Romans 15:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 15:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
εἶναί
eimí
G1510
to be
με
egṓ
G1473
I
λειτουργὸν
leitourgós
G3011
minister
Χριστοῦ
Christós
G5547
Christ
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔθνη
éthnos
G1484
nation
ἱερουργοῦντα
hierourgéō
G2418
to minister as priest
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
εὐαγγέλιον
euangélion
G2098
gospel
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
γένηται
gínomai
G1096
to become
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
προσφορὰ
prosphorá
G4376
offering
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἐθνῶν
éthnos
G1484
nation
εὐπρόσδεκτος
euprósdektos
G2144
acceptable
ἡγιασμένη
hagiázō
G37
to hallow
ἐν
en
G1722
in
πνεύματι
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἁγίῳ
hágios
G40
saint
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the Gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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King James Version Public Domain
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
in order for me to be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the gospel of God so that the offering of the Gentiles might become well-pleasing, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).