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I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise;
I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
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.
Both to Greeks and to barbarians (to the cultured and to the uncultured), both to the wise and the foolish, I have an obligation to discharge and a duty to perform and a debt to pay.
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.
I have a responsibility both to Greeks and to those who don’t speak Greek, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I owe a debt to both civilized Greeks and uncivilized people, to both the educated and the ignorant;
It doesn't matter if people are civilized and educated, or if they are uncivilized and uneducated. I must tell the good news to everyone. That's why I am eager to visit all of you in Rome.
I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent:
I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and foolish.
To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor;
I must serve all people—those who share in Greek culture and those who are less civilized, the educated as well as the ignorant.
Because God has been kind to me, I must tell his message to all people. I must tell his good news to people who have learned many things, and to those who have never been to school. I must tell it to people who are wise as well as to those who are not very clever.
I have an obligation both to Greeks and non-Greeks, to the wise and to the foolish.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I have a ·duty [obligation; debt] to all people—Greeks and ·those who are not Greeks [or barbarians; C this pairing could mean (1) ethnic Greeks and other Gentiles; (2) Greek speakers (people in the Roman empire) and non-Greek speakers (those outside the Roman empire); or (3) cultured people and uncultured people], the wise and the foolish [C perhaps contrasting educated with uneducated, or philosophically sophisticated (1 Cor. 1:18–31) with simple-minded].
I am debtor both to the Grecians, and to the Barbarians, both to the wise men and to the unwise.
I have an obligation to those who are civilized and those who aren’t, to those who are wise and those who aren’t.
For I have an obligation to all peoples, to the civilized and to the savage, to the educated and to the ignorant.
I am obligated both to Greeks and barbarians, both to the wise and the foolish.
I must serve all people—Greeks and non-Greeks, the wise and the foolish.
Both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to foolish people, I am a debtor.
Then I should like you to know, my brothers, that I have long intended to come to you (but something has always prevented me), for I should like to see some results among you, as I have among other Gentiles. I feel myself under a sort of universal obligation, I owe something to all men, from cultured Greek to ignorant savage. That is why I want, as far as my ability will carry me, to preach the Gospel to you who live in Rome as well.
I am debtor both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians; both to the wise and to the unwise.
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
For I owe a great debt to you and to everyone else, both to civilized people and uncivilized alike; yes, to the educated and uneducated alike.
Please don’t misinterpret my failure to visit you, friends. You have no idea how many times I’ve made plans for Rome. I’ve been determined to get some personal enjoyment out of God’s work among you, as I have in so many other non-Jewish towns and communities. But something has always come up and prevented it. Everyone I meet—it matters little whether they’re mannered or rude, smart or simple—deepens my sense of interdependence and obligation. And that’s why I can’t wait to get to you in Rome, preaching this wonderful good news of God.
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise.
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise as well as to the foolish.
I have an obligation to those who are civilized and those who aren’t, to those who are wise and those who aren’t.
To Greeks and non-Greeks alike, to the wise and the ignorant, I am under obligation;
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to the uncultured, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I have an obligation to Greeks and non-Greeks alike, to both the educated and the ignorant.
I have a duty to all people—Greeks and those who are not Greeks, the wise and the foolish.
I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to the barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
I have a duty both to Greeks and to non-Greeks. I have a duty both to wise people and to foolish people.
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
I am a debtor both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise.
I must help the people who have had a chance to hear the Good News and those who have not. I must help those with much learning and those who have never learned from books.
For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike.
For I am a debtor both to the Greeks and to those who are not Greek, to the learned and also to the unlearned.
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish
I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish
I am obligated both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish,
I am under obligation to Greeks and barbarians alike, you see; both to the wise and to the foolish.
I am meshubad (obligated) morally, under shiebud (obligation), to both cultured Greek-speakers and non-Greek-speaking barbarians, both the learned and the untutored.
I am debtor, both to the Greeks and to the barbarians; both to the wise and to the unwise.
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish:
I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish:
I have an obligation to both Greeks and barbarians, to both the wise and the foolish.
You see, I am in tremendous debt to those of various nationalities, from non-Jews to barbarians, from the wisest of the wise to the idle wanderer.
I am debtor both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to the wise and to the foolish.
This is something I must do for the Greek people and for all other people. I must do it for people who are wise and for people who are not wise.
To Greeks and to barbarians, to wise men and to unwise men, I am debtor,
Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,
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