King James Version

Romans 15:27

It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

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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 themγάρgarverilyγάρconjunction — “verily”G1063for.verilyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὀφειλέταιopheiletaidebtorsὀφειλέτης (opheiletēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “debtors”, the subject formG3781(a) a debtor, one who owes, one who is indebted, (b) one who has sinned against another (an Aramaism), a sinner.debtorsεἰσὶνeisinthey areεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.they areαὐτῶνautōnof theirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of theirεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisspiritual thingsπνευματικός (pneumatikos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “spiritual things”, the to- or for-formG4152spiritual.spiritual thingsαὐτῶνautōnunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἐκοινώνησανekoinōnēsanto participateκοινωνέω (koinōneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to participate”, a single actionG2841(a) I share, communicate, contribute, impart, (b) I share in, have a share of, have fellowship with.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.ὀφείλουσινopheilousinto oweὀφείλω (opheilō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to owe”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3784I owe, ought.This verse uses “owe”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκικοῖςsarkikoiscarnal thingsσαρκικός (sarkikos)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “carnal things”, the to- or for-formG4559fleshly, carnal, earthly.This verse uses “carnal”.carnal thingsλειτουργῆσαιleitourgēsaito ministerλειτουργέω (leitourgeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to minister”, a single actionG3008I act in the public service, render service, minister, in the widest sense, of some special public religious service, but also of the service of priests and Levites.This verse uses “minister”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things.

Young’s Literal Translation

for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.

World English Bible

Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material things.

Darby Translation

They have been well pleased indeed, and they are their debtors; for if the nations have participated in their spiritual things, they ought also in fleshly to minister to them.

Douay-Rheims

For it hath pleased them; and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they ought also in carnal things to minister to them.

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