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Romans 15:26
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Some of them are poor, and the believers in Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help them. So they gathered some money to send them.
For Macedo'nia and Acha'ia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem;
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certayne distribucio vpo the poore saynctes which are at Ierusalem.
For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the holy ones who are at Yerushalayim.
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For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
The believers in Macedonia and Southern Greece were happy to give their money to help the poor among God's people at Jerusalem.
For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are at Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.
pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a collection for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem.
for Macedonia and Greece have kindly contributed a certain sum in relief of the poor among God's people, in Jerusalem.
For Macedonye and Acaie han assaied to make sum yifte to pore men of seyntis, that ben in Jerusalem.
For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
For [Gentile believers in] Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints (Jewish believers) in Jerusalem.
For it hath been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints that are at Jerusalem.
For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia thought it would be good to make some contribution to the poor among God's people in Yerushalayim.
for Macedonia and Achaia have been well pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who [are] in Jerusalem.
For they in Makedunia and in Akaia have desired that a communication should be made from themselves with the poor and the saints who are at Urishlem.
For they of Macedonia and Achaia, have been willing to make up a contribution for the needy saints who are at Jerusalem.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia, to make a certaine contribution for the poore Saints which are at Hierusalem.
The churches in the countries of Macedonia and Greece have decided to give money to help some of the poor Christians in Jerusalem.
for Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to share their resources with the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia, to make a certaine distribution vnto the poore Saints which are at Hierusalem.
For the brethren in Mac-e-do''ni-a and A-cha''ia have been pleased to take part in helping the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia have been well-pleased to make a certain fellowship for the destitute of the saints who are in Jerusalem, -
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia & Achaia to make a certaine comon gatheryng for the poore saintes whiche are at Hierusalem.
For the churches in Macedonia and Achaia have freely decided to give an offering to help the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.
because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good to make certain gifts to the poor of the saints in Jerusalem.
for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who [are] in Jerusalem;
For they of Macedonia and Achaia haue wyllingly prepared a commen colleccion together, for the poore sayntes at Ierusalem.
for those of Macedonia and Achaia, have thought fit to make a contribution for the poor converts at Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.
The cowboys who ride for the Lord in Macedonia and Achaia took it upon themselves to gather some money for the poor in Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to share with the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
it: Acts 11:27-30, 2 Corinthians 8:1 - 2 Corinthians 9:15, Galatians 6:6-10
the poor: Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 17:5, Zechariah 11:7, Zechariah 11:11, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 26:11, Luke 6:20, Luke 14:13, 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 9:12, Philemon 1:5, James 2:5, James 2:6
Reciprocal: Isaiah 60:5 - forces Isaiah 61:6 - ye shall eat Zechariah 6:10 - which Acts 10:2 - which Acts 16:9 - Macedonia Acts 18:12 - Achaia Acts 19:21 - to go Acts 24:17 - to bring Acts 26:10 - the saints Romans 15:25 - General Romans 16:5 - Achaia 2 Corinthians 1:1 - Achaia 2 Corinthians 8:4 - the ministering 2 Corinthians 8:13 - not Philippians 1:5 - General Revelation 21:24 - the nations
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia,.... That is, the churches of Macedonia, particularly Philippi and Thessalonica; and the churches of Achaia, especially the church at Corinth, which was the metropolis of Achaia:
to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem; of which contribution, of their great forwardness, readiness, and liberality, a large account is given in 2 Corinthians 8:1; from whence Origen and others have rightly concluded, that this epistle to the Romans was wrote after that; since in that the apostle exhorts and encourages them, by the example of the Macedonian churches, to finish the collection they had begun; which collection is here called a contribution, or "communion", as the word signifies; it being one part of the communion of churches and of saints, to relieve their poor, by communicating to them, and to assist each other therein; and in which they have not only fellowship with one another, but with Christ the head; who takes what is done to the least of his brethren as done to himself: the persons for whom the collection was made, are "the poor saints", or "the poor of the saints"; for not all the saints, but the poor among them, were the objects of this generosity: they were saints such as are sanctified by God the Father in eternal election, and by the blood of Christ in redemption, and by the Spirit of Christ in the effectual calling, to these this goodness extended; for though good is to be done to all men, yet more especially to the household of faith: they were "poor", which is the lot of many who are saints, whom God has chosen, to whom the Gospel is preached, and who are called by grace: these came to be so, either through the great dearth which was throughout the world in the times of Claudius Caesar, when the brethren at Jerusalem particularly suffered, and were relieved by the disciples at Antioch; but this collection was made some years after that, and therefore rather they became so, through the persecutions of their countrymen; by whom they suffered joyfully the spoiling of their goods, knowing that they had a better and more enduring substance in heaven; or else through their having sold all their possessions, and thrown their money into one common stock and fund, for mutual subsistence, which was now exhausted: these poor saints lived at Jerusalem, which was at a great distance from Macedonia and Achaia; but though they were strangers, and unknown by face to them, and had only heard of them, and their distress; yet this was no objection to their cheerful contribution; they considered them as members of the same body, as belonging to the same family, and as standing in the same spiritual relation to God and Christ with themselves; and upon this foot they acted; and what they did is worthy the imitation of all the churches and people of God.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For it hath pleased them of Macedonia - That is, they have done it “cheerfully” and “voluntarily.” See their liberality and cheerfulness commended by the apostle in 2 Corinthians 8:1-6; 2 Corinthians 9:2. Paul had been at much pains to obtain this collection, but still they did it freely; see 2 Corinthians 9:4-7. It was with reference to this collection that he directed them to lay by for this purpose as God had prospered them on the first day of the week; 1 Corinthians 16:1.
Of Macedonia - That is, the Christians in Macedonia - those who had been Gentiles, and who had been converted to the Christian religion; Romans 15:27. Macedonia was a country of Greece, bounded north by Thrace, south by Thessaly, west by Epirus, and east by the AEgean sea. It was an extensive region, and was the kingdom of Philip, and his son Alexander the Great. Its capital was Philippi, at which place Paul planted a church. A church was also established at Thessalonica, another city of that country; Acts 16:9, etc.; compare Acts 18:5; Acts 19:21; 2 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:7-8; 1 Thessalonians 4:10.
And Achaia - Achaia in the largest sense comprehended “all” ancient Greece. Achaia Proper, however, was a province of Greece embracing the western part of the Peloponnesus, of which Corinth was the capital; see the note at Acts 18:12. This place is mentioned as having been concerned in this collection in 2 Corinthians 9:2.
The poor saints ... - The Christians who were in Judea were exposed to special trials. They were condemned by the sanhedrin, opposed by the rulers, and persecuted by the people; see Acts 8:1, etc.; Acts 12:1, etc. Paul sought not only to relieve them by this contribution, but also to promote fellow-feeling between them and the Gentile Christians. And “this” circumstance would tend much to enforce what he had been urging in Romans 14:0; Romans 15:0 on the duty of kind feeling between the Jewish and Gentile converts to Christianity. Nothing tends so much to wear off prejudice, and to prevent unkind feeling in regard to others, as to set about some purpose “to do them good,” or to unite “with” them in doing good.
