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SoοὖνI haveἔχωmy boastingτὴν καύχησινinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesusἸησοῦin the thingsτὰthat pertaintoπρὸςGod.τὸν θεόν
Romans 15:17
Study it in the app“So I have my boasting in the Messiah Jesus in the things that pertain to God.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:17, word by word
- I haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- my boastingκαύχησινkauchēsin
boasting
Boasting; a reason for pride or for glorying.
Where else “kauchēsin” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
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” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
16that 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.
17 · This verse (above)
18For I will not dare to speak of anything that the Messiah has not accomplished through me for the obedience of the nations, by word and deed,
To study Romans 15 in a group
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?