Romans 15

1 And we ought—we who are strong—to bear the weaknesses of the powerless, and not to please ourselves;

But we who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

2 for let each one of us please the neighbor for good, for edification,

Let each of us please his neighbor in that which is good, unto edification;

3 for even the Christ did not please Himself, but according as it has been written: “The reproaches of those reproaching You fell on Me”;

for Christ did not please himself; but, as has been written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

4 for as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

For so many things as were previously written were written for our instruction, in order that through the patience and through the consolation of the scriptures we may have hope.

5 And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,

But may the God of patience and consolation grant unto you to think the same things among one another with reference to Christ Jesus.

6 that with one accord—with one mouth—you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;

In order that you may with one accord with one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 for this reason receive one another, according as also the Christ received us, to the glory of God.

Therefore receive one another, as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

8 And I say Jesus Christ to have become a servant of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

For I say that Christ has been made minister of circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises of the fathers,

9 and the nations for kindness to glorify God, according as it has been written: “Because of this I will confess to You among nations, and to Your Name I will sing praise”;

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as has been written, Therefore I will confess thee among the Gentiles, and in thy name sing praises.

10 and again it says, “Rejoice you nations, with His people”;

And again he says, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

11 and again, “Praise the LORD, all you nations; and laud Him, all you peoples”;

And again, Let all the Gentiles praise the Lord; and let all ye peoples praise him.

12 and again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, and He who is rising to rule nations—on Him will nations hope”;

And again, Isaiah says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles hope.

13 and the God of the hope will fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

And the God of hope fill you in all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.

14 And I am persuaded, my brothers—I myself also—concerning you, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, also able to admonish one another;

But I am indeed persuaded, my brethren, concerning you, that you are also full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, being able also to admonish one another.

15 and the more boldly I wrote to you, brothers, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God,

But I have written unto you more boldly in part, as reminding you, on account of the grace which has been given unto me from God,

16 for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

that I should be the minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles may be well received, having been sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,

Moreover I have boldness in Christ Jesus as to the things appertaining to God:

18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,

for I will not dare to speak anything save those things which Christ has wrought through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and deed,

19 in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ;

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem, and around about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;

20 and so counting it honor to proclaim good news, not where Christ was named—that on another’s foundation I might not build—

but being so ambitious not to preach the gospel, where Christ has been named, in order that I may not build on another man's foundation;

21 but according as it has been written: “To whom it was not told concerning Him, they will see; and they who have not heard, will understand.”

but, as has been written, Those, to whom he has not been preached, shall see concerning him, and they who have not heard shall understand.

22 For this reason, also, I was hindered many times from coming to you,

Therefore indeed I was hindered much from coming unto you:

23 and now, no longer having place in these parts, and having a longing to come to you for many years,

but now, no longer having a place in these regions, and having an earnest longing for many years to come to you,

24 when I may go on to Spain I will come to you, for I hope in going through, to see you, and by you to be set forward there, if of you first, in part, I will be filled.

as I may journey into Spain, for I hope traveling through to see you, and by you to be sent forth thither, if in the first place I may be satisfied with your company—

25 And now, I go on to Jerusalem, ministering to the holy ones;

but now I journey to Jerusalem, ministering to the saints.

26 for it pleased Macedonia and Achaia well to make a certain contribution for the poor of the holy ones who [are] in Jerusalem;

For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain contribution to the poor who are in Jerusalem.

27 for it pleased well, and their debtors they are, for if the nations participated in their spiritual things, they ought also, in the fleshly things, to minister to them.

For they were pleased to do so; and they are their debtors: for if the Gentiles participated in spiritual things, they owe it to them also to minister unto them in carnal things.

28 This, then, having finished, and having sealed to them this fruit, I will return through you, to Spain;

Then having completed and sealed this fruit unto them, I will sail away for Spain by you;

29 and I have known that coming to you—in the fullness of the blessing of the good news of Christ I will come.

but I know that coming unto you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

30 And I call on you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in the prayers for me to God,

But I exhort you, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you cooperate with me in your prayers to God in my behalf;

31 that I may be delivered from those not believing in Judea, and that my ministry, that [is] for Jerusalem, may become acceptable to the holy ones;

in order that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and my ministry may be acceptable to the saints in Jerusalem;

32 that in joy I may come to you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,

in order that having come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you find rest.

33 and the God of peace [be] with you all. Amen.

Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.