| Romans 15 | ||
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| Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not {just} please ourselves. | |
| Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. | |
| For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "THE REPROACHES OF THOSE WHO REPROACHED YOU FELL ON ME." | |
| For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. | |
| Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, | |
| so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. | |
| Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. | |
| For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises {given} to the fathers, | |
| 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 I WILL SING TO YOUR NAME." | |
| Again he says, "REJOICE, O GENTILES, WITH HIS PEOPLE." | |
| And again, "PRAISE THE LORD ALL YOU GENTILES, AND LET ALL THE PEOPLES PRAISE HIM." | |
| Again Isaiah says, "THERE SHALL COME THE ROOT OF JESSE, AND HE WHO ARISES TO RULE OVER THE GENTILES, IN HIM SHALL THE GENTILES HOPE." | |
| Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | |
| And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another. | |
| But I have written very boldly to you on some points so as to remind you again, because of the grace that was given me from God, | |
| to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that {my} offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. | |
| Therefore in Christ Jesus I have found reason for boasting in things pertaining to God. | |
| For I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed, | |
| in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. | |
| And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was {already} named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation; | |
| but as it is written, "THEY WHO HAD NO NEWS OF HIM SHALL SEE, AND THEY WHO HAVE NOT HEARD SHALL UNDERSTAND." | |
| For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you; | |
| but now, with no further place for me in these regions, and since I have had for many years a longing to come to you | |
| whenever I go to Spain--for I hope to see you in passing, and to be helped on my way there by you, when I have first enjoyed your company for a while-- | |
| but now, I am going to Jerusalem serving the saints. | |
| For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. | |
| Yes, they were pleased {to do so,} and they are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted to minister to them also in material things. | |
| Therefore, when I have finished this, and have put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I will go on by way of you to Spain. | |
| I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. | |
| Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me, | |
| that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and {that} my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints; | |
| so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find {refreshing} rest in your company. | |
| Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. |
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