Romans 15:16

Romans 15:16

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

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Romans 15:16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. This is the grace just referred to. Ministering. The Greek reads, "Ministering in sacrifice". The figure is that of Paul, as a priest, bringing the converted Gentiles as offerings, which are placed upon the altar of God and dedicated to his service. This offering, the Gentiles, is made acceptable through the gospel, they being sanctified, set apart, by the Holy Spirit. See Romans 8:1.

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