Study it in the app“that I may be a public servant of the Messiah Jesus to the nations, performing the sacred service of the good news of God, so that the offering of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.”
thatεἰς τὸIμεmay beεἶναίa public servantλειτουργὸνof the MessiahΧριστοῦJesusἸησοῦtoεἰςthe nations,τὰ ἔθνηperforming the sacred serviceἱερουργοῦνταof the good newsτὸ εὐαγγέλιονof God,τοῦ θεοῦso thatἵναthe offeringἡ προσφορὰof the nationsτῶν ἐθνῶνmay becomeγένηταιacceptable,εὐπρόσδεκτοςsanctifiedἡγιασμένηbyἐνthe HolyἁγίῳSpirit.πνεύματι
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appearsservant, minister
A public servant: someone who carries out a service for the community or a sacred service.
Where else “leitourgon” appearsMessiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appearsGentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appearsserve as a priest
Perform sacred service, serve as a priest.
Where else “hierourgounta” appearsgood news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangelion” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearsoffering
Offering: what is presented to God.
Where else “prosphora” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genētai” appearsacceptable
Acceptable, welcome, well received.
Where else “euprosdektos” appearssanctify
To cleanse from sin and change one's life.
Where else “hēgiasmenē” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiōi” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appearsPaul uses words from the worship of the temple: he serves as a priest, and the nations themselves are the offering presented to God. Compare 13:6.
15But I have written to you rather boldly in part, as reminding you again because of the grace given me by God,
16 · This verse (above)
17So I have my boasting in the Messiah Jesus in the things that pertain to God.
1. What it says
What does Paul ask in v. 7, and what example does he give?
2. What it means
Why does Paul say the Scriptures were written to give us hope? (v. 4)
3. How I live it
"Welcome one another" (v. 7). Whom could you welcome this week who feels out of place?
