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You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them. <a href="/esv/romans/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. <a href="/bsb/romans/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another. <a href="/blb/romans/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I myself also am persuaded concerning you my brothers, that you yourselves are also full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, and being able to admonish one another. <a href="/kjv/romans/15.htm">King James Bible</a> And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. <a href="/nkjv/romans/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. <a href="/nasb_/romans/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And concerning you, my brothers and sisters, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. <a href="/nasb/romans/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. <a href="/nasb77/romans/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able also to admonish one another. <a href="/lsb/romans/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge and being able also to admonish one another. <a href="/amp/romans/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Personally I am convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, amply filled with all [spiritual] knowledge, and competent to admonish and counsel and instruct one another. <a href="/csb/romans/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. <a href="/hcsb/romans/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> My brothers, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. <a href="/asv/romans/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. <a href="/cev/romans/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My friends, I am sure that you are very good and that you have all the knowledge you need to teach each other. <a href="/erv/romans/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. <a href="/gwt/romans/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm convinced, brothers and sisters, that you, too, are filled with goodness. I'm also convinced that you have all the knowledge you need and that you are able to instruct each other. <a href="/gnt/romans/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> My friends: I myself feel sure that you are full of goodness, that you have all knowledge, and that you are able to teach one another. <a href="/isv/romans/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are filled with goodness and full of all the knowledge you need to be able to instruct each other. <a href="/msb/romans/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another. <a href="/net/romans/15.htm">NET Bible</a> But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. <a href="/nheb/romans/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others. <a href="/wbt/romans/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I myself also am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. <a href="/wey/romans/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another. <a href="/web/romans/15.htm">World English Bible</a> I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I am persuaded, my brothers—I myself also—concerning you, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, also able to admonish one another; <a href="/blb/romans/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I myself also am persuaded concerning you my brothers, that you yourselves are also full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, and being able to admonish one another. <a href="/ylt/romans/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I am persuaded, my brethren -- I myself also -- concerning you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also one another to admonish; <a href="/slt/romans/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I am persuaded my brethren, and I myself for you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, tilled with all knowledge, being able also to remind one another.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I myself also, my brethren, am assured of you, that you also are full of love, replenished with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another. <a href="/cpdv/romans/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But I am also certain about you, my brothers, that you also have been filled with love, completed with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another. <a href="/nabre/romans/15.htm">New American Bible</a> I myself am convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I myself feel confident about you, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that you also are filled with the same goodness, and made perfect with all knowledge, able also to admonish others. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> I am also convinced concerning you, my brethren, that you also are filled with goodness and you are filled with all knowledge and you are able also to instruct others.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that you yourselves are full of all goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another. <a href="/godbey/romans/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But I am indeed persuaded, my brethren, concerning you, that you are also full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, being able also to admonish one another. <a href="/haweis/romans/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another. <a href="/mace/romans/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> As to myself, I am persuaded, my brethren, that you abound in goodness, and in variety of knowledge, and are able to instruct one another. <a href="/wey/romans/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But as to you, brethren, I am convinced-- yes, I Paul am convinced--that, even apart from my teaching, you are already full of goodness of heart, and enriched with complete Christian knowledge, and are also competent to instruct one another. <a href="/worrell/romans/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I myself also have become persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. <a href="/worsley/romans/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I myself am indeed persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye are full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another. <a href="/parallel/romans/15-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=3697" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/15.htm">Paul the Minister to the Gentiles</a> 13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 14<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autos (PPro-NM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">myself</a> <a href="/greek/3982.htm" title="3982: Pepeismai (V-RIM/P-1S) -- A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely.">am convinced,</a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">my</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-VMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">you yourselves</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</a> <a href="/greek/3324.htm" title="3324: mestoi (Adj-NMP) -- Full, filled with. Of uncertain derivation.">full</a> <a href="/greek/19.htm" title="19: agathōsynēs (N-GFS) -- From agathos; goodness, i.e. Virtue or beneficence.">of goodness,</a> <a href="/greek/4137.htm" title="4137: peplērōmenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.">brimming</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1108.htm" title="1108: gnōseōs (N-GFS) -- Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.">knowledge,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: dynamenoi (V-PPM/P-NMP) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">able</a> <a href="/greek/3560.htm" title="3560: nouthetein (V-PNA) -- To admonish, warn, counsel, exhort. From the same as nouthesia; to put in mind, i.e. to caution or reprove gently.">to instruct</a> <a href="/greek/240.htm" title="240: allēlous (RecPro-AMP) -- One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.">one another.