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thatτοῦτοis,ἐστινto be encouraged togetherσυμπαρακληθῆναιamongἐνyouὑμῖνthroughδιὰeach other’sἐν ἀλλήλοιςfaith,τῆς πίστεωςbothτεyoursὑμῶνandκαὶmine.ἐμοῦ
Romans 1:12
Study it in the app“that is, to be encouraged together among you through each other’s faith, both yours and mine.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 1:12, word by word
- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- to be encouraged togetherσυμπαρακληθῆναιsymparaklēthēnai
be encouraged together
Be encouraged together: receive encouragement from one another.
Where else “symparaklēthēnai” appears- each other’sἀλλήλοιςallēlois
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlois” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears
The context
11For I long to see you, so that I may share some spiritual gift with you for you to be strengthened;
12 · This verse (above)
13Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I intended to come to you (and I have been prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the rest of the nations.
To study Romans 1 in a group
1. What it says
How does Paul introduce himself at the start of the letter, and what does he say he is not ashamed of? (vv. 1, 16)
2. What it means
Paul says God's invisible qualities are perceived in what he made (vv. 19-20). What do you think he means by that?
3. How I live it
Paul was not ashamed of the good news (v. 16). How can you speak naturally and respectfully about what you value most?