Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia (hudokhsan gar Makedonia kai Axaia). "For Macedonia and Achaia took pleasure." The use of hudokhsan (first aorist active indicative of eudokew) shows that it was voluntary (II Corinthians 8:4). Paul does not here mention Asia and Galatia.
A certain contribution (koinwnian tina). Put thus because it was unknown to the Romans. For this sense of koinwnian, see II Corinthians 8:4; II Corinthians 9:13.
For the poor among the saints (eiv touv ptwxouv twn agiwn). Partitive genitive. Not all there were poor, but Acts 4:32-5:11; Acts 6:1-6; Acts 11:29 f.; Galatians 2:10 prove that many were.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 15:26:
Luke 12:33
Acts 19:21
Acts 24:17
Acts 25:11
Acts 28:14
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