Focused Passage

Romans 16:17-20

Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

Paul moves from commending Phoebe, to greeting many believers and house-church networks, to commanding holy mutual greeting, to warning against divisive deceivers, to promising Satan's crushing by the God of peace, to relaying greetings from his companions, and finally to doxology celebrating God's power to establish believers through the gospel of Jesus Christ now revealed for the obedience of the Gentiles.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

19Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Cross-references

Titus 3:9BSB references Ephesians 4:14Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 5:11Classic cross-references Titus 3:10Classic cross-references Jude 1:19Classic cross-references 2 Thessalonians 3:6Classic cross-references Galatians 1:6-9OliveGrove study links Philippians 3:18-19OliveGrove study links

Original words

NowδὲG1161ConjunctionI urgeΠαρακαλῶG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralto watch out forσκοπεῖνG4648Verb - Present Infinitive Activethose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcreateποιοῦνταςG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluraldivisionsδιχοστασίαςG1370Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralobstacles [that are]σκάνδαλαG4625Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralcontrary toπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularteachingδιδαχὴνG1322Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularyouὑμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Pluralhave learnedἐμάθετεG3129Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionTurn awayἐκκλίνετεG1578Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralfromἀπ’G575PrepositionthemαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural

Verse 18

Cross-references

Philippians 3:19Classic cross-references John 10:1Classic cross-references Matthew 10:16Classic cross-references Colossians 2:4Classic cross-references 1 John 4:1Classic cross-references Galatians 1:6-9OliveGrove study links Philippians 3:18-19OliveGrove study links

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunction-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Pluralsuch peopleτοιοῦτοιG5108Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural{are} notοὐG3756AdverbservingδουλεύουσινG1398Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularLordΚυρίῳG2962Noun - Dative Masculine SingularChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctiontheirἑαυτῶνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural[own]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularappetitesκοιλίᾳG2836Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionByδιὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularsmooth talkχρηστολογίαςG5542Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionflatteryεὐλογίαςG2129Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularthey deceiveἐξαπατῶσινG1818Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralheartsκαρδίαςG2588Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralnaiveἀκάκωνG172Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 19

Cross-references

Matthew 10:16Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 14:20Classic cross-references Colossians 4:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 4:22Classic cross-references James 3:13Classic cross-references Galatians 1:6-9OliveGrove study links Philippians 3:18-19OliveGrove study links

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionEveryoneπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural[has heard]ἀφίκετοG864Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-ἩG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularabout yourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralobedienceὑπακοὴG5218Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularsoοὖνG3767ConjunctionI rejoiceχαίρωG5463Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularoverἐφ’G1909PrepositionyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralButδὲG1161ConjunctionI wantθέλωG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralto beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivewiseσοφοὺςG4680Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralaboutεἰςG1519Prepositionwhat [is]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargoodἀγαθόνG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularandδὲG1161ConjunctioninnocentἀκεραίουςG185Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralaboutεἰςG1519Prepositionwhat [is]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularevilκακόνG2556Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Genesis 3:15Classic cross-references Luke 10:19Classic cross-references Revelation 12:11Classic cross-references 1 John 3:8Classic cross-references Malachi 4:3Classic cross-references Galatians 1:6-9OliveGrove study links Philippians 3:18-19OliveGrove study links

Original words

TheὉG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof peaceεἰρήνηςG1515Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτάχειG5034Noun - Dative Neuter Singularwill soon crushσυντρίψειG4937Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularSatanΣατανᾶνG4567Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularunderὑπὸG5259PrepositionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralTheἩG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargraceχάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[be] withμεθ’G3326PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural

BSB notes

NA, NE, and WH Lord Jesus

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