Romans 16:26

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of 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 him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.
• Col 1:26 : 26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.
• 2 Tim 1:10 : 10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!
• Rom 1:2 : 2 This gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,
• Titus 1:2-3 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began. 3 But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.
• 1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
• 1 Tim 1:17 : 17 Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.
• Rom 15:4 : 4 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.
• Rom 15:18 : 18 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,
• Gal 3:8 : 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying,“All the nations will be blessed in you.”
• Eph 1:9 : 9 He did this when he revealed to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
• Eph 2:20 : 20 because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
• Rom 1:20 : 20 For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes– his eternal power and divine nature– have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.
• Rom 3:21 : 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God(although it is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed–
• Gen 21:33 : 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beer Sheba. There he worshiped the LORD, the eternal God.
• Deut 33:27 : 27 The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said,“Destroy!”
• Isa 9:6 : 6 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Amazing Adviser, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Isa 40:28 : 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is an eternal God, the Creator of the whole earth. He does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his wisdom.
• Mic 5:2 : 2 A King Will Come and a Remnant Will Prosper(5:1) As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah– from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
• Matt 28:19-20 : 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
• Mark 16:15 : 15 He said to them,“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
• Luke 24:44-47 : 44 Jesus’ Final Commission Then he said to them,“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures, 46 and said to them,“Thus it stands written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
• Acts 6:7 : 7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Acts 8:32-35 : 32 Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this:“He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 33 In humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his posterity? For his life was taken away from the earth.” 34 Then the eunuch said to Philip,“Please tell me, who is the prophet saying this about– himself or someone else?” 35 So Philip started speaking, and beginning with this scripture proclaimed the good news about Jesus to him.
• Acts 10:43 : 43 About him all the prophets testify, that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
• Acts 13:46-47 : 46 Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,“It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we are turning to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us:‘I have appointed you to be a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
• Acts 26:17-18 : 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you 18 to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
• Acts 26:22-23 : 22 I have experienced help from God to this day, and so I stand testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said was going to happen: 23 that the Christ was to suffer and be the first to rise from the dead, to proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”
• Rev 1:8-9 : 8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God– the one who is, and who was, and who is still to come– the All-Powerful! 9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day when I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet, 11 saying:“Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches– to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
• Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
• Rev 19:10 : 10 So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said,“Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
• Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!