New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 15

Self-denial on Behalf of Others

1NowδὲdeG1161we who are strongδυνατοὶdunatoiG1415oughtὈφείλομενOpheilomenG3784to bearβαστάζεινbastazeinG941the weaknessesἀσθενήματαasthenēmataG771ofthoseG3588withoutG102strengthG102and not justpleaseἀρέσκειν·areskeinG700ourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.

2EachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of us is topleaseἀρεσκέτωaresketōG700his neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139for his goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18, to hisedificationοἰκοδομήν.oikodomēnG3619.

3For evenκαὶkaiG2532ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547did not pleaseἤρεσενēresenG700Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438;but as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “The reproachesὀνειδισμοὶoneidismoiG3680of thoseG3588who reproachedὀνειδιζόντωνoneidizontōnG3679You fellἐπέπεσανepepesanG1968on Me.”

4ForwhateverὅσαhosaG3745was writtenG4270in earlierG4270timesG4270was writtenἐγράφη,egraphēG1125for our instructionδιδασκαλίανdidaskalianG1319,soἵναinaG2443that throughG1223perseveranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281and the encouragementπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874of the ScripturesγραφῶνgraphōnG1124we might haveἔχωμεν.¶echōmenG2192hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680.

5NowδὲdeG1161may theGodθεὸςtheosG2316who givesδῴηdōēG1325perseveranceὑπομονῆςhupomonēsG5281and encouragementπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōsG3874grantG1325youto be of the sameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονεῖνphroneinG5426with oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240accordingκατὰkataG2596to ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,

6soἵναinaG2443that with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661you may with oneἑνὶheniG1520voiceστόματιstomatiG4750glorifyδοξάζητεdoxazēteG1392the GodθεὸνtheonG2316and FatherπατέραpateraG3962of our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

7ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,acceptπροσλαμβάνεσθεproslambanestheG4355oneἀλλήλους,allēlousG240anotherG240,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532acceptedπροσελάβετοproselabetoG4355us to the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

8For I sayλέγωlegōG3004that ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547has becomeγεγενῆσθαιgegenēsthaiG1096a servantδιάκονονdiakononG1249tothe circumcisionπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061on behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225of GodθεοῦtheouG2316to confirmβεβαιῶσαιbebaiōsaiG950the promisesἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasG1860givento the fathersπατέρων,paterōnG3962,

9and forthe GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484toglorifyδοξάσαιdoxasaiG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316for His mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656;as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I willgiveG1843praiseG1843to You amongἐνenG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,And I will singψαλῶ.psalōG5567to Your nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686.”

10AgainπάλινpalinG3825he saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “RejoiceεὐφράνθητεeuphranthēteG2165,O GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,with His peopleλαοῦlaouG2992.”

11And againπάλιν·palinG3825, “PraiseαἰνεῖτεaineiteG134the Lordκύριον,kurionG2962allπάνταpantaG3956you GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,And let allπάντεςpantesG3956the peoplesλαοί.laoiG2992praiseἐπαινεσάτωσανepainesatōsanG1867Him.”

12AgainπάλινpalinG3825IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268saysλέγει·legeiG3004, “There shall comeἔσταιestaiG1510the rootῥίζαrhizaG4491of JesseἸεσσαί,IessaiG2421,And He who arisesἀνιστάμενοςanistamenosG450to ruleἄρχεινarcheinG757over the Gentilesἐθνῶν,ethnōnG1484,In Him shall the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484hopeἐλπιοῦσιν.¶elpiousinG1679.”

13NowδὲdeG1161may the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680fillπληρώσαιplērōsaiG4137you with allπάσηςpasēsG3956joyχαρᾶςcharasG5479and peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515in believingπιστεύεινpisteueinG4100,soεἰςeisG1519that you will aboundπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680by the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the Holyἁγίου.hagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151.

14And concerningπερὶperiG4012you, my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoG2532am convincedπέπεισμαιpepeismaiG3982that you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are fullμεστοίmestoiG3324ofgoodnessἀγαθωσύνηςagathōsunēsG19,filledπεπληρωμένοιpeplērōmenoiG4137withallπάσηςpasēsG3956knowledgeγνώσεως,gnōseōsG1108and ableδυνάμενοιdunamenoiG1410alsoG2532to admonishνουθετεῖν.¶noutheteinG3560oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240.

15But I have writtenἔγραψαegrapsaG1125veryG5112boldlyG5112to you on someG3313pointsG3313soὡςhōsG5613as to remindG1878you againG1878,becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofthe graceχάρινcharinG5485that was givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325mefrom GodθεοῦtheouG2316,

16to bea ministerλειτουργὸνleitourgonG3011of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424to the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484,ministeringG2418as a priestG2418thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,soἵναinaG2443that myofferingπροσφορὰprosphoraG4376of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144,sanctifiedἡγιασμένηhēgiasmenēG37by the Holyἁγίῳ.¶hagiōG40SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

17ThereforeοὖνounG3767in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424I haveἜχωEchōG2192foundreasonG2746for boastingκαύχησινkauchēsinG2746inthings pertainingπρὸςprosG4314to Godθεόν·theonG2316.

