“That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;”
Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the Lord's people there — proseuchomai (pray) hina scholē (so that) aposōthō (be saved, rescued) apo tōn apeithountōn (from the disobeying, unbelieving) en tēi Ioudaia (in Judea) and hina hē diakonia mou (my service) hē eis Hierousalēm (to Jerusalem) eurarestos (acceptable) tois hagiois (to the holy ones). Real dangers threaten the collection delivery; prayer seeks divine protection and acceptance.
Church Fathers on Romans 15:31
“That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea.” A great struggle then lies before him. And this too is why he calls for their prayers. And he does not say that I may be engaged in it, but “I may be delivered,” as Christ commanded, to “pray that we enter not into temptation.” Matthew 26:41 And in saying this he showed, that certain evil wolves would attack them, and those who were wild beasts rather than men. And out of this he also found grounds for another…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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