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ForγὰρMacedoniaΜακεδονίαandκαὶAchaiaἈχαΐαwere pleasedεὐδόκησανto makeποιήσασθαιa certainτινὰcollectionκοινωνίανforεἰςthe poorτοὺς πτωχοὺςamong the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνinτῶν ἐνJerusalem.Ἰερουσαλήμ
Romans 15:26
Study it in the app“For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain collection for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:26, word by word
- MacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedonia
Macedonia
See it on the mapWhere else “Makedonia” appears- AchaiaἈχαΐαAchaia
Achaia
See it on the mapWhere else “Achaia” appears- were pleasedεὐδόκησανeudokēsan
decide gladly
To decide something gladly.
Where else “eudokēsan” appears- to makeποιήσασθαιpoiēsasthai
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsasthai” appears- collectionκοινωνίανkoinōnian
collection
Here: fellowship, sharing; here a shared gift of money
A gift to help those in need.
Where else “koinōnian” appears- the poorπτωχοὺςptōchous
poor
Someone who has nothing to live on.
Where else “ptōchous” appears- among the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiōn” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears
Translation note
The Greek word means “fellowship,” “participation”: the collection is a way of sharing.
Places in this verse
1Macedonia
Today: northern Greece, plus North Macedonia and Bulgaria
A region of northern Greece, by the north of the Aegean Sea.
Paul saw in a vision a man begging, "Come over to Macedonia and help us" (Acts 16:9). There he started the assemblies in Philippi, Thessalonica and Berea (Acts 16–17).
2Achaia
Today: southern Greece (Peloponnese and Attica)
A Roman province in southern Greece, with Corinth as its main city.
The believers of Achaia gave for the poor in Jerusalem (Rom 15:26). Paul wrote his second letter to Corinth "with all the saints in Achaia" (2 Cor 1:1).
3Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
25But now I am going to Jerusalem serving the saints.
26 · This verse (above)
27For they were pleased to do it, and they are their debtors; for if the nations have shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to render service to them in material things.
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?