Romans 16:17

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.

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• 2 Thess 3:6 : 6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
• 1 Tim 6:3-5 : 3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
• 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
• Titus 3:10 : 10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
• Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
• 1 Tim 1:3 : 3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
• Jude 1:19 : 19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
• 2 John 1:7-9 : 7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
• 2 Thess 3:14-15 : 14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
• 1 Cor 5:9-9 : 9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
• 2 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
• Phil 3:17 : 17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
• Col 2:8 : 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
• Acts 15:24 : 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
• 1 Cor 1:10-13 : 10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
• 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
• 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
• Gal 1:7-9 : 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
• Gal 2:4 : 4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
• Phil 3:2-3 : 2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
• Matt 18:17 : 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
• Luke 17:1 : 1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
• Acts 15:1-5 : 1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.
• 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.