Romans 1:11 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹¹ For I long to see you, in order to impart to you some spiritual gift and so give you fresh strength--

¹⁵ And they, on their arrival, prayed that the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit. ¹⁶ (As yet the Spirit had not descended upon any of them; they had only been baptized into the Faith of the Lord Jesus). ¹⁷ Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ When Simon saw that it was through the placing of the Apostles' hands on them that the Spirit was given, he brought them a sum of money and said: ¹⁹ "Give me also this power of yours, so that, if I place my hands upon any one, he may receive the Holy Spirit."

⁵ So the Churches grew stronger in the Faith, and increased in numbers from day to day.

⁶ And, after Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit descended upon them, and they began to speak with 'tongues' and to preach.

²¹ Sometime after these events Paul resolved to go through Macedonia and Greece, and then make his way to Jerusalem. "And after I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also."

²³ But now there are no further openings for me in these parts, and I have for several years been longing to come to you whenever I may be going to Spain.

²⁹ And I know that, when I come to you, it will be with a full measure of blessing from Christ.

³² So that, God willing, I may be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and enjoy some rest among you.

²⁵ Now to him who is able to strengthen you, as promised in the Good News entrusted to me and in the proclamation of Jesus Christ, in accordance with the revelation of that hidden purpose, which in past ages was kept secret but now has been revealed

¹ In the next place, Brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant about spiritual gifts. ² You know that there was a time when you were Gentiles, going astray after idols that could not speak, just as you happened to be led. ³ Therefore I tell you plainly that no one who speaks under the influence of the Spirit of God says 'JESUS IS ACCURSED,' and that no one can say 'JESUS IS LORD,' except under the influence of the Holy Spirit. ⁴ Gifts differ, but the Spirit is the same; ⁵ Ways of serving differ, yet the Master is the same; ⁶ Results differ, yet the God who brings about every result is in every case the same. ⁷ To each man there is given spiritual illumination for the general good. ⁸ To one is given the power to speak with wisdom through the Spirit; to another the power to speak with knowledge, due to the same Spirit; ⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another power to cure diseases by the one Spirit; to another supernatural powers; ¹⁰ To another the gift of preaching; to another the gift of distinguishing between true and false inspiration; to another varieties of the gift of 'tongues'; to another the power to interpret 'tongues.' ¹¹ All these result from one and the same Spirit, who distributes his gifts to each individually as he wills.

²¹ God who brings us, with you, into close union with Christ, and who consecrated us,

¹⁴ And they also, in their prayers for you, express their longing to see you, because of the surpassing love of God displayed toward you.

⁴ For, if some new-comer is proclaiming a Jesus other than him whom we proclaimed, or if you are receiving a Spirit different from the Spirit which you received, or a Good News different from that which you welcomed, then you are marvelously tolerant!

² Here is the one thing that I want to find out from you--Did you receive the Spirit as the result of obedience to Law, or of your having listened with faith? ³ Can you be so foolish? After beginning with what is spiritual, do you now end with what is external? ⁴ Did you go through so much to no purpose?--if indeed it really was to no purpose! ⁵ He who supplies you abundantly with his Spirit and endows you with such powers--does he do this as the result of obedience to Law? or as the result of your having listened with faith?

⁸ That is why it is said--'When he went up on high, he led his captives into captivity. And gave gifts to mankind.' ⁹ Now surely this 'going up' must imply that he had already gone down into the world beneath. ¹⁰ He who went down is the same as he who went up--up beyond the highest Heaven, that he might fill all things with his presence. ¹¹ And he it is who gave to the Church Apostles, Prophets, Missionaries, Pastors, and Teachers, ¹² To fit his People for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of the Christ.

⁸ God will bear me witness how I yearn over you all with the tenderness of Christ Jesus.

²⁶ For he has been longing to see you all, and has been distressed because you heard of his illness.

¹ So then, my dear Brothers, whom I am longing to see--you who are my joy and my crown, stand fast in union with the Lord, dear friends.

² And sent Timothy, our Brother and God's minister of the Good News of the Christ, to strengthen you, and to encourage you in your faith,

¹³ And so make your hearts strong, and your lives pure beyond reproach, in the sight of our God and Father, at the Coming of our Lord Jesus, with all his Holy Ones.

¹⁷ Console your hearts, and strengthen you to do and to say all that is right.

³ But the Lord will not fail you; he will give you strength, and guard you from Evil.

⁹ Do not let yourselves be carried away by the various novel forms of teaching. It is better to rely for spiritual strength upon the divine help, than upon regulations regarding food; for those whose lives are guided by such regulations have not found them of service.

¹⁰ God, from whom all help comes, and who called you, by your union with Christ, into his eternal glory, will, when you have suffered for a little while, himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

¹² I have been writing to you briefly by the hand of Silas, our true-hearted Brother (for so I regard him), to urge upon you, and to bear my testimony, that in what I have written is to be found the true love of God. On that take your stand.

¹² I shall, therefore, always be ready to remind you of all this, even though you know it and are firmly established in the Truth that you now hold.

¹⁷ Do you, therefore, dear friends, now that you know this beforehand, be on your guard against being led away by the errors of reckless people, and so lapsing from your present steadfastness; ¹⁸ and advance in the love and knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. All glory be to him now and for ever.