18For I will not presumeτολμήσωtolmēsōG5111to speakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980of anythingτιtiG5100exceptG3756whatὧνhōnG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has accomplishedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716throughδι᾽di᾽G1223me,resultingεἰςeisG1519in the obedienceὑπακοὴνhupakoēnG5218of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484by wordλόγῳlogōG3056and deedἔργῳ,ergōG2041,

19in the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411ofsignsσημείωνsēmeiōnG4592and wondersτεράτων,teratōnG5059,in the powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151;soὥστεhōsteG5620thatfrom JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419and roundG2945aboutG2945asfarμέχριmechriG3360as IllyricumἸλλυρικοῦIllurikouG2437I havefullyG4137preachedG4137the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

20And thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779I aspiredφιλοτιμούμενονphilotimoumenonG5389topreachG2097the gospelG2097,not whereὅπουhopouG3699ChristΧριστός,ChristosG5547was alreadynamedὠνομάσθηōnomasthēG3687,soἵναinaG2443that I would not buildοἰκοδομῶoikodomōG3618on anotherG245man’sG245foundationθεμέλιονthemelionG2310;

21but as it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125, “They whoG3739hadG312noG3756newsG312of Him shall seeG3708,And they who have not heardἀκηκόασινakēkoasinG191shall understandσυνήσουσιν.sunēsousinG4920.”

22For thisG1352reasonG1352I have oftenπολλὰpollaG4183been preventedἐνεκοπτόμηνenekoptomēnG1465from comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you;

23but nowνυνὶnuniG3570,with noG3371furtherG3371placeτόπονtoponG5117for me in theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778regionsκλίμασινklimasinG2824, and since Ihave hadG2192for manyG2425yearsἐτῶν,etōnG2094a longingἐπιποθίανepipothianG1974to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to you

24wheneverὡς ἐὰνhōs eanG5613 G1437IgoπορεύωμαιporeuōmaiG4198to SpainΣπανίανSpanianG4681--for I hopeἐλπίζωelpizōG1679to seeθεάσασθαιtheasasthaiG2300you in passingδιαπορευόμενοςdiaporeuomenosG1279, and to behelpedG4311on my wayG4311thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563by you, when I have firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413enjoyedἐμπλησθῶ.¶emplēsthōG1705your companyfor a whileμέρουςmerousG3313--

25but nowΝυνὶNuniG3570,I am goingπορεύομαιporeuomaiG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419servingδιακονῶνdiakonōnG1247thesaintsἁγίοις.hagioisG40.

26ForMacedoniaΜακεδονίαMakedoniaG3109andAchaiaἈχαΐαAchaiaG882have beenG2106pleasedG2106to makeποιήσασθαιpoiēsasthaiG4160a contributionκοινωνίανkoinōnianG2842for the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434among thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419.

27YesG1063,they were pleasedεὐδόκησανeudokēsanG2106to do so,and they are indebtedὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781to them. ForifεἰeiG1487the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484have sharedἐκοινώνησανekoinōnēsanG2841in their spiritualπνευματικοῖςpneumatikoisG4152thingsG4152,they are indebtedὀφείλουσινopheilousinG3784to ministerλειτουργῆσαιleitourgēsaiG3008to them alsoG2532in materialσαρκικοῖςsarkikoisG4559thingsG4559.

28ThereforeοὖνounG3767,when I have finishedἐπιτελέσαςepitelesasG2005thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, and haveputG4972my sealσφραγισάμενοςsphragisamenosG4972on thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590of theirsαὐτοῖςautoisG846, I willgoἀπελεύσομαιapeleusomaiG565on by wayδι᾽di᾽G1223of you to SpainΣπανίαν.SpanianG4681.

29I knowG3609that whenI comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064to you, I will comeἐλεύσομαι.¶eleusomaiG2064in the fullnessπληρώματιplērōmatiG4138of the blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

30NowδὲdeG1161I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,by our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and bythe loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26of the Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151, tostriveG4865togetherG4865with me in your prayersπροσευχαῖςproseuchaisG4335to Godθεόν,theonG2316for me,

31that I may berescuedῥυσθῶrhusthōG4506from thoseG3588who are disobedientἀπειθούντωνapeithountōnG544in JudeaG2453, and that myserviceδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248for JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419may proveγένηται,genētaiG1096acceptableεὐπρόσδεκτοςeuprosdektosG2144to thesaintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40;

32soἵναinaG2443thatI may comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064to you in joyχαρᾷcharaG5479bythe willθελήματοςthelēmatosG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316and findG4875refreshingrestG4875in your company.

33NowδὲdeG1161the GodθεὸςtheosG2316of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515be with you allπάντωνpantōnG3956.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Self-denial on Behalf of Others

Commentaries on Romans 15