“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. — Ho Theos tēs elpidos (the God of hope) plērōsai (fill) hymas chara (joy) kai eirēnē (peace) en tō pisteuein (in believing). Hyperperisseuō (overflow abundantly) en tēi elpidi (in hope) through the power (dynamis) of the Holy Spirit (pneuma hagion).
Church Fathers on Romans 15:13
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” That is, that you may get clear of that heartlessness (ἀ θυμίας) towards one another, and may never be cast down by temptations. And this will be by your abounding in hope. Now this is the cause of all good things, and it comes from the Holy Ghost. But it is not simply from the Spirit, but on condition of our contributing our part also. This…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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