Romans 15:13

the God of hope Lit. of the hope; i.e. of ourhope, the special hope in question; the Christian's hope of glory. So just below, that ye may abound in the hope.

St Paul takes up the last word of the last quotation, and applies it in this expression of holy and loving desire. He ceases now to speak of controversy, and looks joyfully heavenward. On the whole ver., cp. ch. Romans 5:1-5.

in believing The word seems to sum up the great argument of the Epistle. Here closes its course of explicit Instruction, whether concerning Doctrine or Practice. The remainder is devoted to personal and other incidental topics. Meyer calls the passage, Romans 15:14-33, the "Epilogue" of the Epistle.