Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Holman Bible
I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians,
International Standard Version
Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor.
American Standard Version
I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
Amplified
I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish.
An Understandable Version
I have a debt to pay [i.e., an obligation to preach] to Greeks and heathens; to the educated and to the ignorant.
Anderson New Testament
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians; both to the wise and to the unwise.
Bible in Basic English
I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
Common New Testament
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish:
Daniel Mace New Testament
I owe what service I can do to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians, to the learned, and to the illiterate.
Darby Translation
I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent:
Godbey New Testament
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wise, and the unwise:
Goodspeed New Testament
I owe a debt both to Greeks and to foreigners, to the cultivated and the uncultivated.
John Wesley New Testament
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise.
Julia Smith Translation
Both to Greeks, and foreigners; both to wise and unwise, I am debtor.
King James 2000
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
Modern King James verseion
I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the foreigners, both to the wise and to the unwise.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to them which are no Greeks, unto the learned and also unto the unlearned.
Moffatt New Testament
To Greeks and to barbarians, to wise and to foolish alike, I owe a duty.
Montgomery New Testament
To Greeks and to barbarians, to the cultured and to the uncultured, I have a debt to discharge.
NET Bible
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
New Heart English Bible
I have an obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
Noyes New Testament
I am debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the unwise.
Sawyer New Testament
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and the Barbarians, both to the wise and the ignorant;
The Emphasized Bible
Both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to wise and to unwise, a debtor, I am:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Both to the Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the ignorant am I a debtor.
Twentieth Century New Testament
I have a duty to both the Greek and the Barbarian, to both the cultured and the ignorant.
Webster
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians, both to the wise, and to the unwise.
Weymouth New Testament
I am already under obligations alike to Greek-speaking races and to others, to cultured and to uncultured people:
Williams New Testament
To Greeks and to all the other nations, to cultured and to uncultured people alike, I owe a duty.
World English Bible
I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.
Worrell New Testament
I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish;
Worsley New Testament
For I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the learned and the unlearned:
Youngs Literal Translation
Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,
Themes
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Te
τε
Te
Usage: 170
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 1:14
Images Romans 1:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Wants To Visit Rome
13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit also among you, even as among the other Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 15 So the willingness is in me to preach the good-news also to you in Rome.
Names
Cross References
Luke 10:21
In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that thou hid these things from the wise and astute, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because it becam
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him, Go, because this man is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles and kings, and sons of Israel.
Acts 13:2-4
And while they were serving the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate to me now Barnabas and Saul for the work that I have called them.
Acts 22:21
And he said to me, Depart, because I will send thee far away to Gentiles.
Acts 26:17-18
delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send thee,
Acts 28:2
And the foreigners presented uncommon kindness to us, for, having kindled a fire, they received us all because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
Acts 28:4
And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though saved from the sea, Justice did not allow to live.
Romans 1:22
Professing to be wise, they became foolish,
Romans 8:12
So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh to live according to flesh.
Romans 11:25
For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.
Romans 12:16
thinking the same way toward each other, not thinking on lofty things, but accommodating to the lowly. Become not wise according to yourselves,
Romans 13:8
Owe no man anything except to love each other, for he who loves the other has fulfilled law.
Romans 16:19
For your obedience reached to all men. Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be indeed wise in the good and pure in the evil.
1 Corinthians 1:19-22
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will frustrate the understanding of those of understanding.
1 Corinthians 2:13
Which things also we speak, not in things learned from mankind, in words of wisdom, but in things learned from Spirit, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 9:16-23
For if I preach the good-news, it is not a source of pride for me, for an obligation is laid upon me. And woe is to me if I do not preach the good-news.
1 Corinthians 14:11
If therefore I know not the force of the voice, I will be a foreigner to him who speaks, and he who speaks will be a foreigner to me.
1 Corinthians 14:16
Otherwise if thou would bless with the spirit, how will the man who fills the place of the unlearned, say the Truly at thy thanksgiving, since he knows not what thou say?
1 Corinthians 14:23-24
If therefore the whole congregation comes together in the same place, and all speak in tongues, and unlearned or unbelieving men come in, will they not say that ye are mad?
2 Corinthians 10:12
For we dare not classify or compare ourselves to some of those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, do not understand.
2 Corinthians 11:19
For being wise, ye gladly tolerate the foolish.
Ephesians 5:15-17
Therefore watch carefully how ye walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Colossians 3:11
where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman, but the all and in all, Christ.
2 Timothy 2:10
Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
Titus 3:3
For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there, and a way. And it shall be called The way of holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but is shall be for [the redeemed], the wayfaring men. Yea fools shall not err [in it].
Matthew 11:25
Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.