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ForγὰρI am notΟὐashamed ofἐπαισχύνομαιthe good news;τὸ εὐαγγέλιονforγὰρit isἐστινthe powerδύναμιςof Godθεοῦforεἰςsalvationσωτηρίανto everyoneπαντὶ τῷwho believes,πιστεύοντιbothτεto the JewἸουδαίῳfirstπρῶτονandκαὶto the Greek.Ἕλληνι
Romans 1:16
Study it in the app“For I am not ashamed of the good news; for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, both to the Jew first and to the Greek.”
Paul says he is not ashamed of the good newsCourage
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:16, word by word
- ashamed ofἐπαισχύνομαιepaischynomai
be ashamed
Be ashamed of.
Where else “epaischynomai” appears- the good newsεὐαγγέλιονeuangelion
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the powerδύναμιςdynamis
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamis” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- salvationσωτηρίανsōtērian
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērian” appears- who believesπιστεύοντιpisteuonti
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuonti” appears- to the JewἸουδαίῳIoudaiōi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōi” appears- firstπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- to the GreekἝλληνιHellēni
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēni” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “of the Messiah” after “good news.”
The context
15So for my part I am eager to proclaim the good news also to you who are in Rome.
16 · This verse (above)
17For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.
To study Romans 1 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?