Romans 1:12 Cross References - Moffatt

¹² or, in other words, that I may be encouraged by meeting you, I by your faith and you by mine.

²³ When he came and saw the grace of God he rejoiced, and encouraged them all to hold by the Lord with heartfelt purpose

²⁴ whenever I went to Spain, I am hoping to see you on my way there, and to be sped forward by you after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

³² Then, by God's will, I shall gladly come to you and rest beside you.

¹ I decided I would not pay you another painful visit. ² For if I pain you, then who is to give me pleasure? None but the very people I am paining! ³ So the very reason I wrote was that I might not come only to be pained by those who ought to give me joy; I relied on you all, I felt sure that my joy would be a joy for everyone of you.

⁴ I have absolute confidence in you, I am indeed proud of you, you are a perfect comfort to me, I am overflowing with delight, for all the trouble I have to bear. ⁵ For I got no relief from the strain of things, even when I reached Macedonia; it was trouble at every turn, wrangling all round me, fears in my own mind. ⁶ But the God who comforts the dejected comforted me by the arrival of Titus. ⁷ Yes, and by more than his arrival, by the comfort which you had been to him; for he gave me such a report of how you longed for me, how sorry you were, and how eagerly you took my part, that it added to my delight.

¹³ That is what comforts me. And over and above my personal comfort, I was specially delighted at the delight of Titus. You have all set his mind at rest.

⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

¹⁷ Brothers, when we were bereft of you for a little while (out of sight, not out of mind), we were the more eager to see you. We had a keen longing for you. ¹⁸ (We did want to reach you — I did, I Paul, more than once — but Satan stopped us.) ¹⁹ For who is our hope, our joy, our crown of pride (who but you?) in the presence of our Lord Jesus on his arrival? ²⁰ Why, you, you are our glory and joy!

⁷ then, amid all my own distress and trouble, I was cheered — this faith of yours encouraged me. ⁸ It is life to me now, if you stand firm in the Lord. ⁹ How can I render thanks enough to God for you, for all the joy you make me feel in the presence of our God? ¹⁰ Night and day I pray specially that I may see your faces and supply what is defective in your faith.

⁴ When I recall the tears you shed when we parted, I long by night and day to see you again. That would fill me with joy,

⁴ to Titus my lawful son in a faith we hold in common; grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

¹ Symeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have been allotted a faith of equal privilege with ours, by the equity of our God and saviour Jesus Christ:

⁴ I was overjoyed to find some of your children leading the true Life, as we were commanded to do by the Father.

³ For I was overjoyed when some brothers arrived and testified to the truth of your life, as indeed you do lead the true Life; ⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear of my children living in the Truth.

³ Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;