</a> 15However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9-10</a> For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, / so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, <a href="/1_corinthians/1-5.htm">1 Corinthians 1:5</a> For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge, <a href="/2_corinthians/8-7.htm">2 Corinthians 8:7</a> But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving. <a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17-18</a> that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, <a href="/philippians/1-9.htm">Philippians 1:9-11</a> And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, / so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, / filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. <a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a> Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:9</a> Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:3</a> We are obligated to thank God for you all the time, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and your love for one another is increasing. <a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20-21</a> You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. / I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth. <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a> Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. <a href="/acts/18-24.htm">Acts 18:24-26</a> Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures. / He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. / And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1</a> Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">2 Peter 1:5-8</a> For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; / and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; / and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. ... <a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5</a> let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9</a> Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brothers, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.I.<a href="/philippians/1-7.htm">Philippians 1:7</a> Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.<a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a> When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.<a href="/philemon/1-21.htm">Philemon 1:21</a> Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.full.<a href="/philippians/1-11.htm">Philippians 1:11</a> Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.<a href="/colossians/1-8.htm">Colossians 1:8-10</a> Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit… <a href="/2_peter/1-5.htm">2 Peter 1:5-8</a> And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; … filled.<a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1,7,10</a> Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth… able.<a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a> Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:11,14</a> Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do… <a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Titus 2:3,4</a> The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/14-23.htm">Able</a> <a href="/acts/20-31.htm">Admonish</a> <a href="/romans/14-23.htm">Already</a> <a href="/romans/10-14.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">Competent</a> <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Convinced</a> <a href="/acts/27-40.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Enriched</a> <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/romans/15-2.htm">Good</a> <a href="/romans/12-21.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/romans/15-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Others</a> <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/16-25.htm">Able</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-14.htm">Admonish</a> <a href="/romans/15-15.htm">Already</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-8.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-10.htm">Competent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-10.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">Convinced</a> <a href="/james/3-4.htm">Direction</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-5.htm">Enriched</a> <a href="/romans/15-24.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/romans/15-29.htm">Full</a> <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/romans/15-32.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/romans/15-20.htm">Others</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-1.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/philippians/1-25.htm">Persuaded</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-10.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 15</div>1. <a href="/romans/15-1.htm">The strong must bear with the weak.</a> 2. <a href="/romans/15-2.htm">We must not please ourselves;</a> 3. <a href="/romans/15-3.htm">for Christ did not so;</a> 7. <a href="/romans/15-7.htm">but receive one another, as Christ did us all;</a> 8. <a href="/romans/15-8.htm">both Jews and Gentiles;</a> 15. <a href="/romans/15-15.htm">Paul excuses his writing;</a> 28. <a href="/romans/15-28.htm">and promises to see them;</a> 30. <a href="/romans/15-30.htm">and requests their prayers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I myself am convinced Paul expresses personal confidence, indicating a deep assurance based on his knowledge and experience with the Roman believers. This phrase highlights Paul's pastoral heart and his role as an apostle, emphasizing his authority and personal investment in the spiritual well-being of the church. His conviction is not based on hearsay but on a thorough understanding of their faith and character.my brothers The term "brothers" signifies a familial relationship among believers, emphasizing unity and equality within the body of Christ. This reflects the early Christian understanding of the church as a family, transcending ethnic and social boundaries. It also underscores the mutual respect and affection Paul has for the Roman Christians, despite not having founded the church in Rome himself.that you yourselves are full of goodness Paul acknowledges the moral and ethical character of the Roman believers. "Goodness" here refers to a virtue that is a fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22</a>) and is indicative of a life transformed by the gospel. This goodness is not inherent but is a result of their relationship with Christ, reflecting the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in their lives.brimming with knowledge The Roman Christians are recognized for their understanding of Christian doctrine and the teachings of Jesus. This knowledge is not merely intellectual but is deeply rooted in their faith and practice. It suggests that they have been well-taught and are capable of discerning truth from error, a crucial aspect of maintaining doctrinal purity in the early church.and able to instruct one another Paul affirms their capability to teach and admonish each other, highlighting the importance of mutual edification within the church. This reflects the New Testament model of discipleship, where believers are encouraged to build each other up in love and truth (<a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Ephesians 4:15-16</a>). It also implies a level of maturity and responsibility among the Roman Christians, as they are entrusted with the task of guiding one another in the faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to the Romans, expressing his confidence in the Roman believers' spiritual maturity. 