Verse 18. _FOR I WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK_] If the thing were not as I have stated it, I would not dare to arrogate to myself honours which did not belong to me. But God has made me the apostle of the G...
FOR I WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK - I should be restrained; I should be afraid to speak, if the thing were not as I have stated. I should be afraid to set up a claim beyond what is strictly in accordance w...
CHAPTER 15 _ 1. The Example of Christ. (Romans 15:1 .)_ 2. The Ministry of Christ. (Romans 15:8 .) 3. Paul's Personal Ministry. (Romans 15:14 .)...
THE PRESENT JUNCTURE IN PAUL'S MINISTRY. Paul resumes the thread dropped at Romans 1:15. Romans 15:14. He does not think the Roman Christians in need of correction; he has written, however, and in par...
THE MARKS OF THE FELLOWSHIP (Romans 15:1-6)...
Brothers, I myself am quite sure that you, as you are, are full of goodness and replete with all knowledge and well able to give good advice to one another. I write to you with a certain amount of bol...
DARE. See Romans 5:7. SPEAK. App-121. WROUGHT. See Romans 1:27; Romans 7:8. TO MAKE... OBEDIENT. for (App-104.) obedience of (the) Gentiles. WORD. App-121. DEED. work....
_For I will not dare_, &c. This ver. may be paraphrased, "To justify this exultation, I _need not presumptuously intrude_on the work of others, putting in a false claim to credit for that work: I need...
The letter passes to personal matters (_a_) 14–21 a delicate apology and justification of the letter itself: it is not sent with a view to supplementing deficiencies of the Roman Christians, but partl...
ΟΥ̓ ΓᾺΡ Κ.Τ.Λ. The comparison with 2 Corinthians 10:8 f. seems to show that a double qualification of καύχησις is compressed into this rather clumsy declaration (1) I will only boast of my own works ...
_TEXT_ Romans 15:14-33. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Romans 15:15 But I wr...
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, FOR I WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK OF ANY (OR 'ANYTHING') OF THO...
PAUL'S PREVIOUS MINISTRY 8 Contrast the two ministries of Christ and Paul (16). Christ was the Servant of the _ Circumcision_. Paul was a minister for the _ nations_. Christ confirms the patriarchal p...
The only thing he will boast of is the work Christ has done through him for the conversion of the Gentiles. OBEDIENT] i.e. in faith: cp. Romans 1:5; Romans 16:26....
JEW AND GENTILE ALIKE THE OBJECT OF GOD'S LOVE. THE APOSTLE'S PLANS 1-13. The subject of Romans 14 is continued. 'Strength' should be displayed in helping the 'weak' after Christ's example (Romans 15:...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 15 DO NOT TRY TO PLEASE YOURSELF 15:1-6 V1 Because we are strong, we should assist weak people. Our *faith is strong,...
Nor in basing my claims upon this head do I go at all beyond my own proper province. I will take credit for no man’s labours but my own. They have, indeed, been quite signal enough. I WILL NOT DARE TO...
f. All other boasting he declines. οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω τι λαλεῖν ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο διʼ ἐμοῦ ὁ Χ.: in effect this means, I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ wrought through me. This...
A PREACHER WHO FOUND HIS OWN FIELD Romans 15:14 A superficial judge of the Apostle's life at the time to which he refers might have supposed him to be a mere Jewish traveler, hurrying to and fro, und...
The most powerful argument for Christian conduct is the example of Christ. He pleased not Himself. The injunction to receive one another is an injunction addressed to Jews and Gentiles. Throughout the...
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which (n) Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, (n) Christ was so with me in all things, and by all means...
EPISTOLARY CONCLUSION. 15:14-16:27. WE have said that the Epistle to the Romans is a didactic treatise, doctrinal and practical, contained in a letter. The treatise is now closed, and the letter begin...
TWENTY-NINTH PASSAGE (15:14-33). PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS. This passage is intended to convey to the minds of his readers full light as to the apostle's conduct toward them. These explanations relate fi...
“ _I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in the service of God. For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, for the obedience of the Ge...
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. (15) Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the mor...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
18._In order to make the Gentiles obedient, etc. _These words prove what his object was, even to render his ministry approved by the Romans, that his doctrine might not be without fruit. He proves the...
These instructions close the epistle. From Romans 15:8, it is the exordium, the personal circumstances of the apostle, and salutations. In Verses 8 to 12 (Romans 15:8-12), he sums up his thoughts resp...
FOR I WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK OF ANY OF THOSE THINGS,.... He suggests that the false teachers did speak of things which were not done by them at all, and much less were what Christ had done by them; an...
For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, Ver. 18. _To make the Gentiles, &c._] Christ by his gospel su...
_For I will not dare to speak_, &c. I will not glory of more than is true and has been really done by my ministry; _to make the Gentiles obedient_ To bring them to the faith, and to the worship and se...
