Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
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Gill's Exposition
Now I beseech you, brethren,.... Having declared his intention of coming to them, and his confidence of it, he entreats an interest in their prayers; and which he urges from the consideration of their…
Barnes' Notes
For the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake - Greek, By or through διά dia our Lord Jesus Christ; It means probably out of love and regard to him; in order to promote his honor and glory, and to extend his…
Adam Clarke
For the love of the Spirit - By that love of God which the Holy Spirit sheds abroad in your hearts.
That ye strive together - Συναγωνισασθαι That ye agonize with me. He felt that much depended on the…
Here we have, I. St. Paul's desire of a share in the prayers of the Romans for him, expressed very earnestly, Rom 15:30-32. Though Paul was a great apostle, yet he begged the prayers of the meanest…
Cambridge Bible
Now I beseech you, &c. For similar requests for prayer, see 2Co 1:11; Eph 6:19; Col 4:3-4; 1Th 5:25; 2Th 3:1-2. For the language of the request (" strivetogether, &c.") cp. Col 2:1-2; Col 4:12.
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