Romans 15

¹But we who are stronger must bear with the feebleness of the weak, and not so as to please ourselves.

²Each one of you should please his neighbor unto good, for edification.

³For even Christ did not please himself, but as it was written: “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell upon me.”

⁴For whatever was written, was written to teach us, so that, through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

⁵So may the God of patience and solace grant you to be of one mind toward one another, in accord with Jesus Christ,

⁶so that, together with one mouth, you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God.

⁸For I declare that Christ Jesus was the minister of circumcision because of the truth of God, so as to confirm the promises to the fathers,

⁹and that the Gentiles are to honor God because of his mercy, just as it was written: “Because of this, I will confess you among the Gentiles, O Lord, and I will sing to your name.”

¹⁰And again, he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, along with his people.”

¹¹And again: “All Gentiles, praise the Lord; and all peoples, magnify him.”

¹²And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse, and he shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, and in him the Gentiles shall hope.”

¹³So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁴But I am also certain about you, my brothers, that you also have been filled with love, completed with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another.

¹⁵But I have written to you, brothers, more boldly than to the others, as if calling you to mind again, because of the grace which has been given to me from God,

¹⁶so that I may be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, sanctifying the Gospel of God, in order that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and may be sanctified in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Therefore, I have glory in Christ Jesus before God.

¹⁸So I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ does not effect through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and deed,

¹⁹with the power of signs and wonders, by power of the Holy Spirit. For in this way, from Jerusalem, throughout its surroundings, as far as Illyricum, I have replenished the Gospel of Christ.

²⁰And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another,

²¹but just as it was written: “Those to whom he was not announced shall perceive, and those who have not heard shall understand.”

²²Because of this also, I was greatly hindered in coming to you, and I have been prevented until the present time.

²³Yet truly now, having no other destination in these regions, and having already had a great desire to come to you over the past many years,

²⁴when I begin to set out on my journey to Spain, I hope that, as I pass by, I may see you, and I may be guided from there by you, after first having borne some fruit among you.

²⁵But next I will set out for Jerusalem, to minister to the saints.

²⁶For those of Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a collection for those of the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

²⁷And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things.

²⁸Therefore, when I have completed this task, and have consigned to them this fruit, I shall set out, by way of you, to Spain.

²⁹And I know that when I come to you I shall arrive with an abundance of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ.

³⁰Therefore, I beg you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Holy Spirit, that you assist me with your prayers to God on my behalf,

³¹so that I may be freed from the unfaithful who are in Judea, and so that the oblation of my service may be acceptable to the saints in Jerusalem.

³²So may I come to you with joy, through the will of God, and so may I be refreshed with you.

³³And may the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Romans 15

¹Now, we that are stronger ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves.

²Let every one of you Please his neighbour unto good, to edification.

³For Christ did not please himself: but, as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.

⁴For what things soever were written were written for our learning: that, through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope.

⁵Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind, one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:

⁶That with one mind and with one mouth you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷Wherefore, receive one another, as Christ also hath received you, unto the honour of God.

⁸For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

⁹But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles and will sing to thy name.

¹⁰And again he saith: rejoice ye Gentiles, with his people.

¹¹And again: praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles: and magnify him, all ye people.

¹²And again, Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope.

¹³Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing: that you may abound in hope and in the power of the Holy Ghost.

¹⁴And I myself also, my brethren, am assured of you that you also are full of love, replenished with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another.

¹⁵But I have written to you, brethren, more boldly in some sort, as it were putting you in mind, because of the grace which is given me from God,

¹⁶That I should be the minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles: sanctifying the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the Holy Ghost.

¹⁷I have therefore glory in Christ Jesus towards God.

¹⁸For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

¹⁹By the virtue of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem round about, as far as unto Illyricum, I have replenished the gospel of Christ.

²⁰And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man a foundation.

²¹But as it is written: They to whom he was not spoken of shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

²²For which cause also, I was hindered very much from coming to you and have been kept away till now.

²³But now, having no more place in these countries and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you,

²⁴When I shall begin to take my journey into Spain, I hope that, as I pass, I shall see you and be brought on my way thither by you: if first, in part, I shall have enjoyed you.

²⁵But now I shall go to Jerusalem, to minister unto the saints.

²⁶For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in Jerusalem.

²⁷For it hath pleased them: and they are their debtors. For, if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they ought also in carnal things to minister to them.

²⁸When therefore I shall have accomplished this and consigned to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

²⁹And I know that when I come to you I shall come in the abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

³⁰I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God,

³¹That I may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in Judea and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in Jerusalem to the saints.

³²That I may come to you with joy, by the will of God, and may be refreshed with you.

³³Now the God of peace be with, you all. Amen.