Romans 15:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Phil 2:17 : 17 Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
  • Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
  • Isa 66:19-20 : 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the distant isles, that have not heard my fame, nor seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 20 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, says the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
  • 1 Pet 2:5 : 5 You also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 5:5 : 5 And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who is given to us.
  • Rom 8:26-27 : 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
  • Acts 13:2 : 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
  • Acts 22:21 : 21 And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 26:17-18 : 17 Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • Rom 12:1-2 : 1 I implore you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
  • Rom 15:18 : 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,
  • Rom 15:29 : 29 And I am sure that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 3:5 : 5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
  • 1 Cor 4:1 : 1 Let a man account of us as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  • 1 Cor 6:19 : 19 What? Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God, and you are not your own?
  • 2 Cor 5:20 : 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God.
  • 2 Cor 8:5 : 5 And this they did, not as we expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.
  • 2 Cor 11:23 : 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.
  • Gal 2:7-8 : 7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter; 8 (For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)
  • Gal 3:5 : 5 He who ministers to you the Spirit and works miracles among you, does he do it by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?
  • Eph 2:18 : 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
  • Eph 2:22-3:1 : 22 In whom you also are built together for a habitation of God through the Spirit. 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,
  • Phil 4:18 : 18 But I have all and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
  • 1 Thess 2:2 : 2 But even after we had suffered before and were shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much contention.
  • 1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: for working night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.
  • 1 Thess 5:23 : 23 And may the very God of peace sanctify you completely; and I pray God your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Tim 1:11 : 11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
  • 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
  • 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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    31That I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be accepted by the saints;

  • Rom 15:17-20
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    17Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in what pertains to God.

    18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in making the Gentiles obedient by word and deed,

    19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so from Jerusalem and all around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

    20Yes, I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man's foundation:

  • Col 1:25
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    25Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God;

  • Rom 11:13
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    13For I speak to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

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    15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written to you more boldly in part, to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God,

  • Rom 15:25
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    25But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

  • Rom 15:8-9
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    8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers:

    9And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.

  • Rom 1:15-16
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    15So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are at Rome also.

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    16But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you;

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    7Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.

    8To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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    18For anyone who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

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    11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

    12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

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    17Since then God gave them the same gift as he did to us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I that I could withstand God?

  • 1 Cor 9:15-18
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    15But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.

    16For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for necessity is laid upon me; yes, woe is me if I do not preach the gospel!

    17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

    18What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel, I may present the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

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    11To which I am appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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    10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    11But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

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    9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

    10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

    11Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.

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    15But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace,

    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

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    7Did I commit a sin by humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God freely?

    8I robbed other churches, taking wages from them, to serve you.

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    1Concerning the service to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you:

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    13Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel:

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    13While by the evidence of this ministry they glorify God for your professed submission to the gospel of Christ, and for your generous sharing with them, and with all men;

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    3Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry may not be blamed:

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    17Yes, and if I am offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

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    1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

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    47For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set you to be a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

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    23And this I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may be a partaker of it with you.

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    13Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, (but was hindered until now,) that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among other Gentiles.

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    19And when he had greeted them, he declared in detail what things God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

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    19And not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show your eager willingness.

  • Gal 2:8
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    8(For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)

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    24But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

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    28Therefore, when I have completed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.