Romans
Romans 1:16
16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am not ashamed of | ἐπαισχύνομαι | epaischynomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1870 I am ashamed |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| gospel | εὐαγγέλιον | euangelion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2098 the good news, the gospel |
| because | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| it is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| power | δύναμις | dynamis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1411 might, power, marvelous works |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| salvation | σωτηρίαν | sōtērian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4991 deliverance, salvation |
| to everyone | παντὶ | panti | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| believes | πιστεύοντι | pisteuonti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| first | πρῶτον | prōton | Adverb - Superlative | G4412 first, before |
| to | Ἰουδαίῳ | Ioudaiō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G2453 Jewish |
| then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to | Ἕλληνι | Hellēni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1672 a Hellene, a Greek |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 8:38 · 2 Timothy 1:8 · 1 Peter 4:16 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · Psalm 40:9–10 · Luke 9:26 · 1 Thessalonians 1:5–6 · Romans 10:17 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–24 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · 1 Corinthians 2:2 · 1 Corinthians 2:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.