Romans 15:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν προεγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.

Transliteration

Hosa gar proegraphē eis the hēmeteran didaskalian proegraphē, hina through the hypomonēs and the paraklēseōs of the graphōn the elpida we might echōmen.

Grammar Details

• *Hosa*: nominative, neuter, plural - whatever things
• *gar*: postpositive particle - for/indeed
• *proegraphē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was written before
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - for/unto
• *hēmeteran*: accusative, feminine, singular - our
• *didaskalian*: accusative, feminine, singular - instruction/teaching
• *hina*: conjunction - that/in order that
• *hypomonēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - endurance/patience/perseverance
• *paraklēseōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - comfort/encouragement/consolation
• *graphōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - scriptures/writings
• *elpida*: accusative, feminine, singular - hope
• *echōmen*: present active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we might have

Word Meanings

• *Hosa*: whatever things/all that/as many things as
• *proegraphē*: was written before/was written previously
• *didaskalian*: instruction/teaching/training
• *hypomonēs*: endurance/patience/perseverance/steadfastness
• *paraklēseōs*: comfort/encouragement/consolation/exhortation
• *graphōn*: scriptures/writings
• *elpida*: hope/expectation
• *echōmen*: we might have/we may have

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we thugh patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For whatever things were written in the past were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Whatsoever thinges are written afore tyme are written for oure learnynge that we thorow pacience and comforte of the scripture myght have hope.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  What so euer thinges are wrytte afore tyme, are wrytten for oure learnynge, that we thorow pacience and comforte off the scriptures, might haue hope.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For whatsoeuer things are written aforetime, are writte for our learning, that we through patience, and comfort of the Scriptures might haue hope.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For whatsoeuer thynges haue ben written afore time, were written for our learnyng, that we through pacience and comfort of ye scriptures might haue hope.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
• 2 Tim 3:16-17 : 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
• Rom 4:23-24 : 23 Now the words 'it was credited to him' were not written for his sake alone, 24 but also for us, to whom it will be credited—to those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
• 2 Pet 1:20-21 : 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. 21 For prophecy was never produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the law of Moses: "You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain." Is it oxen that God is concerned about? 10 Or does He say this entirely for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake because the plowman ought to plow in hope and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the harvest.