Romans 15:30

“Now I beseech you, brethren, etc..] Having declared his intention of coming to them, and his confidence of it, he entreats an interest in their prayers; and which he urges from the consideration of their mutual relation as “brethren”; and therefore should love one another, and show it, among other things, by praying for each other to their common parent, in whom they have a joint interest, saying, as directed by Christ, “our Father which art in heaven”, (<400545>Matthew 5:45); thereby signifying, that they prayed not for themselves only, but for all the brethren, all the children of God: and this the apostle further urges, for Christ's sake; whose servant he was, and in whose cause he was…”

“Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit--or, "by the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit"--not the love which the Spirit bears to us, but that love which He kindles in the hearts of believers towards each other; that is "By that Saviour whose name is alike dear to all of us and whose unsearchable riches I live only to proclaim, and by that love one to another which the blessed Spirit diffuses through all the brotherhood, making the labors of Christ's servants a matter of common interest to all--I beseech you." that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me--implying that he had his grounds for anxious fear in…”

“For the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake - Greek, By or through διά dia our Lord Jesus Christ; It means probably out of love and regard to him; in order to promote his honor and glory, and to extend his kingdom among people. Paul desired to be delivered from the bands of the Jews, that he might promote the honor of Jesus Christ among the Gentiles. And for the love of the Spirit - διά dia. By the mutual love and sympathy which the Spirit of God produces in the minds of all who are the friends of God. I beseech you now to manifest that love by praying earnestly for me. That ye strive together with me - That you unite with me in earnest prayer. The word “strive” denotes intense “agony” or effort,…”

“I beseech you by the love of the Spirit - That is, by the love which is the genuine fruit of the Spirit. To strive together with me in your prayers - He must pray himself, who would have others strive together with him in prayer. Of all the apostles, St. Paul alone is recorded to desire the prayers of the faithful for himself. And this he generally does in the conclusions of his Epistles; yet not without making a difference. For he speaks in one manner to them whom he treats as his children, with the gravity or even severity of a father, such as Timothy, Titus, the Corinthians, and Galatians; in another, to them whom he treats rather like equals, such as the Romans, Ephesians, Thessalonians,…”

“for the: Co2 4:5, Co2 4:11, Co2 12:10; Ti1 6:13, Ti1 6:14; Ti2 4:1 and for: Psa 143:10; Phi 2:1 that: Gen 32:24-29; Co2 1:11; Eph 6:19; Col 2:1, Col 4:12; Th1 5:25; Th2 3:1 Romans 15:31”