Romans
Romans 1:17–18
17For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish,d just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”e
18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
Footnotes
Word by word
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Romans 1:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| reveals | ἀποκαλύπτεται | apokalyptetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G601 I uncover, bring to light, reveal |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| by | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| just as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| it is written | γέγραπται | gegraptai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| The | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| righteous | δίκαιος | dikaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| will live | ζήσεται | zēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G2198 I live |
| by | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| faith | πίστεως | pisteōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
Romans 1:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wrath | ὀργὴ | orgē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3709 anger, wrath, passion |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| is being revealed | Ἀποκαλύπτεται | Apokalyptetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G601 I uncover, bring to light, reveal |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| against | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| all | πᾶσαν | pasan | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| godlessness | ἀσέβειαν | asebeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G763 impiety, irreverence, wickedness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wickedness | ἀδικίαν | adikian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
| of men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| suppress | κατεχόντων | katechontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| truth | ἀλήθειαν | alētheian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G225 truth |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| wickedness | ἀδικίᾳ | adikia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 1:17 Habakkuk 2:4 · Galatians 3:11 · Hebrews 10:38 · Philippians 3:9 · Hebrews 11:6–7 · Romans 9:30 · Romans 3:21 · Romans 3:3 · John 3:36
Romans 1:18 Ephesians 5:6 · 1 Timothy 4:1–2 · Romans 1:32 · Colossians 3:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 · Romans 4:15 · Romans 6:13 · Romans 5:9 · John 3:19–21 · Romans 2:3 · Romans 1:28 · Romans 1:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.