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Andδὲmayδῴηthe Godὁ θεὸςof perseveranceτῆς ὑπομονῆςandκαὶof comfortτῆς παρακλήσεωςgrantδῴηyouὑμῖνto be of the same mindτὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖνamongἐνone anotherἀλλήλοιςaccording toκατὰthe MessiahΧριστὸνJesus,Ἰησοῦν
Romans 15:5
Study it in the app“And may the God of perseverance and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind among one another according to the Messiah Jesus,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:5, word by word
- mayδῴηdōiē
grant
To let someone do something.
Where else “dōiē” appears- the Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- of perseveranceὑπομονῆςhypomonēs
endurance, perseverance
Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.
Where else “hypomonēs” appears- of comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs
comfort
The relief God or fellow believers give.
Where else “paraklēseōs” appears- to be of the same mindφρονεῖνphronein
think
To have a certain outlook.
Where else “phronein” appears- one anotherἀλλήλοιςallēlois
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlois” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
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 “Iēsoun” appears
The context
4For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and through the comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope.
5 · This verse (above)
6so that with one accord with one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
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?