I WILL NOT DARE; as some false apostles did, who intruded themselves upon the labor of other men, and took to themselves the honor of it....
Paul's praise of his apostleship:...
FOR I WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK OF ANY OF THOSE THINGS WHICH CHRIST HATH NOT WROUGHT BY ME TO MAKE THE GENTILES OBEDIENT BY WORD AND DEED,...
The subject of Romans 14:1 continues through verse 7 of Romans 15:1. We have seen first the Lord's authority in regard to men's consciences, then love toward our brethren a reason for considering thei...
I have written more boldly Reminding you Because of the gift I have (revelation) 2 Corinthians 12:7 16 Paul was chosen to minister to the Gentiles Acts 9:15 chosen vessel Ministering the gospel...
FOR. WILL NOT DARE TO SPEAK OF ANY THINGS SAVE THOSE WHICH CHRIST WROUGHT THROUGH ME, FOR THE OBEDIENCE OF THE GENTILES, BY WORD AND DEED, 'For. will not dare to speak' -'Paul saw himself, in the sc...
14-21 The apostle was persuaded that the Roman Christians were filled with a kind and affectionate spirit, as well as with knowledge. He had written to remind them of their duties and their dangers,...
q.d. I dare not speak of more than is true, or of any thing that was not really done by me: or else the meaning is, I dare not speak of any thing that I have done of myself, I acknowledge that, whatev...
For I will not dare to speak of any things save those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,...
Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes And again: "For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me by word and deed."[335]...
Romans 15:18 For G1063 will G5111 not G3756 dare G5111 (G5692) speak G2980 (G5721) any G5100 which...
‘For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ wrought through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed, in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Ho...
THE EXTENT AND FOCAL POINT OF PAUL'S OWN MINISTRY TO THE GENTILES (15:14-21). Paul sees his own ministry as an extension of the ministry of Christ, the Messiah (Romans 15:16). He has gone out in the N...
3). THE MINISTRY OF THE MESSIAH IS TO BOTH JEWS AND GENTILES (15:7-33). Paul now demonstrates that the Messiah has come in order to minister to both Jews and Gentiles, and that this has been in part a...
Romans 15:18. FOR I WILL NOT DARE (‘be bold,' probably in allusion to Romans 15:15) TO SPEAK, etc. The emphasis rests not on the word CHRIST, but on the phrase DID NOT WORK THROUGH ME; the contrast be...
1. _Personal Explanations._ This section forms an ‘epilogue' (Meyer), corresponding in matter with the introductory paragraph; chap. Romans 1:8-15. The Apostle first expresses his confidence in the Ro...
ANY THINGS SAVE THOSE WHICH CHRIST WROUGHT THROUGH ME (τ ων ου κατειργασατο Χριστος δι' εμου). Rather, "any one of those things which Christ did not work through me." The antecedent of ων is the un...
Romans 15:13. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, tha...
CONTENTS: Jewish and Gentile believers under one salvation. Paul speaks of His ministry and coming journey. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Paul, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The self-denial of our Lord...
Romans 15:4. _Whatsoever things were written afore-time,_ by Moses and the prophets concerning Christ, and the calling of the gentiles, were written in order to afford us the greatest comfort, by demo...
WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE THROUGH ME. Two things are here: (1) Paul speaks only of what Christ has done through him to reach the Gentiles; (2) Paul is the _tool,_ and it is Christ who uses him and directs...
_For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient._ PAUL’S SUCCESS I. Its extent. 1. Matter of notoriety. 2. Needed no attempt...
_And I myself also am persuaded of you._ PAUL’S TESTIMONY TO THE CHURCH IN ROME I. Its substance. Fall of-- 1. Goodness. 2. Knowledge. 3. Sanctified ability. II. Its value. 1. Honest. 2. Inspi...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 15:14 The Extension of God’s Righteousness through Paul’s Mission. Paul focuses on his calling as the apostle to the Gentiles, adding some greetings and final instructions....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 15:17.—The things of the ministry committed to Paul of God are the things in which he will glory. Romans 15:18.—St. Paul will not take any glory to himself. There is nothing...
EXPOSITION ROMANS 16:1 IV. SUPPLEMENTARY. Questions have been raised and much discussed as to the connection of the last two chapters, 15. and 16., with the rest of the Epistle. The facts and the o...
Shall we turn to the fifteenth chapter of Paul's epistle to the Romans. In the fourteenth chapter Paul was dealing with the subject of walking in love within the body of Christ. Recognizing that we ha...
1 Corinthians 3:6; 1 John 3:18; 2 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 10:4;...
By word — By the power of the Spirit. By deed — Namely, through "mighty signs and wonders....
Observe here, 1. The indefatigable industry and pains of the holy apostle, in order to the conversion of the Gentiles: FROM JERUSALEM ROUND ABOUT UNTO ILLYRICUM, HE FULLY PREACHED THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST...