Romans 15:17

I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
have	Ἔχω Echō	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
therefore	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
glory	καύχησιν kauchēsin	G2746	boasting (properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
through	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ Iēsou	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
Christ	Χριστῷ Christō	G5547	anointed · noun — dative singular masculine, a title
in	καύχησις kaúchēsis	G2746	boasting (properly
pertain	τὰ ta	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative plural neuter
to	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
God	θεόν· theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

2 Corinthians 2:14-16 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulati…
2 Corinthians 12:11-21 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefes…
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
2 Corinthians 12:1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
Hebrews 5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for…
2 Corinthians 11:16-30 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:17-21

The apostle here gives some account of himself and of his own affairs. Having mentioned his ministry and apostleship, he goes on further to magnify his office in the efficacy of it, and to mention to the glory of God the great success of his ministry and the wonderful things that God had done by him, for encouragement to the Christian church at Rome, that they were not alone in the profession of Christianity, but though, compared with the multitude of their idolatrous neighbours, they were but a little flock, yet, up and down the country, there were many that were their companions in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ. It was likewise a great confirmation of the truth of the Christian…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 15:17

I have therefore whereof I may glory--or (adding the article, as the reading seems to be), "I have my glorying." through--"in" Christ Jesus in those things which pertain to God--the things of the ministry committed to me of God.

Adam Clarke on Romans 15:17

I here therefore whereof I may glory - Being sent of God on this most honorable and important errand, I have matter of great exultation, not only in the honor which he has conferred upon me, but in the great success with which he has crowned my ministry.

John Gill on Romans 15:17

I have therefore whereof I may glory,.... Not in himself, for he that taught others not to glory in men, would not glory in himself; not in his carnal descent and fleshly privileges; nor in his knowledge of, and compliance with, the ceremonies of the law; nor in his legal, moral, and civil righteousness before God; nor in his gifts and attainments, as merited and procured by himself; nor in his labours in the ministry, and the success of it, as of himself: but through Jesus Christ; or "in Jesus Christ", as read the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions; in what Christ was unto him, wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption: he could boast of what he had from him, and throug…

The Church Fathers

Paul has glory in the sight of God, even though he is defamed and attacked in the public eye.
— Pelagius, PELAGIUS'S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS

Believing and serving Christ Jesus with a pure conscience, Paul has made himself worthy in the sight of God the Father, to the point that he can say that there is nothing which Christ has not done through him for the encouragement of the Gentiles, by using him to perform signs and wonders that their power might support the preaching of the gospel.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

"I have therefore whereof I may glory, through Jesus Christ, in those things which pertain to God." Inasmuch as he had humbled himself exceedingly, he again raised his style, doing this also for their sakes, lest he should seem to become readily an object of contempt. And while he raises himself, he remembers his own proper temper, and says, "I have therefore whereof to glory." I glory, he means, not in myself, not in our zeal, but in the "grace of God."
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Romans 29

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Dictionary and topics

Achaia — The name originally of a narrow strip of territory in Greece, on the north-west of the Peloponnesus. Subsequently it was applied by the Romans to the whole Peloponnesus, now called the Morea, and the…
Humility — A prominent Christian grace (Rom. 12:3; 15:17, 18; 1 Cor. 3:5-7; 2 Cor. 3:5; Phil. 4:11-13). It is a state of mind well pleasing to God (1 Pet. 3:4); it preserves the soul in tranquillity (Ps. 69:32,…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 15:17

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:17-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 15:17

Adam Clarke on Romans 15:17

John Gill on Romans 15:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 15:17

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:17-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 15:17

Adam Clarke on Romans 15:17

John Gill on Romans 15:17

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Romans 15:17-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 15:16