Romans 15:17. I have therefore my (lit., ‘the') glorying; the same word we render ‘boasting' in chap. Romans 3:27; here used in a good sense.

In (not, ‘through') Christ Jesus; only in fellowship with Him can he glory; thus incidentally opposing the thought that his glorying was in himself.

In those things which pertain to God, lit., ‘the things toward God,' referring to his ‘ministering as a priest,' etc. (Romans 15:16). It does not limit, but defines the ‘glorying.' The explanation: ‘I have offerings for God, namely, Gentile converts,' seems far-fetched. This verse furnishes a transition to the statement of the principle governing his labors (Romans 15:17-21, the carrying out of which had hindered him from visiting Rome (Romans 15:22).

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