King James Version

Romans 16:25

Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

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The SBL Greek New Testament has no text for this verse. These words are the Nestle-Aland 28 reading, which matches the Textus Receptus at the end of Romans 16. In the Byzantine text this doxology follows Romans 14:23.

Τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeNowδέconjunction — “Now”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Nowδυναμένῳdunamenōto him that is of powerδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle or passive participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to him that is of power”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.to him that is of powerὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youστηρίξαιstērixaito establishστηρίζω (stērizō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to establish”, a single actionG4741(a) I fix firmly, direct myself towards, (b) generally met: I buttress, prop, support; I strengthen, establish.κατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εὐαγγέλιόνeuangeliongospelεὐαγγέλιονnoun, 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).gospelμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κήρυγμαkērugmapreachingκήρυγμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “preaching”, the object formG2782a proclamation, preaching.This verse uses “preaching”.the preachingἸησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinto the revelationἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the revelation”, the object formG602an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation.to the revelationμυστηρίουmustēriouof the mysteryμυστήριον (mustērion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of the mystery”, the of-formG3466a mystery, secret, of which initiation is necessary; in the NT: the counsels of God, once hidden but now revealed in the Gospel or some fact thereof; the Christian revelation generally; particular truths or details of the Christian revelation.of the mysteryχρόνοιςchronoissince the world beganχρόνος (chronos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “since the world began”, the to- or for-formG5550time, a particular time, season.since the world beganαἰωνίοιςaiōnioiseternalαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “eternal”, the to- or for-formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.σεσιγημένουsesigēmenoube silentσιγάω (sigaō)verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, singular, neuter — “be silent”, a completed action with a present resultG4601intrans: I am silent, keep silence; trans: I keep secret; pass: I am kept secret.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,

Young’s Literal Translation

And to Him who is able to establish you, according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, in the times of the ages having been kept silent,

Darby Translation

Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my glad tidings and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to [the] revelation of [the] mystery, as to which silence has been kept in [the] times of the ages,

Douay-Rheims

Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret from eternity,

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