Now 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.Study notes
Paul prays that the God of hope will fill believers with joy and peace as they trust Him, so that they overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Explanation
This prayer closes the main teaching of Romans. Hope begins and ends the verse. Joy and peace come as people trust God, and the Holy Spirit makes hope overflow.
Original language
- ἐλπίδος (elpidos): hopeGreek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G1680 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
Of hope.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 5
- πληρώσαι (plērōsai): to fulfillGreek · Verb, aorist, active, optative, 3rd person singular · Strong's G4137 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
May fill.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 6
- χαρᾶς (charas): joyGreek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G5479 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
Joy.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 9
- εἰρήνης (eirēnēs): peaceGreek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G1515 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
Peace.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 11
- πιστεύειν (pisteuein): to trust (in)Greek · Verb, present, active, infinitive · Strong's G4100 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
Believing, trusting.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 14
- περισσεύειν (perisseuein): to abound/exceedGreek · Verb, present, active, infinitive · Strong's G4052 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
To overflow, abound.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 17
- δυνάμει (dunamei): powerGreek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G1411 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
Power.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 23
- πνεύματος (pneumatos): spirit/breathGreek · Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · Strong's G4151G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)
Spirit.
Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Romans 15:13, word 24
Cross-references
- Romans 5:5 · Same theme
Hope does not disappoint, through the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:12 · Surrounding passage
In Him the nations will hope.
- Galatians 5:22 · Same theme
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.
Sources
- STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New TestamentDataset · STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8 · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Used for: Original language
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου.
- ὉHo“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- θεὸςtheos“the God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- τῆςtēs“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐλπίδοςelpidos“of hope”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐλπίς · “hope” · Strong's G1680
- πληρώσαιplērōsai“would fill”Verb, aorist, active, optative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- πάσηςpasēs“with all”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- χαρᾶςcharas“joy”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from χαρά · “joy” · Strong's G5479
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εἰρήνηςeirēnēs“peace”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from εἰρήνη · “peace” · Strong's G1515
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πιστεύεινpisteuein“believing”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- εἰςeis“for”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸto“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- περισσεύεινperisseuein“to abound”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from περισσεύω · “to abound/exceed” · Strong's G4052
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“<the>”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐλπίδιelpidi“hope”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐλπίς · “hope” · Strong's G1680
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- δυνάμειdunamei“[the] power”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from δύναμις · “power” · Strong's G1411
- πνεύματοςpneumatos“[of the] Spirit”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- ἁγίου.hagiou“Holy.”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
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- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)