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From Jerusalem to Illyricum

14 Now aI myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, bfilled with all knowledge, able also to admonish1 one another.  
15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, abecause of the grace given to me by God,  
16 that aI might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the boffering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.  
17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus ain the things which pertain to God.  
18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things awhich Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, bto make the Gentiles obedient—  
19 ain mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.  
20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, alest I should build on another man’s foundation,  
21 but as it is written:
a“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”  
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Romans 15:16

That I should be (eiv to einai me). The eiv to idiom with the infinitive again (verses Romans 15:8, Romans 15:13).

Minister (leitourgon). Predicate accusative in apposition with me and see Romans 13:6 for the word. "The word here derives from the context the priestly associations which often attach to it in the LXX" (Denney). But this purely metaphorical use does not show that Paul attached a "sacerdotal" character to the ministry.

Ministering (ierourgounta). Present active participle of ierourgew, late verb from ierourgov (ieros, ergw), in LXX, Philo, and Josephus, only here in N.T. It means to work in sacred things, to minister as a priest. Paul had as high a conception of his work as a preacher of the gospel as any priest did.

The offering up of the Gentiles (h prosfora twn eqnwn). Genitive of apposition, the Gentiles being the offering. They are Paul's offering. See Acts 21:26.

Acceptable (euprosdektov). See II Corinthians 6:2; II Corinthians 8:12. Because "sanctified in the Holy Spirit" (hgiasmenh en pneumati agiw, perfect passive participle of agiazw).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 15:16:

Romans 13:6
Romans 15:21
Romans 15:27
Philippians 2:25
1 Thessalonians 1:5
1 Timothy 2:7

 

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