Romans Chapter 15 verse 26 Holy Bible

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) The poor saints.--Literally, for the poor among the saints. It cannot, therefore, be inferred from this that the church at Jerusalem consisted entirely of poor. Still from the first it would seem as if persons like Joseph of Arimathaea, and Nicodemus, and Mary the mother of Mark, were exceptions, and we know that the church at Jerusalem suffered severely during the famine in the reign of Claudius. Wealthier churches, such as those of Macedonia and Greece, would naturally be glad to have the opportunity of sending relief to the mother church, from which they might be said to be derived themselves. St. Paul himself proceeds to urge this very argument. From Jerusalem went forth the gospel which had been preached in Greece and Macedonia, and it would be but a small and due return if some of the superfluous wealth of those more favoured regions found its way to Jerusalem.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekForγὰρ (gar)ConjunctionStrong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.MacedoniaΜακεδονία (Makedonia)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3109: (Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece). From Makedon; Macedonia, a region of Greece.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. AchaiaἈχαΐα (Achaia)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 882: Achaia, a country of Europe.were pleasedεὐδόκησαν (eudokēsan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2106: To be well-pleased, think it good, be resolved. From eu and dokeo; to think well of, i.e. Approve; specially, to approbate.to makeποιήσασθαι (poiēsasthai)Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.aτινὰ (tina)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.contributionκοινωνίαν (koinōnian)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 2842: From koinonos; partnership, i.e. participation, or intercourse, or benefaction.forεἰς (eis)PrepositionStrong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.theτοὺς (tous)Article - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.poorπτωχοὺς (ptōchous)Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 4434: Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. among theτῶν (tōn)Article - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.saintsἁγίων (hagiōn)Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralStrong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.inἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.Jerusalem.Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalēm)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 2419: Of Hebrew origin; Hierusalem, the capitol of Palestine.Jump to PreviousAchaia Acha'ia Amount Contributed Contribution God's Good Greece Jerusalem Kindly Macedonia Macedo'nia Money Pleased Pleasure Poor Relief Saints Sum