King James Version

Romans 15:16

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

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εἰςeisshould beεἰςpreposition — “should be”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.should beτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναίeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λειτουργὸνleitourgonministerλειτουργός (leitourgos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “minister”, the object formG3011a minister, servant, of an official character; of priests and Levites.the ministerΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ChristἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the Gentilesἱερουργοῦνταhierourgountaministeringἱερουργέω (hierourgeō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “ministering”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2418I minister in holy things.ministeringτὸtotheὁ (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).the gospelτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatγένηταιgenētaimight beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “might be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.might beἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προσφορὰprosphoraofferingπροσφοράnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “offering”, the subject formG4376an offering, sacrifice.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐθνῶνethnōnGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.εὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosacceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “acceptable”, the subject formG2144well-received, acceptable, welcome, pleasing.This verse uses “acceptable”.acceptableἡγιασμένηhēgiasmenēbeing sanctifiedἁγιάζω (hagiazō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “being sanctified”, a completed action with a present resultG37I make holy, treat as holy, set apart as holy, sanctify, hallow, purify.being sanctifiedἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίῳhagiōholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the to- or for-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Young’s Literal Translation

for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

World English Bible

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Darby Translation

for me to be minister of Christ Jesus to the nations, carrying on as a sacrificial service the [message of] glad tidings of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by [the] Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims

That I should be the minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles; sanctifying the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the Holy Ghost.

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