Rom 15:25-26 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rom 15:25-28: 15:25-28 I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers there: During his third missionary journey, Paul collected donations from the Gentile churches to help the believers in Jerusalem and to draw the two wings of the first-century church closer together (see also 1 Cor 16:1-2 ; 2 Cor 8

a15:25-28►

b1 Cor 16:1-2►

c2 Cor 8–9►

eActs 16–18►

fActs 11:27-30►

‏ Romans 15:25-26

Summary for Rom 15:25-28: 15:25-28 ^a I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers there: During his third missionary journey, Paul collected donations from the Gentile churches to help the believers in Jerusalem and to draw the two wings of the first-century church closer together (see also 1 Cor 16:1-2 ^b; 2 Cor 8–9 ^c).
15:26 ^d Paul founded churches in several prominent cities in Macedonia, including Philippi, Thessalonica, and Berea. In Achaia, Paul had preached in Athens and founded the church in Corinth (see Acts 16–18 ^e).

• the poor among the believers in Jerusalem: Jewish Christians in Jerusalem were suffering from famines that had hit the area (see Acts 11:27-30 ^f) and also because their faith in Christ caused them to be ostracized from Jewish society.