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NASB | Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives endurance and who supplies encouragement grant that you be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, |
Subject: Perseverance and the word given here? |
Bible Note: Greetings John! I'm home now! :-) I hate typing on my phone. I limit myself to very brief responses. There are two issues involved. First, what does the text say. Secondly, what does the text mean. The first is very straight forward. Verbs take direct objects. 'Perseverance' and 'endurance' are both adjectives describing the noun God, and thus, cannot be the direct object of the verb 'to give'. What is given is 'the same to think'. The second question concerns what does the phrase 'the same to think' mean. Does it mean that God gives us our thoughts? No! It is simply saying that Paul wants God to give the Romans a 'unity of thought'. Paul said much the same thing to the Philippians when he prayed that they would be like minded in Phil. 2:2. In fact, the Greek phrase is very similar. It is 'the same you would think', where in Rom. 15:5, it is 'the same to think'. As for James 1:17, the question was not whether 'perseverance' is ever called a gift, but whether it was what was given in Rom. 15:5. The answer is that it was not 'given' in Rom. 15:5. There certainly may be other places where it is described as a gift, but not in Rom. 15:5. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |