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andδὲso,οὕτωςmaking it my ambitionφιλοτιμούμενονto announce the good newsεὐαγγελίζεσθαιnotοὐχwhereὅπουthe MessiahΧριστόςwas already named,ὠνομάσθηso thatἵναI would notμὴbuildοἰκοδομῶonἐπ’another’sἀλλότριονfoundation,θεμέλιον
Romans 15:20
Study it in the app“and so, making it my ambition to announce the good news not where the Messiah was already named, so that I would not build on another’s foundation,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:20, word by word
- making it my ambitionφιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenon
aspire, strive
Aspire, make it one's ambition, count it an honor to do something.
Where else “philotimoumenon” appears- to announce the good newsεὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthai
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizesthai” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- the MessiahΧριστόςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- was already namedὠνομάσθηōnomasthē
name
To mention someone; call on the Lord.
Where else “ōnomasthē” appears- buildοἰκοδομῶoikodomō
build
To raise a house, a tower or another structure, stone upon stone.
Where else “oikodomō” appears- another’sἀλλότριονallotrion
another's
What is someone else's.
Where else “allotrion” appears- foundationθεμέλιονthemelion
foundation
Foundation, a foundation stone.
Where else “themelion” appears
The context
19by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and around as far as Illyricum I have fulfilled the good news of the Messiah;
20 · This verse (above)
21but, as it is written: Those to whom it was not announced about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.
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?