King James Version

Romans 1:16

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the Christ” (τοῦ χριστοῦ·) before [the] power here.

Οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomaibe ashamed ofἐπαισχύνομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “be ashamed of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1870I am ashamed, am ashamed of.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγέλιονeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “gospel”, the object formG2098the good news of the coming of the Messiah, the gospel; the gen. after it expresses sometimes the giver (God), sometimes the subject (the Messiah, etc.), sometimes the human transmitter (an apostle).δύναμιςdunamispowerδύναμιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.the powerγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoσωτηρίανsōtēriansalvationσωτηρία (sōtēria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “salvation”, the object formG4991welfare, prosperity, deliverance, preservation, salvation, safety.This verse uses “salvation”.salvationπαντὶpantito every oneπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to every one”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.to every oneτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πιστεύοντιpisteuontithat believethπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “that believeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.that believethἸουδαίῳioudaiōto the JewἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to the Jew”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.to the Jewτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.andπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἝλληνιhellēnito the GreekἝλλην (hellēn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to the Greek”, the to- or for-formG1672a Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews.to the Greek

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

World English Bible

For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.

Darby Translation

For I am not ashamed of the glad tidings; for it is God's power to salvation, to every one that believes, both to Jew first and to Greek:

Douay-Rheims

For I am not ashamed of the gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth, to the Jew first, and to the Greek.

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