Romans 15:11

“And again: Praise the Lord, all the nations, and let all the peoples praise him.”

Romans 15:11 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Psalms 117:1

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Paul quotes Psalm 117:1, which calls all the nations to praise.

Formula: καὶ πάλιν “and again” (Romans 15:11)

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ πάλιν Αἰνεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐπαινεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί

Hebrew (Masoretic text): הַלְלוּ אֶת יְהוָה כָּל גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל הָאֻמִּים

Septuagint (Psalms 116:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, αἰνεσάτωσαν αὐτὸυ πάντες οἱ λαοί

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 15:11, word by word

againπάλινpalin

again

Once more, repeating what came before.

Where else “palin” appears
PraiseΑἰνεῖτεAineite

praise

Praise.

Where else “Aineite” appears
the Lordκύριονkyrion

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrion” appears
the nationsἔθνηethnē

Gentile

The peoples who are not Israel.

Where else “ethnē” appears
letἐπαινεσάτωσανepainesatōsan

praise, commend

Praise, commend.

Where else “epainesatōsan” appears
the peoplesλαοίlaoi

people

A people, above all Israel, God's people.

Where else “laoi” appears

Translation note

Psalm 117:1.

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Quotation · Psalms 117:1

Paul quotes Psalm 117:1, which calls all the nations to praise.

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Romans 15:11

11And again: Praise the Lord, all the nations, and let all the peoples praise him.

Psalms 117:1

1Praise YHWH, all nations; extol him, all peoples.

The context

10And again it says: Rejoice, nations, with his people.

11 · This verse (above)

12And again Isaiah says: There will be the root of Jesse, and the one who rises to rule the nations; in him the nations will hope.

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  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul ask in v. 7, and what example does he give?

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does Paul say the Scriptures were written to give us hope? (v. 4)

  3. 3. How I live it

    "Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?

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