Romans 15:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω λαλεῖν τι ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο Χριστὸς διʼ ἐμοῦ, εἰς ὑπακοὴν Ἐθνῶν, λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,

Transliteration

Not gar I will tolmēsō to lalein anything which not kateirgasato Christos through me, eis hypakoēn of Ethnōn, by logō and ergō,

Grammar Details

• *gar*: postpositive particle - for/indeed
• *tolmēsō*: future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will dare
• *lalein*: present active infinitive - to speak
• *kateirgasato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - accomplished/worked
• *Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - for/unto
• *hypakoēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - obedience
• *Ethnōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of Gentiles/nations
• *logō*: dative, masculine, singular - by word
• *ergō*: dative, neuter, singular - by deed

Word Meanings

• *tolmēsō*: I will dare/I will venture
• *lalein*: to speak/to talk about
• *kateirgasato*: accomplished/worked/brought about
• *hypakoēn*: obedience/submission
• *Ethnōn*: of Gentiles/of nations/of peoples
• *logō*: by word/by speech
• *ergō*: by deed/by action/by work

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wught by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I dare not speake of eny of tho thinges which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the gentyls obedient with worde and dede

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I durst not speake ought, excepte Christ had wroughte the same by me, to make the Heythen obediet thorow worde and dede,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I dare not speake of any thing, which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient in worde and deede,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I dare not speake of any of those thinges which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedient with worde and deede,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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,

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

Referenced Verses

• Acts 15:12 : 12 Then all the multitude kept silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the Gentiles by them.
• Acts 21:19 : 19 And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.
• Rom 1:5 : 5 Through whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for His name;
• Prov 25:14 : 14 Whoever boasts of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
• Rom 16:26 : 26 But now is revealed, and by the prophetic scriptures, according to the commandment of the eternal God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:
• 2 Thess 2:17 : 17 Comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work.
• Gal 2:8 : 8 (For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)
• Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
• Heb 5:9 : 9 And having been made perfect, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him;
• Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out to a place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going.
• Jas 1:22 : 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
• 1 John 3:18 : 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
• Jude 1:9 : 9 Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, 'The Lord rebuke you!'
• 1 Cor 3:6-9 : 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the growth. 7 So then neither is he that plants anything, neither he that waters; but God that gives the growth. 8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are workers together with God: you are God's field, you are God's building.
• 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2 You are our letter written in our hearts, known and read by all men. 3 Forasmuch as you are clearly shown to be the letter of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not on tablets of stone, but on tablets of the heart.
• 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, as workers together with Him, urge you also not to receive the grace of God in vain.
• 2 Cor 10:4-5 : 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
• 2 Cor 10:13-18 : 13 But we will not boast beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God has distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you. 14 For we do not extend ourselves beyond our measure, as though we did not reach to you: for we have come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: 15 Not boasting beyond our measure, that is, in other men's labors; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, 16 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. 17 But he who glories, let him glory in the Lord. 18 For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
• 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I do not lie.
• 2 Cor 12:6 : 6 For though I would desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But now I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above that which he sees me to be, or that he hears of me.
• Matt 28:18-20 : 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All authority is given to me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, 20 Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen.
• Mark 16:20 : 20 And they went forth and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.
• Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they had arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
• Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they came to Jerusalem, they were received by the church, and by the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
• Rom 6:17 : 17 But God be thanked that though you were servants of sin, you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
• Acts 26:20 : 20 But showed first to those of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works fitting for repentance.