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New King James Version

Romans 15:5

Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benedictions;   Example;   Fellowship;   God Continued...;   Kindness;   Love;   Patience;   Righteousness;   Self-Denial;   Unity;   Thompson Chain Reference - Christ;   Example;   The Topic Concordance - Jesus Christ;   Likemindedness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Affliction, Consolation under;   Patience;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Romans, letter to the;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Paul the Apostle;   Strong and Weak;   Worship;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Patience;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Romans, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Comfort;   Debt, Debtor;   Longsuffering;   Mind;   Patience;   Romans Epistle to the;   Strife;   Unity (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 33 Patience Long-Suffering Forbearance;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Accord;   Like;   Patience;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
All patience and encouragement come from God. And I pray that God will help you all agree with each other, as Christ Jesus wants.
Revised Standard Version
May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The God of pacience and consolacion geve vnto every one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the insample of Christ:
Hebrew Names Version
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Messiah Yeshua,
International Standard Version
Now may God, the source of endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other as you follow Christ Jesus,according to Christ Jesus">[fn]Romans 12:16; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Philippians 3:16;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another, according to Christ Jesus,
New Century Version
May the patience and encouragement that come from God allow you to live in harmony with each other the way Christ Jesus wants.
Update Bible Version
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:
Webster's Bible Translation
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus:
English Standard Version
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,
World English Bible
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Now the God of patience and consolation give you to think the same thing, according to Christ Jesus,
Weymouth's New Testament
And may God, the giver of power of endurance and of that encouragement, grant you to be in full sympathy with one another in accordance with the example of Christ Jesus,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But God of pacience and of solace yyue to you to vndurstonde the same thing, ech in to othere aftir Jhesu Crist,
English Revised Version
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:
Berean Standard Bible
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
Contemporary English Version
God is the one who makes us patient and cheerful. I pray that he will help you live at peace with each other, as you follow Christ.
Amplified Bible
Now may the God who gives endurance and who supplies encouragement grant that you be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
American Standard Version
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:
Bible in Basic English
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:
Complete Jewish Bible
And may God, the source of encouragement and patience, give you the same attitude among yourselves as the Messiah Yeshua had,
Darby Translation
Now the God of endurance and of encouragement give to you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus;
Etheridge Translation
But the God of patience and of consolation give to you that with impartiality [fn] you may think one of another in Jeshu Meshiha,
Murdock Translation
And may the God of patience and of consolation, grant to you, to think in harmony one with another, in Jesus Messiah;
King James Version (1611)
Now the God of patience and consolation graunt you to be like minded one towards another, according to Christ Iesus:
New Living Translation
May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus.
New Life Bible
Now the God Who helps you not to give up and gives you strength will help you think so you can please each other as Christ Jesus did.
New Revised Standard
May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Now the God of patience and consolation giue you that ye be like minded one towards another, according to Christ Iesus,
George Lamsa Translation
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to regard one another to be equally worthy through the example of Jesus Christ;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now may, the God of the endurance and of the encouragement, give you, the same thing, to be regarding amongst one another, according to Christ Jesus;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind, one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The God of pacience and consolation, graunt you to be lyke mynded one towardes another, after the ensample of Christe Iesu:
Good News Translation
And may God, the source of patience and encouragement, enable you to have the same point of view among yourselves by following the example of Christ Jesus,
Christian Standard Bible®
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus,
King James Version
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Lexham English Bible
Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you to be in agreement with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,
Literal Translation
And may the God of patience and encouragement give to you to mind the same thing among one another according to Christ Jesus,
Young's Literal Translation
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The God of pacience and consolacion graunte you to be like mynded one towarde another, acordinge vnto Iesu Christ,
Mace New Testament (1729)
May the God of patience and consolation, make you equally concern'd for one another, according to the example of Christ Jesus,
New English Translation
Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,
Simplified Cowboy Version
God's the one who doles out patience and encouragement for those who use them to build a crew that works well together. This is how Jesus wants his crew to operate.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now may the God of perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

Contextual Overview

5 Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6 that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the God: Romans 15:13, Exodus 34:6, Psalms 86:5, 1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 3:9, 2 Peter 3:15

consolation: 2 Corinthians 1:3, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 7:6

grant: Romans 12:16, 2 Chronicles 30:12, Jeremiah 32:39, Ezekiel 11:19, Acts 4:32, 1 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Corinthians 13:11, Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:2, Philippians 3:16, Philippians 4:2, 1 Peter 3:8

according to: or, after the example of, Romans 15:3, Ephesians 5:2, Philippians 2:4, Philippians 2:5

Reciprocal: John 13:15 - given John 17:11 - that 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - God 2 Timothy 2:22 - peace Hebrews 6:18 - we might Hebrews 10:36 - ye have 1 Peter 5:10 - the God Revelation 2:3 - hast patience

