Romans 15:19 - Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

Romans 15:19

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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22 For this reason ^aI also have been much hindered from coming to you.

23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and ^ahaving a great desire these many years to come to you,

24 whenever I journey to Spain,¹ I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, ^aand to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may ^benjoy your company for a while.

25 But now ^aI am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

26 For ^ait pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

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Romans 15:19

In power of signs and wonders (en dunamei shmeiwn kai teratwn). Note all three words as in Hebrews 2:4, only here dunamiv is connected with shmeia and terata. See all three words used of Paul's own work in II Corinthians 12:12 and in II Thessalonians 2:9 of the Man of Sin. See I Thessalonians 1:5; I Corinthians 2:4 for the "power" of the Holy Spirit in Paul's preaching. Note repetition of en dunamei here with pneumatov agiou.

So that (wste). Result expressed by the perfect active infinitive peplhrwkenai (from plhrow) with the accusative me (general reference).

Round about even unto Illyricum (kuklw mexri tou Illurikou). "In a ring" (kuklw, locative case of kuklov). Probably a journey during the time when Paul left Macedonia and waited for II Corinthians to have its effect before coming to Corinth. If so, see 2Co. 13; Acts 20:1-3. When he did come, the trouble with the Judaizers was over. Illyricum seems to be the name for the region west of Macedonia (Dalmatia). Strabo says that the Egnatian Way passed through it. Arabia and Illyricum would thus be the extreme limits of Paul's mission journeys so far.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 15:19:

Acts 20:2
Romans 15:21
2 Corinthians 13:13
1 Thessalonians 1:5
Revelation 4:6

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