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Romans 15:27

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Romans 15:27

27It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

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Romans 15:27

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debtors

Persons who owe money or are under an obligation; figuratively, persons whose offenses are treated as a debt.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Strong's Exhaustive Concordance 1890 (occurrence-specific) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Gentiles

Persons of the nations; in the New Testament, persons distinguished from Jews.

Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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spiritual

Pertaining to spirit or to the Holy Ghost; not merely material or carnal; or governed by the Spirit, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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duty

That which a person owes to another; that which a person is bound, by any natural, moral or legal obligation, to pay, do or perform.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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minister

One who attends, serves, or supplies what is needed; as a verb, to serve, attend, give, provide, or perform an appointed service.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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carnal

Pertaining to flesh; fleshly or sensual rather than spiritual; in Hebrews 9:10, pertaining to outward ordinances imposed on the body.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:11
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  2. Galatians 6:6
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  3. Philemon 1:19
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  4. Romans 11:17
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