KJV King James Version
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
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Romans 15:27
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
Yea, it hath been their good pleasure; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if in their spiritual things the nations did participate, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.
Surrounding context — Romans 15
24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your [company].
25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.
28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.
29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εὐδόκησανG2106 · eudokeōto delightγάρ,G1063 · garforκαὶG2532 · kaiandὀφειλέταιG3781 · opheiletēsdebtorεἰσὶνG1510 · eimito beαὐτῶν·G846 · autosit/s/heεἰG1487 · eiifγὰρG1063 · garforτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνευματικοῖςG4152 · pneumatikosspiritualαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heἐκοινώνησανG2841 · koinōneōto participateτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθνη,G1484 · ethnosGentilesὀφείλουσινG3784 · opheilōto oweκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσαρκικοῖςG4559 · sarkikosfleshlyλειτουργῆσαιG3008 · leitourgeōto ministerαὐτοῖς.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 9:11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?Galatians 6:6Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.Philemon 1:19I Paul have written [it] with mine own hand, I will repay [it]: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.Romans 11:17And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;
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