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I am debtorx both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

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1 Cor. 9:16• ¹⁶For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast, for necessity is laid upon me, for woe is to me if I preach not the gospel. (1 Cor. 9:16)

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Rom. 8:12• ¹²So then, brethren, debtors we are not to the flesh to live according to flesh; (Rom. 8:12)

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Rom. 13:8• ⁸To none owe anything unless to love one another; for he that loveth the other hath fulfilled law. (Rom. 13:8)

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Rom. 13• (Rom. 13)

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Acts 9:15• ¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and sons of Israel; (Acts 9:15)

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Acts 13:2‑4• ²And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
³Then when they had fasted and prayed and laid down their hands on them, they let them go.
⁴They then being sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down unto Seleucia and thence sailed away unto Cyprus, (Acts 13:2‑4)

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Acts 22:21• ²¹And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles. (Acts 22:21)

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Acts 26:17‑18• ¹⁷taking thee out from the people and from the Gentiles unto whom I send thee,
¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness unto light and the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those that are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:17‑18)

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1 Cor. 9:16‑23• ¹⁶For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast, for necessity is laid upon me, for woe is to me if I preach not the gospel.
¹⁷For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if unwillingly, I have an administration entrusted to me.
¹⁸What, then, is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may make the gospel without charge; so that I use not for myself my title in the gospel.
¹⁹For being free from all I made myself bondman to all, that I might gain the most.
²⁰And I became to the Jews as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; and to those under law, as under law, not being myself under law, that I might gain those under law;
²¹to those without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain those without law.
²²To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; to all I have become all things, that by all means I might save some.
²³And all things I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow-partaker of it. (1 Cor. 9:16‑23)

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2 Tim. 2:10• ¹⁰For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation, that [is] in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. (2 Tim. 2:10)

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Acts 28:4• ⁴And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said one to another, Certainly a murderer is this man, whom though got safe from the sea, justice refused to let live. (Acts 28:4)

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1 Cor. 14:11• ¹¹If therefore I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh a barbarian in my case. (1 Cor. 14:11)

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Col. 3:11• ¹¹where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free, but Christ the whole, and in all. (Col. 3:11)

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Rom. 1:22• ²²Professing to be wise, they became fools, (Rom. 1:22)

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Rom. 11:25• ²⁵For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, that ye be not wise in your own eyes, that hardness hath happened in part to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles come in; (Rom. 11:25)

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Rom. 12:16• ¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another, not minding high things, but consorting with the lowly. Be not wise in your own eyes: (Rom. 12:16)

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Rom. 16:19• ¹⁹For your obedience hath reached unto all. Over you then I rejoice, but I wish you to be wise in regard to good and simple in regard to evil. (Rom. 16:19)

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Matt. 11:25• ²⁵{i}At that time, Jesus answering said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.{/i} (Matt. 11:25)

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Luke 10:21• ²¹In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I praise thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and of the earth, that thou hast hid these things from wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes: yea, Father; for thus hath it been well-pleasing in thy sight. (Luke 10:21)

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1 Cor. 1:19‑22• ¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the understanding ones.
²⁰Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
²¹For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe;
²²since both Jews ask for signs and Greeks seek wisdom; (1 Cor. 1:19‑22)

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1 Cor. 2:13• ¹³which things also we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in [those] taught by [the] Spirit, communicating spiritual things by spiritual [words]. (1 Cor. 2:13)

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1 Cor. 3:18• ¹⁸Let none deceive himself; if anyone thinketh himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become foolish that he may be wise. (1 Cor. 3:18)

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1 Cor. 9:16• ¹⁶For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast, for necessity is laid upon me, for woe is to me if I preach not the gospel. (1 Cor. 9:16)

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2 Cor. 10:12• ¹²For we dare not class or compare ourselves with some of those that commend themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves and comparing themselves with themselves, are unintelligent. (2 Cor. 10:12)

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2 Cor. 11:19• ¹⁹For ye bear fools pleasantly, being wise. (2 Cor. 11:19)

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Eph. 5:15‑17• ¹⁵See therefore how carefully ye walk, not as unwise but as wise,
¹⁶buying up the time, because the days are evil.
¹⁷On this account be not foolish, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is]. (Eph. 5:15‑17)

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James 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial.
¹⁸And righteousness' fruit in peace is being sown for those that make peace. (James 3:17‑18)

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Prov. 1:22• (Prov. 1:22)

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Prov. 8:5• (Prov. 8:5)

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Isa. 35:8• (Isa. 35:8)

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1 Cor. 14:16,23‑24• ¹⁶Since if thou bless in spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the private [person] say Amen at thy thanksgiving, since he knoweth not what thou sayest?
²³If therefore the whole assembly come unto the same [place], and all speak with tongues, and there come in private or unfaithful [persons], will they not say that ye are mad?
²⁴But if all prophesy, and some unfaithful or private one come in, he is convinced by all, he is examined by all: (1 Cor. 14:16,23‑24)

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Titus 3:3• ³For at one time even we were foolish, disobedient, gone astray, in slavery to divers lusts and pleasures, passing time in malice and envy, abominable, hating one another. (Titus 3:3)

• "The Greeks" and "the Barbarians." These were the civilized and the uncivilized people of this world in his day. (“Opening Salutations: Romans 1:1-17” by B. Anstey)

• "To the wise and to the unwise." These were the educated and the uneducated people of the world. (“Opening Salutations: Romans 1:1-17” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent, I am debtor;