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ForγάρGod,ὁ θεόςwhomᾧI serveλατρεύωinἐνmy spiritτῷ πνεύματί μουinἐνthe good newsτῷ εὐαγγελίῳof his Son,τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦisἐστινmyμούwitnessμάρτυςhowὡςunceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςI makeποιοῦμαιmentionμνείανof you,ὑμῶν
Romans 1:9
Study it in the app“For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of his Son, is my witness how unceasingly I make mention of you,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:9, word by word
- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- I serveλατρεύωlatreuō
worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “latreuō” appears- my spiritπνεύματίpneumati
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appears- the good newsεὐαγγελίῳeuangeliōi
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangeliōi” appears- of his Sonυἱοῦhuiou
Son
Jesus, the Son of God.
Where else “huiou” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- witnessμάρτυςmartys
witness
Someone who tells what they saw or heard.
Where else “martys” appears- unceasinglyἀδιαλείπτωςadialeiptōs
constantly
"Without ceasing", "constantly".
Where else “adialeiptōs” appears- I makeποιοῦμαιpoioumai
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poioumai” appears- mentionμνείανmneian
mention, remembrance
Mention, remembrance of someone, especially in prayer.
Where else “mneian” appears
The context
8First, I thank my God through Jesus the Messiah for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed in the whole world.
9 · This verse (above)
10always in my prayers, asking if somehow now at last I will succeed by the will of God in coming to you.
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?