Charles Ellicott Commentary Romans 15:14

"And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another." — Romans 15:14 (ASV)

And I myself also.—From this point onwards, the Apostle gives a personal turn to his letter.

The greetings at the end are naturally introduced by a few words of explanation. These explain how the Roman Christians are to receive the preceding general exhortations. Additionally, there is a somewhat longer statement from the Apostle about his own relations with the Church at Rome.

This might seem all the more necessary because the Church was not one he founded, and he might appear to be both going out of his way and acting contrary to his own principles in writing to them at all.

I write these things to you, though you do not really need all these exhortations. Not only do others tell me, but I myself am convinced that you possess all the qualifications that would enable you to teach others, rather than receiving instruction yourselves.

You also.—Rather, even yourselves, as you are, and without any stimulus or prompting given to you from an external source.

Goodness—That is, goodness of disposition, a readiness to practice all the Christian virtues, especially those to which the last section had been exhorting.

Knowledge—That is, knowledge of the doctrinal aspects of Christianity as they had been set forth in the earlier portion of the Epistle. No doubt the Apostle truly had much to teach his readers—he does not say that he did not—but he courteously gives them credit for all they knew.