Romans 15

1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and ought not to please ourselves.

Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν·

2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, in order to build him up.

ἕκαστος (γάρ *k*) ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν.

3 For even Christ did not please himself. Instead, it was just as it is written, “The insults of those who insulted you fell on me.”

καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται· οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε (ἐπέπεσαν *N(k)O*) ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.

4 For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have certain hope.

ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη (πάντα *O*) εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν (ἐγράφη, *N(k)O*) ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.

5 Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with each other according to Christ Jesus.

Ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως δῴη ὑμῖν τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν ἀλλήλοις κατὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν

6 May he do this in order that with one mind you may praise with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

ἵνα ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι δοξάζητε τὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

7 Therefore receive one another, even as Christ also received you, to the praise of God.

διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο (ὑμᾶς *N(K)O*) εἰς δόξαν (τοῦ *no*) θεοῦ.

8 For I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision on behalf of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the fathers,

λέγω (γὰρ *N(k)O*) Χριστὸν (Ἰησοῦν *K*) διάκονον (γεγενῆσθαι *NK(o)*) περιτομῆς ὑπὲρ ἀληθείας θεοῦ εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων,

9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing praise to your name.”

τὰ δὲ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ἐλέους δοξάσαι τὸν θεὸν καθὼς γέγραπται· διὰ τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν ἔθνεσιν καὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ψαλῶ.

10 Again it says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”

καὶ πάλιν λέγει· εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.

11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him.”

καὶ πάλιν· αἰνεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τὸν κύριον, καὶ (ἐπαινεσάτωσαν *N(K)O*) αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί.

12 Again, Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will have hope.”

καὶ πάλιν Ἠσαΐας λέγει· ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν, ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace for believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will have hope.

Ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου.

14 I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers. I am convinced that also you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge. I am convinced that you are also able to exhort one another.

πέπεισμαι δέ, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐγὼ περὶ ὑμῶν ὅτι καὶ αὐτοὶ μεστοί ἐστε ἀγαθωσύνης πεπληρωμένοι πάσης (τῆς *no*) γνώσεως, δυνάμενοι καὶ (ἀλλήλους *NK(O)*) νουθετεῖν.

15 But I am writing more boldly to you about some things in order to remind you again, because of the grace given me by God.

Τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν (ἀδελφοί *k*) ἀπὸ μέρους ὡς ἐπαναμιμνῄσκων ὑμᾶς διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι (ὑπὸ *NK(o)*) τοῦ θεοῦ

16 This gift was that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus sent to the Gentiles, to offer as a priest the gospel of God. I should do this so that the offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable, consecrated by the Holy Spirit.

εἰς τὸ εἶναί με λειτουργὸν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος ἡγιασμένη ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.

17 In Christ Jesus I have reason to boast of my service for God.

Ἔχω οὖν (τὴν *no*) καύχησιν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν·

18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles. These are things done by word and action,

οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω τι λαλεῖν ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο Χριστὸς δι᾽ ἐμοῦ εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,

19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. This was so that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I might fully carry out the gospel of Christ.

ἐν δυνάμει σημείων καὶ τεράτων, ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος (θεοῦ, *NK(O)*) ὥστε με ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ κύκλῳ μέχρι τοῦ Ἰλλυρικοῦ πεπληρωκέναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ.

20 In this way, my desire has been to proclaim the gospel, but not where Christ is known by name, in order that I might not build upon another man's foundation.

οὕτως δὲ (φιλοτιμούμενον *NK(o)*) εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ

21 It is as it is written: “Those to whom no tidings of him came will see him, and those who have not heard will understand.”

ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται· οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν.

22 Therefore I was also hindered many times from coming to you.

διὸ καὶ ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς,

23 But now, I no longer have any place in these regions, and I have been longing for many years to come to you.

νυνὶ δὲ μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασιν τούτοις ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ (πολλῶν *NK(O)*) ἐτῶν,

24 I am hopeful that I will see you in passing when I go to Spain, and to be helped by you along my journey there, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.

ὡς (ἂν *N(k)O*) πορεύωμαι εἰς τὴν Σπανίαν (ἐλεύσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς, *K*) ἐλπίζω γὰρ διαπορευόμενος θεάσασθαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι ἐκεῖ, ἐὰν ὑμῶν πρῶτον ἀπὸ μέρους ἐμπλησθῶ.

25 But now I am going to Jerusalem, bringing aid to the believers.

Νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ διακονῶν τοῖς ἁγίοις.

26 For it was the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution to the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

εὐδόκησαν γὰρ Μακεδονία καὶ Ἀχαΐα κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ·

27 Yes, it was their good pleasure, and, indeed, they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material things.

εὐδόκησαν γάρ, καὶ ὀφειλέται εἰσὶν αὐτῶν· εἰ γὰρ τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη, ὀφείλουσιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς.

28 Therefore, when I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received what was collected, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.

τοῦτο οὖν ἐπιτελέσας καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τὸν καρπὸν τοῦτον ἀπελεύσομαι δι᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς (τὴν *k*) Σπανίαν.

29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

οἶδα δὲ ὅτι ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν πληρώματι εὐλογίας (τοῦ εὐαγγελίου *K*) (τοῦ *k*) Χριστοῦ ἐλεύσομαι.

30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.

Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν,

31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the believers.

ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ (ἵνα *K*) ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος τοῖς ἁγίοις γένηται,

32 Pray that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and that I may, together with you, find rest.

ἵνα ἐν χαρᾷ (ἐλθὼν *N(k)O*) πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ (καὶ *ko*) συναναπαύσωμαι ὑμῖν.

33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν, ἀμήν.