Romans 15:30 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Paul earnestly asks the believers to join him in fervent prayer to God on his behalf.
What Does Romans 15:30 Mean?
Now the confident apostle becomes a man asking for help. He pleads with his readers — 'I beseech you' — to labor alongside him in prayer. He appeals to the strongest of motives: the sake of the Lord Jesus and the love the Spirit gives.
The phrase 'strive together with me' pictures prayer as a shared exertion, even a struggle waged side by side. Paul does not view himself as self-sufficient; he leans on the intercession of fellow believers. Their prayers, joined to his, become a common contending before God. There is great humility here: the one who taught them now begs their petitions. And there is encouragement too — our prayers for one another are real labor in God's sight, a striving that matters.
Romans 15:30 in the Original Language
sunagonizomai (συναγωνίζομαι), 'strive together' -- to contend alongside, to join in earnest struggle as a fellow combatant.
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What does Romans 15:30 mean?
Paul earnestly asks the believers to join him in fervent prayer to God on his behalf.