Romans 15
1 And we ought—we who are strong—to bear the weaknesses of the powerless, and not to please ourselves;
We then that 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 every one of us please [his] neighbor for [his] good to 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 even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is 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 whatever things were written formerly, were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might 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,
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus:
6 that with one accord—with one mouth—you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
That ye may with one mind [and] 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.
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us 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,
Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] to 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 it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.
10 and again it says, “Rejoice you nations, with His people”;
And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
11 and again, “Praise the LORD, all you nations; and laud Him, all you peoples”;
And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.
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 saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
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.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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;
And I myself also am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, 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,
Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly to you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to 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 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 Spirit.
17 I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,
I have therefore cause for glorying through Jesus Christ, in those things which pertain 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 of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by 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;
Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and around to 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—
And so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon 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 it is written, They shall see to whom he was not spoken of: and they that have not heard shall understand.
22 For this reason, also, I was hindered many times from coming to you,
For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.
23 and now, no longer having place in these parts, and having a longing to come to you for many years,
But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these 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.
Whenever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I shall be somewhat filled with your [company].
25 And now, I go on to Jerusalem, ministering to the holy ones;
But now I go to Jerusalem to minister 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 it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor of the saints who are at 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.
It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in carnal things.
28 This, then, having finished, and having sealed to them this fruit, I will return through you, to Spain;
When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go by you into Spain.
29 and I have known that coming to you—in the fullness of the blessing of the good news of Christ I will come.
And I am sure that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel 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,
Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in [your] prayers to God for me;
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;
That I may be delivered from them in Judea who do not believe; and that my service which [I have] for Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints;
32 that in joy I may come to you, through the will of God, and may be refreshed with you,
That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
33 and the God of peace [be] with you all. Amen.
Now the God of peace [be] with you all. Amen.
