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Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.
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A Debt of Gratitude
Commentators unanimously agree that the Gentile believers' financial gift was not just charity, but a duty. Having received the priceless gospel ('spiritual things') from their Jewish brethren, they were now indebted to support them with material resources ('carnal things'). This establishes a powerful principle of mutual support and gratitude within the global church.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their debtors. He immediately states the reason. Compare Romans 1:14.
Of their spiritual things. They have received the go…
Their debtors (οφειλετα αυτων). Objective genitive: the Gentiles are debtors to the Jews. See the word οφειλετης in 1:14; 8:12.
19th Century
Anglican
It has pleased them.—It pleased the Macedonians and Achaians to make their contribution. And, indeed, they owed a debt to the chu…
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Baptist
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And I myself…
16th Century
Protestant
And their debtors they are, etc. Everyone perceives that what is said here of obligation is said not so much for the sake of the Corinthia…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
It has pleased them [verily] This is repeated from the former verse, and is designed to point out the spring of this…
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The apostle sought the things of Christ more than his own will, and would not leave his work of planting churches to go to Rome. It concerns all to…
13th Century
Catholic
1. After excusing himself for the presumption that could have been ascribed to him for instructing and correcting the Romans, the Apostle no…
