Romans 15:18 Cross References - WNT

¹⁸ For I will not presume to mention any of the results that Christ has brought about by other agency than mine in securing the obedience of the Gentiles by word or deed,

¹⁸ Jesus however came near and said to them, "All power in Heaven and over the earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations; baptize them into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; ²⁰ and teach them to obey every command which I have given you. And remember, I am with you always, day by day, until the Close of the Age."

²⁰ But they went out and made proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming their Message by the signs which accompanied it.

²⁷ Upon their arrival they called the Church together and proceeded to report in detail all that God, working with them, had done, and how He had opened for the Gentiles the door of faith.

⁴ Upon their arrival in Jerusalem they were cordially received by the Church, the Apostles, and the Elders; and they reported in detail all that God, working with them, had done.

¹² Then the whole assembly remained silent while they listened to the statement made by Paul and Barnabas as to all the signs and marvels that God had done among the Gentiles through their instrumentality.

¹⁹ After exchanging friendly greetings, Paul told in detail all that God had done among the Gentiles through his instrumentality.

²⁰ but I proceeded to preach first to the people in Damascus, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judaea, and to the Gentiles, that they must repent and turn to God, and live lives consistent with such repentance.

⁵ through whom we have received grace and Apostleship in His service in order to win men to obedience to the faith, among all Gentile peoples,

¹⁷ But thanks be to God that though you were once in thraldom to Sin, you have now yielded a hearty obedience to that system of truth in which you have been instructed.

²⁶ but has now been brought fully to light, and by the command of the God of the Ages has been made known by the writings of the Prophets among all the Gentiles to win them to obedience to the faith--

⁶ I planted and Apollos watered; but it was God who was, all the time, giving the increase. ⁷ So that neither the planter nor the waterer is of any importance. God who gives the increase is all in all. ⁸ Now in aim and purpose the planter and the waterer are one; and yet each will receive his own special reward, answering to his own special work. ⁹ Apollos and I are simply fellow workers for and with God, and you are *God's* field-- *God's* building.

¹ Do you say that this is self-recommendation once more? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you or from you? ² Our letter of recommendation is yourselves--a letter written on our hearts and everywhere known and read. ³ For all can see that you are a letter of Christ entrusted to our care, and written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the ever-living God--and not on tablets of stone, but on human hearts as tablets.

¹ And you also we, as God's fellow workers, entreat not to be found to have received His grace to no purpose.

⁴ The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses. ⁵ For we overthrow arrogant 'reckonings,' and every stronghold that towers high in defiance of the knowledge of God, and we carry off every thought as if into slavery--into subjection to Christ;

¹³ We, however, will not exceed due limits in our boasting, but will keep within the limits of the sphere which God has assigned to us as a limit, which reaches even to you. ¹⁴ For there is no undue stretch of authority on our part, as though it did not extend to you. We pressed on even to Corinth, and were the first to proclaim to you the Good News of the Christ. ¹⁵ We do not exceed our due limits, and take credit for other men's labours; but we entertain the hope that, as your faith grows, we shall gain promotion among you--still keeping within our own sphere--promotion to a larger field of labour, ¹⁶ and shall tell the Good News in the districts beyond you, not boasting in another man's sphere about work already done by him. ¹⁷ But "WHOEVER BOASTS, LET HIS BOAST BE IN THE LORD." ¹⁸ For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.

³¹ The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ--He who is blessed throughout the Ages--knows that I am speaking the truth.

⁶ If however I should choose to boast, I should not be a fool for so doing, for I should be speaking the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should be led to estimate me more highly than what his own eyes attest, or more highly than what he hears from my lips.

⁸ for He who had been at work within Peter with a view to his Apostleship to the Jews had also been at work within me with a view to my Apostleship to the Gentiles--

¹⁷ And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, and let it be through Him that you give thanks to God the Father.

¹⁷ comfort your hearts and make you stedfast in every good work and word.

⁹ and so, having been made perfect, He became to all who obey Him the source and giver of eternal salvation.

⁸ Through faith Abraham, upon being called to leave home and go into a land which he was soon to receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing where he was going to.

²² But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.

¹⁸ Dear children, let us not love in words only nor with the lips, but in deed and in truth.

⁹ But Michael the Archangel, when contending with the Devil and arguing with him about the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce judgement on him in abusive terms, but simply said, "The Lord rebuke you."