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Romans 15:26

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

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εὐδόκησανeudokēsanit hath pleased themεὐδοκέω (eudokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “it hath pleased them”, a single actionG2106I am well-pleased, think it good, am resolved.it hath pleased themγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.Μακεδονίαmakedoniaof MacedoniaΜακεδονίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “of Macedonia”, the subject formG3109(Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece).of Macedoniaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἈχαΐαachaiaAchaiaἈχαΐαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Achaia”, the subject formG882the Roman Province Achaia, governed by a proconsul, and practically conterminous with modern Greece before 1912.Achaiaκοινωνίανkoinōniancontributionκοινωνία (koinōnia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “contribution”, the object formG2842(lit: partnership) (a) contributory help, participation, (b) sharing in, communion, (c) spiritual fellowship, a fellowship in the spirit.contributionτινὰtinaoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ποιήσασθαιpoiēsasthaito doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτοὺςtouswhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichπτωχοὺςptōchouspoorπτωχός (ptōchos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “poor”, the object formG4434poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad.This verse uses “poor”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίωνhagiōnholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenare atἐνpreposition — “are at”G1722in, on, among.are atἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalem

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who [are] in Jerusalem;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who [are] in Jerusalem;

World English Bible

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

for Macedonia and Achaia have been well pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who [are] in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem.

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