Romans 15:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Cross References

Numbers 7:62

One gold spoon of ten shekels, full of spice;

Acts 13:2

And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me.

Acts 20:24

But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.

Acts 20:32

And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.

Acts 22:21

And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,

Romans 11:13

But I say to you, Gentiles, in so far as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I make much of my position:

Romans 15:18

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

Romans 15:19

By signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have given all the good news of Christ;

Romans 15:20

Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;

Romans 15:29

And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.

Romans 5:5

And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? They are but servants who gave you the good news as God gave it to them.

1 Corinthians 4:1

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

1 Corinthians 6:19

Or are you not conscious that your body is a house for the Holy Spirit which is in you, and which has been given to you by God? and you are not the owners of yourselves;

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they servants of Christ? I am talking foolishly I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.

2 Corinthians 8:5

And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

Galatians 3:5

He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

Ephesians 2:18

Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.

Ephesians 2:22

In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 5:2

And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

Philippians 2:17

And even if I am offered like a drink offering, giving myself for the cause and work of your faith, I am glad and have joy with you all:

Philippians 4:18

I have all things and more than enough: I am made full, having had from Epaphroditus the things which came from you, a perfume of a sweet smell, an offering well pleasing to God.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And may the God of peace himself make you holy in every way; and may your spirit and soul and body be free from all sin at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:11

Which may be seen in the good news of the glory of the great God, which was given into my care.

1 Timothy 2:7

And of this I became a preacher and an Apostle what I say is true, not false, and a teacher of the Gentiles in the true faith.

2 Timothy 1:11

Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;

Hebrews 13:16

But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

1 Peter 1:12

And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.

1 Peter 2:5

You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.