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
Genesis 15:7
Then He said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to inherit it."
Genesis 15:8
And he said, "Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?"
Genesis 16:10
Then the Angel of the LORD said to her, "I will multiply your descendants exceedingly, so that they shall not be counted for multitude."
Genesis 22:17
blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
Genesis 26:4
And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;
Genesis 28:14
Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.
Exodus 32:13
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.' " Genesis 13:15 and Genesis 22:17">[fn]
Deuteronomy 1:10
The LORD your God has multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the God of patience and consolation,.... These titles and characters of God are manifestly used on account of what is before said concerning the Scriptures, and to show, that the efficacy and usefulness of them, in producing and promoting patience and comfort, entirely depend upon God the author of them: from exhorting, the apostle proceeds to petitioning; well knowing that all his exhortations would be of no avail without the power of divine grace accompanying them. The words are a prayer. The object addressed is described as "the God of patience", because he is the author and giver of that grace: it is a fruit of his Spirit, produced by the means of his word, called the word of his patience. The Heathens themselves were so sensible that this is a divine blessing, that they call patience θεων ευρημα, "the invention of the gods" w. God is the great pattern and exemplar of patience; he is patient himself, and bears much and long with the children of men; with wicked men, whose patient forbearance and longsuffering being despised by them, will be an aggravation of their damnation; but his longsuffering towards his elect issues in their salvation: he waits to be gracious to them before conversion, and after it bears with their infirmities, heals their backslidings, forgives their iniquities, patiently hears their cues, requests, and complaints, relieves and supports them, and carries them even to hoary hairs; and is in all a pattern to be imitated by his people. He is also the object of this grace; he it is on whom and for whom saints should and do patiently wait, until he is pleased to manifest himself, and communicate to them for the supply of their wants of every sort; and upon whose account and for whose sake they patiently suffer reproach and persecution; the exercise of patience is what he requires, and calls for, and is very grateful and well pleasing to him; to all which add, that he it is who strengthens to the exercise of it, and increases it; and which he does sometimes by tribulation; faith and other graces, being thereby tried, produce patience; and which at length, through divine grace, has its perfect work. Moreover, the object of prayer is described, as "the God of consolation"; all true, real, solid comfort springs from him, which he communicates by his son, the consolation of Israel; by his Spirit, the comforter; by his word, the doctrines and promises of which afford strong consolation to the heirs of promise, sensible sinners and afflicted souls; by the ordinances of the Gospel, which are breasts of consolation; and by the faithful ministers of Christ, who are "Barnabases", sons of consolation, Acts 4:36. The petition follows,

grant you to be like minded one towards another; which does not respect sameness of judgment in the doctrines of faith; though this is very necessary to an honourable and comfortable walking together in church fellowship; much less an agreement in things indifferent: the apostle's meaning is not, that they should all abstain from meats forbidden by the law of Moses, or that they should all eat every sort of food without distinction; nor that they should all observe any Jewish day, or that they should all observe none; rather, that everyone should enjoy his own sentiment, and practise as he believed: but this request regards a likeness of affection, the sameness of mutual love, that they be of one heart, and one soul; that notwithstanding their different sentiments about things of a ceremonious kind, yet that they should love one another, and cease either to despise or judge each other; but think as well and as highly of them that differ from them, as of themselves, and of those of their own sentiments, without preferring in affection one to another; but studying and devising to promote and maintain, as the Syriac here reads it, שויותא, "an equality" among them; showing the same equal affection and respect to one as to the other, and to one another; the Jew to the Gentile, and the Gentile to the Jew; the strong to the weak, and the weak to the strong. This is what is greatly desirable. It is grateful to God; it is earnestly wished for by the ministers of the Gospel: and is pleasant and delightful to all good men; but it is God alone that can give and continue such a Spirit: this the apostle knew, and therefore prays that he would "grant" it: and for which request there is a foundation for faith and hope concerning it; since God has promised he will give his people one heart, and one way, as to fear him, so to love one another. The rule or pattern, according to which this is desired, is next expressed,

according to Christ Jesus; according to the doctrine of Christ, which teaches, directs, and engages, as to sameness of judgment and practice, so to mutual love and affection; and according to the new commandment of Christ, which obliges to love one another; and according to the example of Christ, who is the great pattern of patience and forbearance, of meekness and humility, of condescension and goodness, and of equal love and affection to all his members.

w Archilochus apud Philostrat. Vit. Apollon. l. 7. c. 12.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now the God of patience - The God who is “himself” long-suffering, who bears patiently with the errors and faults of his children, and who can “give” patience, may he give you of his Spirit, that you may bear patiently the infirmities and errors of each other. The example of God here, who bears long with his children, and is not angry soon at their offences, is a strong argument why Christians should bear with each other. If God bears long and patiently with “our” infirmities, “we” ought to bear with each other.

And consolation - Who gives or imparts consolation.

To be like-minded ... - Greek To think the same thing; that is, to be united, to keep from divisions and strifes.

According to Christ Jesus - According to the example and spirit of Christ; his was a spirit of peace. Or, according to what his religion requires. The name of Christ is sometimes thus put for his religion; 2 Corinthians 11:4; Ephesians 4:20. If all Christians would imitate the example of Christ, and follow his instructions, there would be no contentions among them. He earnestly sought in his parting prayer their unity and peace; John 17:21-23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 15:5. Now the God of patience and consolation — May that God who endued them with patience, and gave them the consolation that supported them in all their trials and afflictions, grant you to be like-minded - give you the same mode of thinking, and the same power of acting towards each other, according to the example of Christ.


 
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