Acts 1:8
About this verseBefore ascending, Jesus promises his followers power from the Holy Spirit to tell of him from Jerusalem to the farthest places on earth.
Romans 15:13
Paul prays that the God who gives hope will fill believers with joy and peace as they trust him, so their hope overflows by the Spirit's power.
May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace of every kind as you believe, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you overflow with hope.
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What Romans 15:13 means
Paul names God himself as the God *of hope* — hope is not something we generate and offer up to him, it originates with him and flows outward. He is its source before he is ever its object.
The sequence is worth noticing: filling comes first, and abounding hope is the result, produced by the power of the Holy Spirit rather than by optimism. It is a prayer as much as a statement, which makes it natural to pray over other people.
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Questions about Romans 15:13
What does Romans 15:13 mean?
It is a prayer that the God who is the source of hope would fill believers with joy and peace as they trust him, so that hope overflows through the Holy Spirit’s power.
Is Romans 15:13 a good verse to pray for others?
Yes — it is written as a blessing. Praying it asks for joy, peace and overflowing hope for someone by name, and it names the Spirit as the one who supplies them.