2. <a href="/topical/r/roman_believers.htm">Roman Believers</a> The recipients of the letter, whom Paul addresses as "my brothers," indicating a close spiritual kinship. 3. <a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a> The city where the recipients of the letter reside, a significant center of the early Christian church. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The broader context in which this letter was written, a time of growth and establishment of Christian doctrine. 5. <a href="/topical/p/paul's_missionary_work.htm">Paul's Missionary Work</a> The backdrop of Paul's writing, as he was actively spreading the Gospel and establishing churches.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_maturity.htm">Spiritual Maturity</a> Paul acknowledges the Roman believers' maturity, which is characterized by goodness and knowledge. This serves as a model for all Christians to strive for spiritual growth. <a href="/topical/c/community_instruction.htm">Community Instruction</a> The competence to instruct one another highlights the importance of mutual edification within the church. Believers are encouraged to share their insights and learn from each other. <a href="/topical/g/goodness_and_knowledge.htm">Goodness and Knowledge</a> These qualities are essential for effective ministry and personal growth. Christians should seek to cultivate both in their lives. <a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_fellow_believers.htm">Confidence in Fellow Believers</a> Paul's confidence in the Roman believers serves as a reminder to trust and encourage one another in the faith journey. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The presence of goodness and knowledge in believers is a testament to the work of the Holy Spirit, who empowers and equips the church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 15</a> <a href="/q/what_is_nouthetic_counseling.htm">What is Nouthetic Counseling?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_good_and_evil.htm">What defines the knowledge of good and evil?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_morality_in_dct.htm">What defines morality in Divine Command Theory?</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_support_christian_marriage_counseling.htm">Is Christian marriage counseling supported by the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) And I myself also.--From this point onwards the Apostle gives a personal turn to his letter. The greetings at the end are naturally introduced by a few words of explanation as to the way in which the more general exhortations that preceded are to be received by the Roman Christians, and a somewhat longer statement on the part of the Apostle of his own relations to the Church at Rome. This might seem to be the more necessary as the Church was not one of his own founding, and he might seem to be both going out of his way and acting in contradiction to his own principles in writing to them at all.I write thus to you though you do not really need all these exhortations. Not only do others tell me, but I am convinced myself that you possess all the qualifications which would fit you to teach others instead of receiving instruction yourselves.Ye also.--Rather, even yourselves, as you are, and without any stimulus or incitement given to you from without.Goodness--i.e., goodness of disposition, readiness to practise all the Christian virtues, especially those to which the last section had been exhorting.Knowledge--i.e., of the doctrinal aspects of Christianity as they had been set forth in the earlier portion of the Epistle. No doubt the Apostle had really much to teach his readers--he does not say that he had not--but he courteously gives them credit for all they knew.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 14-33. - I. Expression of confidence in the general disposition of the Roman Christians, and of the writer's desire to visit them, and his intentions in accordance with that desire. Verse 14. - And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. It is St. Paul's courteous as well as kindly way to compliment those to whom he writes on what he believes to be good in them, and to cling to a good opinion of them, even where he has some misgivings, or has had reason to find fault (cf. <a href="/1_corinthians/1-4.htm">1 Corinthians 1:4</a>, seq.; <a href="/2_corinthians/1-7.htm">2 Corinthians 1:7</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/3-1.htm">2 Corinthians 3:1</a>, seq.; 7:3, seq.). Here "I myself also" (καὶ αὐτὸς ἐγὼ) may have tacit reference to the general good report of the Roman Church (cf. <a href="/romans/1-8.htm">Romans 1:8</a> and Romans 16:19), which he means to say he himself by no means doubts the truth of, notwithstanding his previous warnings. "Ye yourselves also" (καὶ αὐτοὶ) implies his trust that even without such warnings they would of themselves be as he would wish them to be; "full of goodness" (ἀγαθωσύνης), so as to be kind to one another, as they were enlightened and replete with knowledge (γνώσεως). <a href="/commentaries/romans/15-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. myself αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. am convinced, Πέπεισμαι (Pepeismai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3982.htm">Strong's 3982: </a> A primary verb; to convince; by analogy, to pacify or conciliate; reflexively or passively, to assent, to rely. my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. brothers, ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. you yourselves αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. are ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. full μεστοί (mestoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3324.htm">Strong's 3324: </a> Full, filled with. Of uncertain derivation. of goodness, ἀγαθωσύνης (agathōsynēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_19.htm">Strong's 19: </a> From agathos; goodness, i.e. Virtue or beneficence. brimming πεπληρωμένοι (peplērōmenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4137.htm">Strong's 4137: </a> From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc. with πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. knowledge, γνώσεως (gnōseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1108.htm">Strong's 1108: </a> Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. able δυνάμενοι (dynamenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. to instruct νουθετεῖν (nouthetein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_3560.htm">Strong's 3560: </a> To admonish, warn, counsel, exhort. From the same as nouthesia; to put in mind, i.e. to caution or reprove gently. one another. ἀλλήλους (allēlous) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_240.htm">Strong's 240: </a> One another, each other. 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