Romans 第15章
The Example of Christ
115:1 [Gal. 6:1] We who are strong 15:1 1 Thess. 5:14; See ch. 14:1have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
215:2 1 Cor. 10:33; [1 Cor. 9:19, 22; 10:24; Phil. 2:4]Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
3For 15:3 Phil. 2:5, 8; [John 5:30; 6:38] Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, 15:3 Cited from Ps. 69:9“The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”
4For 15:4 ch. 4:23whatever was written in former days was written for our 15:4 2 Tim. 3:16instruction, that through endurance and through 15:4 Ps. 119:50the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
5May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you 15:5 See ch. 12:16to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
6that together you may with one voice glorify 15:6 2 Cor. 1:3; Eph. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:3; [John 20:17; Eph. 1:17; Rev. 1:6]the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.
Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles
8For I tell you that Christ 15:8 Matt. 15:24; John 1:11; [Heb. 3:1]; See Acts 3:26became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order 15:8 [ch. 4:16; 2 Cor. 1:20]to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs,
15:9 Cited from 2 Sam. 22:50; Ps. 18:49“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10And again it says,
15:10 Cited from Deut. 32:43“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11And again,
15:11 Cited from Ps. 117:1“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12And again Isaiah says,
15:12 Cited from Isa. 11:1015:12 Isa. 11:1; [Rev. 5:5; 22:16] “The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
15:12 Matt. 12:21in him will the Gentiles hope.”
Paul the Minister to the Gentiles
1415:14 [2 Pet. 1:12; 3:1; 1 John 2:21] I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,15:14 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 30 that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with 15:14 1 Cor. 1:5; 13:2; [1 Cor. 8:1, 7, 10; 12:8]all knowledge and able to instruct one another.
15But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, 15:15 See ch. 1:5because of the grace given me by God
16to be 15:16 See ch. 11:13a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles 15:16 [Mal. 1:11] in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that 15:16 Isa. 66:20; [Phil. 2:17]the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17In Christ Jesus, then, I have 15:17 Phil. 3:3reason to be proud of 15:17 Heb. 2:17; 5:1my work for God.
18For I will not venture to speak of anything except 15:18 Acts 15:12; 21:19; Gal. 2:8what Christ has accomplished through me 15:18 See ch. 1:5to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed,
1915:19 2 Cor. 12:12; [Acts 19:11] by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that 15:19 Acts 22:17-21from Jerusalem and all the way around 15:19 [Acts 20:1, 2]to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;
20and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, 15:20 [2 Cor. 10:13, 15, 16]lest I build on someone else’s foundation,
21but as it is written,
15:21 Cited from Isa. 52:15“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”
Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome
22This is the reason why 15:22 ch. 1:13; [1 Thess. 2:18]I have so often been hindered from coming to you.
23But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and 15:23 ver. 29, 32; ch. 1:10, 11; Acts 19:21since I have longed for many years to come to you,
24I hope to see you in passing as I go 15:24 ver. 28to Spain, and 15:24 See Acts 15:3to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
25At present, however, 15:25 Acts 19:21; 20:22; 21:15; 24:17; [ver. 31]I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints.
26For 15:26 1 Cor. 16:1-4; 2 Cor. 8:1; 9:2, 13Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
27For they were pleased to do it, and indeed 15:27 1 Cor. 9:11; [Gal. 6:6]they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
28When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,15:28 Greek sealed to them this fruit I will leave 15:28 ver. 24for Spain by way of you.
29I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing15:29 Some manuscripts insert of the gospel of Christ.
30I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by 15:30 [Phil. 2:1; Col. 1:8] the love of the Spirit, 15:30 Col. 4:12; [2 Cor. 1:11; Col. 2:1, 2; Heb. 13:18]to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,
3115:31 2 Thess. 3:2; [2 Tim. 3:11; 4:17] that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that 15:31 2 Cor. 8:4my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
32so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and 15:32 [1 Cor. 16:18; 2 Cor. 7:13; Philem. 7, 20]be refreshed in your company.
33May 15:33 ch. 16:20; 2 Cor. 13:11; Phil. 4:9; 1 Thess. 5:23; Heb. 13:20; [1 Cor. 14:33; 2 Thess. 3:16]the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
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