Geneva Bible Notes: Romans 15

Romans 15:0 (!)

Romans 15:2 (a) To edifie signifieth to do all maner dueties to our neighbour, ether to bring him to Christ, or if he be wonne, that he may growe from faith to faith: so the faithful are called the temple of God wherein he is resident by his holie Spirit: & these faithful are the stones of the newe Jerusalem: that is the vniuersal Church, {Isa 54, reuel. 21} of the which building Christ is the chief corner stone, {Eph 2,20}

Romans 15:2 (!) Paul exhorteth them to support & loue one an other by the example of Christ.

Romans 15:3 (b) I did so beare them, as if they had bene done to me and not to my Father.

Romans 15:5 (c) Which is the autor of pacience. {1 Cor. 1,10, philip 3,16}

Romans 15:7 (d) To make vs partakers of Gods glorie.

Romans 15:8 (f) That God might be knowen true.

Romans 15:8 (e) First to gather the Jewes, and then the Gentiles that bothe might be made one flocke.

Romans 15:9 (!) And by the onelie mercie of God which is the cause of saluation bothe of the one & the other.

Romans 15:12 (g) Which is Christ who did spring as a yong budde out of the drye and dead rote.

Romans 15:12 (h) Then seing he toke bothe the Jewes and Gentiles to his Fathers gloire, they oght by his example to loue together.

Romans 15:14 (!) He sheweth his zeale to warde them & the Church.

Romans 15:16 (i) The minister offreth vp the people to God by the Gospel.

Romans 15:18 (k) God gaue him suche ample occasions to set forthe his excellent workes that he had done by him, that the Apostle nede not to seke anie other thing to boast vpon.

Romans 15:25 (l) Which was to carie the almes.

Romans 15:28 (m) I shal faithfully leaue it with them, & as it were sealed moste surely.

Romans 15:28 (n) Almes is the frute of faith and charitie.

Romans 15:29 (o) His coming shalbe profitable vnto them: for God wil giue him abundant knowledge of Diuine mysteries to communicate vnto them.

Romans 15:30 (!) And requireth the same of them.

Romans 15:31 (p) He feared lest sclandrous tongues wolde haue made is message ether odious, or lesse acceptable.