Romans 15:5

And may God, the giver of this patience and this encouragement, grant you to be united in sympathy in Christ,

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In The King James Version

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

In Context

4Whatever was written in the scriptures in days gone by was written for our instruction, so that, through patient endurance, and through the encouragement drawn from the scriptures, we might hold fast to our hope.

6so that with one heart and one voice you may praise the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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Cross References

Psalms 86:5For you, Lord, are good and forgiving, rich in love towards all who call on you.

Romans 12:16Let the same spirit of sympathy animate you all, not a spirit of pride; enjoy the company of ordinary people. Do not think too highly of yourselves.

Romans 15:13May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, until you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-merciful Father, the God ever ready to console,

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:2-5

Condescension and Self-denial; Tenderness and Generosity. ( a. d. 58.) 1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. The… Read the whole commentary →

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