Glory Be to Jesus Christ!
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Romans XV, 17 — ‘ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ’ - ‘en CHristo Iesou’ - ‘in Jesus Christ’.
Romans XV, 18 — ‘εἰς ὑπακοὴν’ - ‘eis hypakoen’ - ‘’into obedience; for obedience‘’. ‘ἐθνῶν’ - ‘ethnon’ - ‘Gentiles; peoples; ethnoses’. The apostle most likely had in mind the first meaning, but the Holy Spirit through Paul testifies to all three meanings. See also yesterday's reading and comments there:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/24072024.html
Romans XV, 19 — ‘ἐν δυνάμει’ - ‘en dynamei’ - ‘in power; by power’. See above. ‘ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ’ - ‘apo ierousalem’ - ‘from Jerusalem’. The preposition ‘apo’ emphasises that Paul left Jerusalem and moved on.
Verses 20-21 are important for the question of a possible dispute with Peter. In my opinion, they show that there was none in this letter (Paul did not try to win Peter's disciples to his side). See more at this link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/29062024.html
Romans XV, 23 — ‘ἀπὸ πολλῶν ἐτῶν’ - ‘apo pollon eton’ - ‘from many years’, i.e. ‘from long ago’. The preposition ‘apo’ emphasises that years have passed.
Romans XV, 24 — ‘ἀπὸ μέρους’ - ‘apo merous’ - ‘in part’. A common expression.
Romans XV, 26 — ‘εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς’ - ‘eis tous ptokhous’ - ‘for all the poor’. Here, the preposition ‘eis’ indicates the purpose of the action, for which the donations are made.
Romans XV, 27 — ‘ἔθνη’ - ‘ethne’ - ‘Gentiles; peoples; ethnoses’. Here we are talking about Gentiles, former Gentiles, people of different ethnicities.
Romans XV, 29 — ‘ἐν πληρώματι’ - ‘en pleromati’ - ‘in fullness’. The ablative case is not appropriate here, so it is (being) ‘in fullness’.
For more information about the reading from the Apostle, please refer to the following link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/06072023.html
Matthew XIII, 1 — ‘ἡμέρᾳ’ - ‘emera’ - ‘day’. ‘ἐκ τῆς οἰκίας’ - ‘ek tes oikias’ - ‘from the house’. ‘παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν’ - ‘para ten thalassan’ - ‘’near the sea‘’. ‘para’ with the accusative.
Matthew XIII, 2 — ‘εἰς πλοῖον’ - ‘eis ploion’ - ‘into the boat’.
Matthew XIII, 3 — ‘ἐν παραβολαῖς’ - ‘en parabolais’ - ‘in parables; by parables’. Both translations are correct.
For more information about the Gospel reading, please refer to the link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/06072023.html
To the righteous Anna, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
For information on the reading from the Apostle, please refer to the following links:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/18092023.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/28032023.html
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/16042024.html
For more information on the Gospel reading, please refer to the following link:
https://oleksandr-zhabenko.github.io/en/commentaries/28102023.html
Glory be to Thee, our God, glory be to Thee!