“I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.”
Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. — Kauchaomai (boast, take pride) en Christō Iēsō (in Christ Jesus) in regard to ta pros ton Theon (the things toward God), emphasizing that boasting is located in Christ, not in Paul's achievement.
Church Fathers on Romans 15:17
“I have therefore whereof I may glory, through Jesus Christ, in those things which pertain to God.” Inasmuch as he had humbled himself exceedingly, he again raised his style, doing this also for their sakes, lest he should seem to become readily an object of contempt. And while he raises himself, he remembers his own proper temper, and says, “I have therefore whereof to glory.” I glory, he means, not in myself, not in our zeal, but in the “grace of God.”
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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