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Romans 15:7-13
"One another" is a reciprocal pronoun -- it identifies our responsibilities to each other as members of a local church.
v7
allhlous
- one another
proslambanesthe
- complete personal warm reception
hmas
- means
us
. This is the correct word
not
umos
which means
you
.
eis
- into - it is an actuality (not
pros
which means
intent
)
dozan tou theou
v8-12
Paul is pulling together several different texts
v13
God who is the author of our hope
joy and peace touch on emotions
joyful not necessarily happy
peaceful even when storms rage around us