Romans 15:25 Meaning and Explanation
“But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Before any of these plans, Paul must first go to Jerusalem to serve the believers there.
What Does Romans 15:25 Mean?
First, however, comes a journey in the opposite direction. Before turning west to Rome and Spain, Paul must go east to Jerusalem on an errand of service to the believers there.
The word 'minister' marks this as an act of loving service, the carrying of relief to those in need. Paul's grand westward vision is interrupted by a present duty of love that must come first. He will not press on to new horizons while a debt of care lies unpaid behind him. There is a quiet lesson in the ordering: vision yields to obligation, and the apostle bound for the world's edge first stoops to serve the poor saints. Love attends to the nearer need before the farther dream.
Romans 15:25 in the Original Language
hagios (ἅγιος), 'saints' -- holy ones, those set apart for God; a common name for believers.
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What does Romans 15:25 mean?
Before any of these plans, Paul must first go to Jerusalem to serve the believers there.