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Romans 9:1

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

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Ἀλήθειανalētheiantruthἀλήθεια (alētheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “truth”, the object formG225truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness.the truthλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notψεύδομαιpseudomaito lieψεύδομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to lie”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5574I deceive, lie, speak falsely.συμμαρτυρούσηςsummarturousēsalso bearingσυμμαρτυρέω (summartureō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “also bearing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4828I bear witness together with.also bearingμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.συνειδήσεώςsuneidēseōsconscienceσυνείδησις (suneidēsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “conscience”, the of-formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπνεύματιpneumatiGhostπνεῦμα (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)

Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

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American Standard Version (1901)

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

Young’s Literal Translation

Truth I say in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing testimony with me in the Holy Spirit,

World English Bible

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit

Darby Translation

I say [the] truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in [the] Holy Spirit,

Douay-Rheims

I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:

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