Romans
Romans 15:27
27They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They were pleased | εὐδόκησαν | eudokēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2106 I am resolved, well-pleased |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| indeed | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| they | εἰσὶν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| owe it | ὀφειλέται | opheiletai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3781 a debtor, sinner |
| to them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| have shared in | ἐκοινώνησαν | ekoinōnēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2841 I share, communicate, have fellowship with |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| spiritual | πνευματικοῖς | pneumatikois | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G4152 spiritual |
| they are obligated | ὀφείλουσιν | opheilousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3784 I owe, ought |
| to minister | λειτουργῆσαι | leitourgēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3008 I minister, serve publicly |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| material | σαρκικοῖς | sarkikois | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G4559 fleshly, carnal |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.