• Romans 16:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 20 ὁ The δὲ but θεὸς God τῆς of the εἰρήνης peace συντρίψει will crush τὸν the Σατανᾶν Satan ὑπὸ under τοὺς the πόδας feet ὑμῶν of YOU ἐν in τάχει. quickness. Ἡ The χάρις undeserved kindness τοῦ of the κυρίου Lord ἡμῶν of us Ἰησοῦ Jesus μεθ’ with ὑμῶν. YOU.

  • Romans Study Notes—Chapter 16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 16:20

      will crush Satan: These words echo the first Bible prophecy, recorded at Ge 3:15, which says that the “offspring” of the figurative woman mentioned there would “crush [the serpent’s] head.” This refers to the destruction of Satan, “the original serpent.” (Re 12:9) To describe that event, Paul used a Greek word that lexicons define “to shatter; to break in pieces by crushing; to overcome completely.” The same Greek word is used at Re 2:27 to describe that the nations “will be broken to pieces like clay vessels.” Writing to fellow Christians who were “joint heirs with Christ” (Ro 8:17), Paul used the expression under your feet figuratively to denote that they would share in the crushing of Satan.​—Compare Mal 4:3.