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Romans 16:27

To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

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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.

μόνῳmonōonlyμόνος (monos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “only”, the to- or for-formG3441only, solitary, desolate.This verse uses “only”.onlyσοφῷsophōwiseσοφός (sophos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “wise”, the to- or for-formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.wiseθεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.throughἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δόξαdoxagloryδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναςaiōnaseverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.everἀμήνamēnAmenἀμήνinterjection — “Amen”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “amen”.Amen

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him [be] glory to the ages. Amen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.

Young’s Literal Translation

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to him [be] glory to the ages. Amen.

Darby Translation

[the] only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

Douay-Rheims

To God the only wise, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

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