Romans 15:5
in Romans 15Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
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ASV
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:
KJV
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
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This verse in Romans 15
Commentary
14 notes on this verseNow may the God of patience and of consolation grant you to be of the same mind one toward another according to Jesus Christ: that with one accord, with one mouth, you may honor God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. If patience is a virtue, and every virtue is from God, then patience too is from God.
This site's exposition
written for our instruction
on Romans 15:4-6
The Psalm quoted in verse 3 stands for the whole Old Testament, written in the past to instruct the church. The endurance and encouragement the Scriptures give produce hope, and Paul's prayer for harmony answers the disagreement of chapter 14. He asks for one mind and one voice glorifying God.
This site's exposition
the God who gives endurance and encouragement
Verse 5 traces to God the endurance and encouragement that verse 4 credited to the Scriptures. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that Paul names God here by the graces He gives. The God of hope in verse 13 and the God of peace in verse 33 follow the same pattern.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
For God is "jealous," and is One who is not contemptuously derided -derided, namely, by such as flatter His goodness-and who, albeit "patient," yet threatens, through Isaiah, an end of (His) patience.
For since he had given his own advice, and had also urged the example of Christ, he added the testimony of the Scriptures also, to show that with the Scripture Himself giveth patience also. And this is why he said, "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another, according to Christ Jesus." For this is what love would do, be minded toward another even as toward himself. Then to show again that it is not mere love that he requires, he adds, "according to Christ Jesus." And this he does, in all places, because there is also another sort of love. And what is the advantage of their agreeing?
A commentator
Theodoret of CyrusINTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS · Written before 458.
proposed
Paul adds "in accord with Christ Jesus" in order to show that he is not praying for them to live in unbounded harmony but rather in a godly consensus.
As if he had been sent for their salvation, the apostle charges the people with a good wish, praying that God may grant them a common understanding of his wisdom according to Christ Jesus, so that they may be wise in the teaching of Christ. …
The Medieval Church1 voice
Then when he says, now may the God of patience, because it seemed exceedingly difficult for a mere man to be able to imitate the example of Christ, as it says in Ecclesiastes: what is man that he should be able to follow the king, …
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
He shows that along with the Scriptures, God gives us patience and consolation. Therefore he also calls Him the God of patience and consolation, as the giver and author of these good things. He also asks of Him that He would grant us "to be …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Now the God of patience and consolation,.... These titles and characters of God are manifestly used on account of what is before said concerning the Scriptures, and to show, that the efficacy and usefulness of them, in producing and promoting patience and comfort, entirely depend upon God the author of them: from exhorting, the apostle proceeds to petitioning; well knowing that all his exhortations would be of no avail without the power of divine grace accompanying them. The words are a prayer.
The apostle, having delivered two exhortations, before he proceeds to more, intermixes here a prayer for the success of what he had said. Faithful ministers water their preaching with their prayers, because, whoever sows the seed, it is God that gives the increase. We can but speak to the ear; it is God's prerogative to speak to the heart.
Observe how he addresses himself to God, as the God of hope. It is good in prayer to fasten upon those names, titles, and attributes of God, which are most suitable to the errand we come upon, and will best serve to encourage our faith concerning it. Every word in the prayer should be a plea.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Now the God of patience - The God who is “himself” long-suffering, who bears patiently with the errors and faults of his children, and who can “give” patience, may he give you of his Spirit, that you may bear patiently the infirmities and errors of each other. The example of God here, who bears long with his children, and is not angry soon at their offences, is a strong argument why Christians should bear with each other. If God bears long and patiently with “our” infirmities, “we” ought to bear with each other.
Now the God of patience and consolation - May that God who endued them with patience, and gave them the consolation that supported them in all their trials and afflictions, grant you to be like-minded - give you the same mode of thinking, and the same power of acting towards each other, according to the example of Christ.
The words behind it
18 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | ho | The | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| θεὸς | theos | God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὑπομονῆς | hupomones | of endurance | G5281 → | 32 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| παρακλήσεως | parakleseos | encouragement | G3874 → | 29 times |
| δῴη | doe | would He give | G1325 → | 412 times |
| ὑμῖν | humin | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| αὐτὸ | auto | same | G846 → | 5565 times |
| φρονεῖν | phronein | to be of mind | G5426 → | 26 times |
| ἐν | en | with | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| ἀλλήλοις | allelois | one another | G240 → | 100 times |
| κατὰ | kata | according to | G2596 → | 468 times |
| Χριστὸν | christon | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| Ἰησοῦν | iesoun | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
ὉThe
hoG3588 →19766 times
δὲnow
deG1161 →2765 times
θεὸςGod
theosG2316 →1312 times
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
ὑπομονῆςof endurance
hupomonesG5281 →32 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
παρακλήσεωςencouragement
parakleseosG3874 →29 times
δῴηwould He give
doeG1325 →412 times
ὑμῖνyou
huminG4771 →2973 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
αὐτὸsame
autoG846 →5565 times
φρονεῖνto be of mind
phroneinG5426 →26 times
ἐνwith
enG1722 →2738 times
ἀλλήλοιςone another
alleloisG240 →100 times
κατὰaccording to
kataG2596 →468 times
ΧριστὸνChrist
christonG5547 →523 times
ἸησοῦνJesus
iesounG2424 →908 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
it leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope,
- Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
- Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17
Through
1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
it leads to
- Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Ephesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Romans 12:10
Through
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
it leads to
- John 13:34
A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
- John 13:34
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES; Charles Hodge, Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Romans 27; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS; Tertullian, On Modesty; Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Romans and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Romans.