Romans 16:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, σκοπεῖν τοὺς τὰς διχοστασίας καὶ τὰ σκάνδαλα παρὰ τὴν διδαχὴν ἣν ὑμεῖς ἐμάθετε ποιοῦντας· καὶ ἐκκλίνατε ἀπʼ αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Parakalō de you, adelphoi, to-skopein those the dichostasias and the skandala contrary-to the didachēn which you emathete poiountas; and ekklinate from them.

Grammar Details

• *Parakalō*: present indicative active, 1st person singular - urge/exhort/beseech
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/now/and
• ὑμᾶς: accusative plural pronoun - you
• *adelphoi*: vocative masculine plural - brothers
• *skopein*: present infinitive active - to watch out for/mark/observe
• τοὺς: accusative masculine plural article - those
• *dichostasias*: accusative feminine plural - divisions/dissensions
• καὶ: conjunction - and
• *skandala*: accusative neuter plural - obstacles/stumbling blocks
• παρὰ: preposition with accusative - contrary to/against
• *didachēn*: accusative feminine singular - teaching/doctrine
• ἣν: accusative feminine singular relative pronoun - which
• ὑμεῖς: nominative plural pronoun - you
• *emathete*: aorist indicative active, 2nd person plural - learned/were taught
• *poiountas*: present participle accusative masculine plural - causing/making
• *ekklinate*: aorist imperative active, 2nd person plural - turn away from/avoid

Word Meanings

• *Parakalō*: urge/exhort/beseech/appeal to
• *adelphoi*: brothers/siblings/fellow believers
• *skopein*: watch out for/mark/observe/keep an eye on
• *dichostasias*: divisions/dissensions/factions
• *skandala*: obstacles/stumbling blocks/offenses
• *didachēn*: teaching/doctrine/instruction
• *emathete*: learned/were taught/received
• *poiountas*: causing/making/creating
• *ekklinate*: turn away from/avoid/keep away from

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now I urge you, brethren, mark those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  I beseche you brethre marke them which cause division and geve occasions of evyll contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned: and avoyde them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I beseke you brethren, marke them which cause deuysion & geue occasions of euell, contrary to ye doctryne which ye haue learned, & avoyde them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now I beseech you brethren, marke them diligently which cause diuision and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye haue learned, and auoide them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Nowe I beseche you brethren, marke them whiche cause deuision, & geue occasions of euyll, contrarie to the doctrine whiche ye haue learned, and auoyde them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I call upon you, brethren, to mark those who the divisions and the stumbling-blocks, contrary to the teaching that ye did learn, are causing, and turn ye away from them;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now I beg you, brothers, look out for those who are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Thess 3:6 : 6 Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition they received from us.
• 1 Tim 6:3-5 : 3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and arguments about words, which result in envy, strife, slander, and evil suspicions. 5 These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people.
• 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
• Titus 3:10 : 10 Warn a person who causes divisions once or twice, and then have nothing more to do with him.
• Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
• 1 Tim 1:3 : 3 Just as I urged you to remain in Ephesus when I went to Macedonia, so that you might command certain people not to teach false doctrines,
• Jude 1:19 : 19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.
• 2 John 1:7-9 : 7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world—those who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. Such a one is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward. 9 Anyone who goes beyond and does not remain in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or greet him. 11 For the one who greets him shares in his wicked works.
• 2 Thess 3:14-15 : 14 If anyone does not obey our instructions in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with them, so that they may be ashamed. 15 Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as a brother or sister.
• 1 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10 I did not at all mean the sexually immoral people of this world, or the greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters. In that case, you would have to leave the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler. With such a person, do not even eat.
• 2 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed.
• Phil 3:17 : 17 Join together in imitating me, brothers and sisters, and keep your eyes on those who live as we do, as they are an example for you.
• Col 2:8 : 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, based on human tradition and the elemental principles of the world rather than on Christ.
• Acts 15:24 : 24 Since we have heard that some have gone out from us and troubled you with teachings, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no such instructions,
• 1 Cor 1:10-13 : 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.' 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
• 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 For you are still worldly. Since there is jealousy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and living like mere humans?
• 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part, I believe it.
• Gal 1:7-9 : 7 not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed!
• Gal 2:4 : 4 This arose because of false brothers who were secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus, so they might bring us into bondage.
• Phil 3:2-3 : 2 Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.
• Matt 18:17 : 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
• Luke 17:1 : 1 Jesus said to his disciples, 'It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!'
• Acts 15:1-5 : 1 Some men came down from Judea and began teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved." 2 So after much dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabas, the brothers decided that Paul, Barnabas, and some others should go up to Jerusalem to consult the apostles and elders about this question. 3 Having been sent on their way by the church, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers. 4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them. 5 But some believers from the sect of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."
• 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.