς
διὰ
θελήματος
θεοῦ
ἵνα
ἵνα
διὰ
διὰ
τοῦ
κυρίου
ἡμῶν
Ἰησοῦ
Χριστοῦ
τῆς
ἀγάπης
τοῦ
πνεύματος
καὶ
ἀδελφοί
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Romans 15:33
δὲ
ὁ
θεὸς
(X)
τῆς
εἰρήνης
μετὰ
ὑμῶν
πάντων
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ἀμήν
Adverbial accusative
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