Roma 15:15

15:15 But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God

Roma 15:1

Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. ¹ 

1 Korintus 15:10

15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God with me.

Galatia 2:9

2:9 and when James, Cephas, ²  and John, who had a reputation as ³  pillars, ⁴  recognized ⁵  the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me ⁶  the right hand of fellowship, agreeing ⁷  that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ⁸ 

Efesus 3:7

3:7 I became a servant of this gospel ⁹  according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by ¹⁰  the exercise of his power. ¹¹ 

Efesus 4:7

4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

Efesus 4:1

Live in Unity

4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, ¹²  urge you to live ¹³  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, ¹⁴ 

1 Petrus 4:10-11

4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another ¹⁵  as good stewards of the varied grace of God. 4:11 Whoever speaks, let it be with ¹⁶  God’s words. ¹⁷  Whoever serves, do so with the strength ¹⁸  that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong ¹⁹  the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

[15:1]  ¹ tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”

[2:9]  ² sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211).

[2:9]  ³ tn Or “who were influential as,” or “who were reputed to be.” See also the note on the word “influential” in 2:6.

[2:9]  ⁴ sn Pillars is figurative here for those like James, Peter, and John who were leaders in the Jerusalem church.

[2:9]  ⁵ tn The participle γνόντες (gnontes) has been taken temporally. It is structurally parallel to the participle translated “when they saw” in v. 7.

[2:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “me and Barnabas.”

[2:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “so,” with the ἵνα (Jina) indicating the result of the “pillars” extending the “right hand of fellowship,” but the translation “they gave…the right hand of fellowship so that we would go” could be misunderstood as purpose here. The implication of the scene is that an agreement, outlined at the end of v. 10, was reached between Paul and Barnabas on the one hand and the “pillars” of the Jerusalem church on the other.

[2:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “to the circumcision,” a collective reference to the Jewish people.

[3:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “of which I was made a minister,” “of which I became a servant.”

[3:7]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “according to.”

[3:7]  ¹¹ sn On the exercise of his power see 1:19-20.

[4:1]  ¹² tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”

[4:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.

[4:1]  ¹⁴ sn With which you have been called. The calling refers to the Holy Spirit’s prompting that caused them to believe. The author is thus urging his readers to live a life that conforms to their saved status before God.

[4:10]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “serving it to one another.” The primary verb is a participle but it continues the sense of command from v. 7.

[4:11]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “if anyone speaks – as God’s words.”

[4:11]  ¹⁷ tn Or “oracles.”

[4:11]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “if anyone serves – with strength…”

[4:11]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “is/are.”