Romans 15:4
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.”
ὑπομονή
Patient endurance, steadfast waiting. Hupomone. You have need of endurance so that having done the will of God you may receive what is promised. Endurance is the last virtue between you and the promise.
ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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πᾶς
all things
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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παράκλησις
encouragement
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παράκλησις
Comfort, exhortation, encouragement. Paraklesis. The comfort with which God comforts us overflows to others. The comforted become the comforters. Pain becomes purpose.
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γραφή
Scripture
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γραφή
Scripture, writing, sacred text. Graphe. All Scripture is God-breathed. Not all writing is Scripture. What is God-breathed is alive and active and eternally relevant.
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διδασκαλία
instruction
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διδασκαλία
Teaching, instruction, doctrine. Didaskalia. All Scripture is profitable for doctrine. Sound doctrine is the skeleton of the body. Without it everything collapses.
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ἐλπίς
Hope
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ἐλπίς
Hope, expectation, confidence. Elpis. Hope does not disappoint. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation based on the character of God.
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ὅσος
As much as
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ὅσος
As many as, as much as, whoever. All who received Him to all who believed in His name He gave the right to become children of God. The offer is unlimited.
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ἔχω
we may have.
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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γράφω
was written,
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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προγράφω
was written in the past
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προγράφω
to write previously; figuratively, to announce, prescribe
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