What Does Romans 16:27 Mean in the King James?
To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The verse makes glory the weight of wisdom made visible: wisdom belongs to God, and honor reaches God through Jesus Christ across the ages.
THE MEANING
God is the source and measure of wisdom, and glory comes to God through Jesus Christ. This honor spans the ages, placing the reader within a reality centered on God’s wisdom rather than the passing moment.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The lie that human cleverness is the final measure of truth dissolves here: wisdom and its honor have their source in God.
THE ROOT
σοφός
sophos
GROWS FROM
σοφ-
Skilled, knowledgeable, wise.
The word points beyond having facts to discernment and skill. “Only wise” places wisdom’s final measure in God, while glory through Jesus Christ makes that wisdom visible.
ALSO GROWS
sophia: Wisdom.
σοφία
The noun names the quality expressed here in God’s being.
sophizō: Make wise; instruct.
σοφίζω
This verb shows wisdom as something that can shape understanding, not just a store of knowledge.
δόξα
doxa
GROWS FROM
δοκ-
Seem, think, or hold as one’s view; the word family also develops the sense of reputation and honor.
The word’s history links what is regarded with the honor it receives. Here glory carries the sense of weight: honor belongs to God and comes through Jesus Christ.
ALSO GROWS
dokeō: Seem, think, or regard.
δοκέω
This branch connects glory with what is esteemed or held in regard.
doxazō: Glorify, honor.
δοξάζω
This branch makes explicit the act of giving honor that the verse directs to God.
αἰῶνας
aiōnas
GROWS FROM
αἰών
An age or span of time.
“for ever” in this verse is aiōnas. The phrase places God’s honor into the ages rather than in one passing moment. The glory passing through Jesus Christ is not exhausted by a single moment.
ALSO GROWS
aiōnes: Ages.
αἰῶνες
This plural names the extended span of time expressed by the verse’s phrase.
aiōnios: Of an age; age-long.
αἰώνιος
This related form carries the same age-language into descriptions of what belongs to an age.
THE PATTERN
Wisdom originates in God, is disclosed through Christ, and returns as God’s glory across the ages.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.THE THREAD
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.Jude repeats the phrase “the only wise God” and, like Romans, directs glory to God. It adds majesty, dominion, and power, making the honor of God explicit both now and through the ages.
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