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Andδὲthe Godὁ θεὸςof peaceτῆς εἰρήνηςwill crushσυντρίψειSatanτὸν Σατανᾶνunderὑπὸyour feetτοὺς πόδας ὑμῶνsoon.ἐν τάχειThe graceἡ χάριςof ourτοῦ ἡμῶνLordκυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦbewithμεθ’you.ὑμῶν
Romans 16:20
Study it in the app“And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet soon. The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with you.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 16:20, word by word
- the Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēs
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēs” appears- will crushσυντρίψειsyntripsei
break, crush
Break, crush, shatter.
Where else “syntripsei” appears- SatanΣατανᾶνSatanan
Satan
Satan, a Hebrew name meaning "the adversary", the enemy of God.
Where else “Satanan” appears- your feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- soonτάχειtachei
speed
Speed, quickness; "in speed", quickly, soon.
Where else “tachei” appears- The graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
Translation note
Allusion to Genesis 3:15.
The context
19For your obedience has reached all; so I rejoice over you; but I want you to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil.
20 · This verse (above)
21Timothy, my coworker, greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relatives.
To study Romans 16 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say about Phoebe in the first verses, and what does he ask them to do for her? (vv. 1-2)
2. What it means
What does it show that Paul greets so many people by name and says something about several of them? (vv. 3-15)
3. How I live it
Paul thanks specific people for their work and support. Whom could you thank by name today?