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Romans 15:5

What does Romans 15:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Romans 15:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Romans 15:5 means

Paul turns exhortation into prayer, asking the God who supplies endurance and encouragement to make believers think in harmony with one another according to Christ Jesus. True unity is not manufactured by human effort alone; it is a gift from God, shaped by the mind and pattern of Christ. Harmony here means a shared orientation to Christ’s lordship, not uniformity of opinion on every minor issue. When God grants this, believers can navigate differences with patience and charity, showing that the gospel, not personal preference, rules their fellowship.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind, one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Now theGod of endurance and of encouragement give to you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus;

Context

Verse 4 linked Scripture to endurance and encouragement. Now Paul appeals to the God who gives those graces to produce like-mindedness among the Roman believers. The purpose will appear in verse 6: unified praise to the Father. This prayer sets a theological tone for the chapter’s first half—unity arising from Christ-centered thinking, Scripture-formed hope, and God’s active help. It prepares the ground for the call in verse 7 to receive one another as Christ received them.

v.4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.

v.5This passage

v.6that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:3

    Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

  • Philippians 2:4

    not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

  • Psalms 86:5

    For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

  • Philippians 3:16

    only, whereunto we have attained, by that same rule let us walk.

  • 2 Peter 3:15

    And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote unto you;

  • 2 Corinthians 7:6

    Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, even God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

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