14I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.


In Context

11 I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong--

12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.

13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

15 That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome.

16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

Romans 1:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:14To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:14I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:14I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:14Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.