Romans 15:30 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 15:30

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.

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ASV

Now I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

KJV

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For the love of the Spirit - By that love of God which the Holy Spirit sheds abroad in your hearts. That ye strive together - Συναγωνισασθαι That ye agonize with me. He felt that much depended on the success of his present mission to the Christians at Jerusalem, and their acceptance of the charitable contribution which he was bringing with him, in order to conciliate them to the reception of the Gentiles into the Church of God without obliging them to submit to circumcision.

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

I beseech you by the love of the Spirit - That is, by the love which is the genuine fruit of the Spirit. To strive together with me in your prayers - He must pray himself, who would have others strive together with him in prayer. Of all the apostles, St. Paul alone is recorded to desire the prayers of the faithful for himself.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This is quoted out of Ps. lxix. 9 , the former part of which verse is applied to Christ ( John ii. 17 ), The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the latter part here; for David was a type of Christ, and his sufferings of Christ's sufferings.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Παρακαλῶ	Parakalō	I exhort	G3870 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὑμᾶς,	humas	you,	G4771 →
ἀδελφοί,	adelphoi	brothers,	G80 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Jesus	G2424 →
Χριστοῦ	Christou	Christ	G5547 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
ἀγάπης	agapēs	love	G26 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
πνεύματος,	pneumatos	Spirit,	G4151 →
συναγωνίσασθαί	sunagōnisasthai	to strive together with	G4865 →
μοι	moi	me	G3165 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ταῖς	tais	the	G3588 →
προσευχαῖς	proseuchais	prayers	G4335 →
ὑπὲρ	huper	for	G5228 →
ἐμοῦ	emou	me	G1473 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεόν,	theon	God,	G2316 →

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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
Philippians 2:1
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
leads to
- Colossians 3:12
  Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- 1 John 4:12
  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- 1 John 4:7–8
  Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- 2 Corinthians 13:14
  The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Through
2 Corinthians 1:11
as you help us by your prayers. Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the favor shown us in answer to their prayers.
leads to
- Philippians 1:19
  because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Colossians 4:3
  as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:11
For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:49
  And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so also shall we bear the likeness of the heavenly man.
- 1 Corinthians 15:53–54
  For the perishable must be clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

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04Related verses

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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