Romans 16:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Φανερωθέντος δὲ νῦν, διά τε γραφῶν προφητικῶν, κατʼ ἐπιταγὴν τοῦ αἰωνίου Θεοῦ, εἰς ὑπακοὴν πίστεως εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη γνωρισθέντος:

Transliteration

Having-been-phanerōthentos de now, through both graphōn prophētikōn, according-to epitagēn of-the aiōniou Theou, for hypakoēn of-pisteōs to all the ethnē having-been-gnōristhentos:

Grammar Details

• *phanerōthentos*: aorist participle passive genitive neuter singular - having been revealed/made known
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• νῦν: temporal adverb - now
• διά: preposition with genitive - through
• τε: enclitic particle - both/and
• *graphōn*: genitive feminine plural - writings/scriptures
• *prophētikōn*: genitive feminine plural - prophetic
• κατʼ: preposition with accusative - according to
• *epitagēn*: accusative feminine singular - command/order
• *aiōniou*: genitive masculine singular - eternal/everlasting
• *Theou*: genitive masculine singular - God
• εἰς: preposition with accusative - for/to
• *hypakoēn*: accusative feminine singular - obedience
• *pisteōs*: genitive feminine singular - faith/belief
• πάντα: accusative neuter plural - all
• *ethnē*: accusative neuter plural - nations/Gentiles
• *gnōristhentos*: aorist participle passive genitive neuter singular - having been made known

Word Meanings

• *phanerōthentos*: having been revealed/made known/manifested
• *graphōn*: writings/scriptures
• *prophētikōn*: prophetic/of the prophets
• *epitagēn*: command/order/instruction
• *aiōniou*: eternal/everlasting
• *Theou*: God/deity
• *hypakoēn*: obedience/compliance
• *pisteōs*: faith/belief/trust
• *ethnē*: nations/Gentiles/peoples
• *gnōristhentos*: having been made known/revealed/disclosed

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:5 : 5 Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
• Col 1:26 : 26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
• 2 Tim 1:10 : 10 But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
• Rom 1:2 : 2 Of which God had given word before by his prophets in the holy Writings,
• Titus 1:2-3 : 2 In the hope of eternal life, which was made certain before eternal time, by the word of God who is ever true; 3 Who, in his time, made clear his word in the good news, of which, by the order of God our Saviour, I became a preacher;
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we are certain that the Son of God has come, and has given us a clear vision, so that we may see him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
• 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the King eternal, ever-living, unseen, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. So be it.
• Rom 15:4 : 4 Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.
• Rom 15:18 : 18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,
• Gal 3:8 : 8 And the holy Writings, seeing before the event that God would give the Gentiles righteousness by faith, gave the good news before to Abraham, saying, In you will all the nations have a blessing.
• Eph 1:9 : 9 Having made clear to us the secret of his purpose, in agreement with the design which he had in mind, to put into his hands
• Eph 2:20 : 20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
• Rom 1:20 : 20 For from the first making of the world, those things of God which the eye is unable to see, that is, his eternal power and existence, are fully made clear, he having given the knowledge of them through the things which he has made, so that men have no reason for wrongdoing:
• Rom 3:21 : 21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;
• Gen 21:33 : 33 And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The God of your fathers is your safe resting-place, and under you are his eternal arms: driving out the forces of your haters from before you, he said, Let destruction overtake them.
• Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.
• Isa 40:28 : 28 Have you no knowledge of it? has it not come to your ears? The eternal God, the Lord, the Maker of the ends of the earth, is never feeble or tired; there is no searching out of his wisdom.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
• Matt 28:19-20 : 19 Go then, and make disciples of all the nations, giving them baptism in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20 Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.
• Mark 16:15 : 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
• Luke 24:44-47 : 44 And he said to them, These are the words which I said to you when I was still with you, how it was necessary for all the things which are in the writings of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms about me, to be put into effect. 45 Then he made the holy Writings clear to their minds. 46 And he said to them, So it is in the Writings that the Christ would undergo death, and come back to life again on the third day; 47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
• Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
• Acts 8:32-35 : 32 Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound: 33 Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth. 34 And the Ethiopian said to Philip, About whom are these words said by the prophet? about himself, or some other? 35 So Philip, starting from this writing, gave him the good news about Jesus.
• Acts 10:43 : 43 To him all the prophets give witness, that through his name everyone who has faith in him will have forgiveness of sins.
• Acts 13:46-47 : 46 Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles. 47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
• Acts 26:22-23 : 22 And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about; 23 That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.
• Rev 1:8-9 : 8 I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all. 9 I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and a great voice at my back, as of a horn, came to my ears, 11 Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
• Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;
• Rev 19:10 : 10 And I went on my face before his feet to give him worship. And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers who keep the witness of Jesus: give worship to God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of the prophet's word.
• Heb 9:14 : 14 How much more will the blood of Christ, who, being without sin, made an offering of himself to God through the Holy Spirit, make your hearts clean from dead works to be servants of the living God?
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.