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ThereforeΔιὸwelcomeπροσλαμβάνεσθεone another,ἀλλήλουςjust asκαθὼςthe Messiahὁ Χριστὸςalsoκαὶwelcomedπροσελάβετοyou,ὑμᾶςforεἰςthe gloryδόξανof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Romans 15:7
Study it in the app“Therefore welcome one another, just as the Messiah also welcomed you, for the glory of God.”
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With the Greek beneath
Romans 15:7, word by word
- ThereforeΔιὸDio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “Dio” appears- welcomeπροσλαμβάνεσθεproslambanesthe
welcome
To take someone into your home or your group, with goodwill.
Where else “proslambanesthe” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
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- the gloryδόξανdoxan
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxan” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
6so that with one accord with one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
7 · This verse (above)
8For I say that the Messiah has become a servant of the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
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?