Romans 15:18 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 15:18

I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

BSB

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ASV

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,

KJV

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,

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

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 honors which did not belong to me. But God has made me the apostle of the Gentiles; and the conversion of the Gentiles is the fruit of my ministry, Christ having wrought by me for this purpose. By word and deed - Αογῳ και εργῳ· These words may refer to the doctrines which he taught and to the miracles which he wrought among them.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

For I will not dare to speak of any--"to speak aught" of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me--a modest, though somewhat obscure form of expression, meaning, "I will not dare to go beyond what Christ hath wrought by me"--in which form accordingly the rest of the passage is expressed.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὐ	ou	Not	G3756 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
τολμήσω	tolmēsō	will I dare	G5111 →
τι	ti	anything	G5100 →
λαλεῖν	lalein	to speak	G2980 →
ὧν	hōn	of what	G3739 →
οὐ	ou	except	G3756 →
κατειργάσατο	kateirgasato	has accomplished	G2716 →
Χριστὸς	Christos	Christ	G5547 →
δι᾽	di᾽	through	G1223 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	me	G1473 →
εἰς	eis	unto [the]	G1519 →
ὑπακοὴν	hupakoēn	obedience	G5218 →
ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	of [the] Gentiles	G1484 →
λόγῳ	logō	by word	G3056 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἔργῳ,	ergō	by deed,	G2041 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 1:5
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
leads to
- Acts 9:15
  “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10
  But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 16:26
  but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
- Acts 6:7
  So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
- Malachi 1:11
  For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name…
Through
Acts 21:19
Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
leads to
- Acts 14:27
  When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Acts 15:12
The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
leads to
- Acts 21:19
  Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 25:14
Like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given.
leads to
- Proverbs 20:6
  Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

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