Romans 15:18-19
What is written? (ESV)
For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;
What does it say?
Paul will speak only of what Christ accomplished through him to bring the Gentiles to obedience, by word and deed, signs and wonders, and the Spirit's power. He accomplished preaching the gospel of Christ throughout the region.
What is its immediate context?
Paul has made the case that the gospel is for all – Jew and Gentile – and that all are in Christ through the obedience of faith. Paul referred to himself as the “apostle to the Gentiles” in the previous chapter.
How Romans 15:18-19 is applied across Bible answers
Do miracles still happen today?
Paul's preaching of the word to the Gentiles was accompanied by miracles and the power of the Holy Spirit to bring about obedience.
What was the purpose for miracles?
Paul's preaching of the word to the Gentiles was accompanied by miracles and the power of the Holy Spirit to bring about obedience.


