Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
Parallel translations
- WEB that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;
- KJV That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
- NKJV that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
- NASB that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints;
- NLT Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation I am taking to Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
Paul asks prayer that he be rescued from unbelievers in Judea and that his relief service be accepted by the Jerusalem saints. He faced both danger and the possibility of rejection.
Overview
Paul names two specific prayer concerns: protection from hostile unbelievers in Judea, and that the Jewish believers would gladly receive the Gentile collection. Both anxieties proved real, as Acts records his arrest in Jerusalem. The request shows the genuine risks of his ministry and his concern that the gift truly serve the unity of Jew and Gentile in Christ.
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Cross-references · 13
- 2 Th 3:2And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
- 2 Cor 8:4they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
- Rom 15:25Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
- 2 Cor 9:1Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
- Acts 21:17–31When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully.
- Acts 25:24Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
- Acts 23:12–24When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Acts 25:2where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
- 1 Th 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,
- 2 Tim 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- 2 Tim 3:11my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
- Acts 24:1–9Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
- Acts 22:24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
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