Romans 15:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

I should

Offering up

Being

General references

Romans 3:29

Bible References

I should

For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, by word and deed, in order to make the Gentiles obedient,

For I speak to you, Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I do honor to my ministry,

But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is a vessel chosen by me to bear my name before nations and kings, and the sons of Israel.

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to the work to which I have called them.

And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far off to the Gentiles.

delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you,

Who, then, is Paul? and who is Apollos? Ministers by whom you have believed, even as the Lord gave to each one.

Let each one so think of us as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Therefore, we act as ambassadors for Christ, as though God entreated through us; we beseech in Christ's stead, be reconciled to God:

Are they ministers of Christ? (I say it foolishly,) I am above them. In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

but; on the other hand, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision,

For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles,

But if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

to give which testimony I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle; (I speak the truth, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faithfulness and in truth.

to which I have been appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles;

Offering up

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

and they did this, not only as we had hoped, but they gave them selves first to the Lord, and then to us, through the will of God;

But if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

But I have all, and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus your gifts, a sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.

But forget not to do good, and to be liberal: for with such, sacrifices God is well pleased.

you, also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, that you may offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Being

and this hope disappoints us not; because the love of God is poured abundantly into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that is given to us.

In like manner, also, the Spirit helps our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself intercedes for us, with groanings unutterable.

And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace; to Him who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified.

Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?

for, through him, we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Now the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

General references

Is he the God of the Jews only? Is he not also the God of the Gen tiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: