SEV Biblia, Chapter 15:30
¶ Pero os ruego, hermanos, por el Seor nuestro Jess, el Cristo, y por la caridad del Espíritu, que me ayudis con oraciones por mí a Dios,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Romans 15:30
Verse 30. For the love of the Spirit] By that love of God which the Holy Spirit sheds abroad in your hearts. That ye strive together] sunagwnisasqai That ye agonize with me. He felt that much depended on the success of his present mission to the Christians at Jerusalem, and their acceptance of the charitable contribution which he was bringing with him, in order to conciliate them to the reception of the Gentiles into the Church of God without obliging them to submit to circumcision.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. Now I beseech you, brethren , etc..] Having declared his intention of coming to them, and his confidence of it, he entreats an interest in their prayers; and which he urges from the consideration of their mutual relation as brethren; and therefore should love one another, and show it, among other things, by praying for each other to their common parent, in whom they have a joint interest, saying, as directed by Christ, our Father which art in heaven, ( Matthew 5:45); thereby signifying, that they prayed not for themselves only, but for all the brethren, all the children of God: and this the apostle further urges, for Christ's sake ; whose servant he was, and in whose cause he was engaged, whose Gospel he preached, and whose glory he sought; and therefore, if they had any regard for Christ, and the good of his interest, he beseeches them that they would pray for the continuance of his life and usefulness; since for him to live was for the good of the churches of Christ, though for him to die would be his own personal gain: and which he also stirs them up to, for the love of the Spirit ; meaning either the love of the Father, and of the Son, which was shed abroad in their hearts by the Spirit, which he had directed them into, and they had a comfortable sensation of; or that love to God, to Christ, and one another, which the Spirit of God had wrought in them in regeneration; or that love with which the Spirit of God equally loved them, as the Father, and the Son; and which he had shown in their conversion and sanctification, in applying all grace unto them, and indwelling in them as the Spirit of adoption, and as the earnest and pledge of the heavenly inheritance. That ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me . The apostle prayed for himself, as he had been wont to do ever since he was a converted man; but knowing well the force of united social prayer, he desires the assistance of others. He represents prayer as an agony, an holy conflict, and striving with God, a wrestling with him, as Jacob did, who held him, and would not let him go without the blessing, and had power with him, and prevailed. The phrase denotes the fervency of prayer, the strength, labour, and energy of it; (see Colossians 4:12); and also intimates, that the apostle foresaw he should have a combat with many enemies where he was going, and should be in great danger by them; and therefore desires they would join him in the use of their spiritual armour, and in that particular part of it, prayer, which has been often used to good purpose against the enemies of the Gospel: he does not desire these Romans to beg the assistance of their senate or emperor: but to pray to God for him, and join with him in their prayers to him, who is a God hearing prayer, and able to save. The petitions he would have them put up to him, are as follow:
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 30-33 - Let us learn to value the effectual fervent prayers of the righteous How careful should we be, lest we forfeit our interest in the love an prayers of God's praying people! If we have experienced the Spirit' love, let us not be wanting in this office of kindness for others Those that would prevail in prayer, must strive in prayer. Those wh beg the prayers of others, must not neglect to pray for themselves. An though Christ knows our state and wants perfectly, he will know the from us. As God must be sought, for restraining the ill-will of ou enemies, so also for preserving and increasing the good-will of ou friends. All our joy depends upon the will of God. Let us be earnest in prayer with and for each other, that for Christ's sake, and by the love of the Holy Spirit, great blessings may come upon the souls of Christians, and the labours of ministers __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
παρακαλω 3870 5719 V-PAI-1S δε 1161 CONJ υμας 5209 P-2AP αδελφοι 80 N-VPM δια 1223 PREP του 3588 T-GSM κυριου 2962 N-GSM ημων 2257 P-1GP ιησου 2424 N-GSM χριστου 5547 N-GSM και 2532 CONJ δια 1223 PREP της 3588 T-GSF αγαπης 26 N-GSF του 3588 T-GSN πνευματος 4151 N-GSN συναγωνισασθαι 4865 5664 V-ADN μοι 3427 P-1DS εν 1722 PREP ταις 3588 T-DPF προσευχαις 4335 N-DPF υπερ 5228 PREP εμου 1700 P-1GS προς 4314 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM θεον 2316 N-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
30. Strive together (sunagwnisasqai). The simple verb is used of contending in the games, and implies strenuous effort. Here earnest prayer.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
15:30 {By} (dia). The intermediate agents of the exhortation (the Lord Jesus and the love of the Spirit) as dia is used after parakalw in #12:1. {That ye strive together with me} (sunag"nisasthai moi). First aorist middle infinitive of sunag"ni zomai, old compound verb, only here in N.T., direct object of parakalw, and with associative instrumental case moi, the simplex agwnizomenos, occurring in #Col 4:12 of the prayers of Epaphras. For Christ's agony in prayer see #Mt 26:42; Lu 22:44.
