That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
That I should be the minister, х leitourgon (G3011)] - 'a minister' (in the sense of 'ministering to the Lord,' explained on Acts 13:2)
Of Jesus Christ ('Christ Jesus,' according to the true reading)
To the Gentiles - a further proof that this Epistle was meant in the first instance for a Gentile Church (see the note at Romans 1:13),
Ministering, х hierourgounta (G2418)] - 'ministering [as a priest' in]
The gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles - as an oblation to God in their converted character,
Might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit - the end to which the ancient offerings typically looked.