Romans 15

Self-denial in behalf of Others

1NowG1161 we who are strongG1415 oughtG3784 to bearG941 the weaknessesG771 of 1thoseG3588 withoutG102 strengthG102, and not just pleaseG700 ourselvesG1438. 2EachG1538 of us is to 2pleaseG700 his neighborG4139 3for his goodG18, to his 4edificationG3619. 3For evenG2532 5ChristG5547 did not pleaseG700 HimselfG1438, but as it is writtenG1125: “6The tauntsG3680 of thoseG3588 who tauntG3679 You have fallenG1968 on Me.” 4For 7whateverG3745 was writtenG4270 inG4270 earlierG4270 timesG4270 was writtenG1125 for our instructionG1319, soG2443 thatG2443 throughG1223 perseveranceG5281 and the encouragementG3874 of the ScripturesG1124 we might haveG2192 hopeG1680. 5NowG1161 may the 8GodG2316 9who givesG1325 perseveranceG5281 and encouragementG3874 grantG1325 you 10to be of the sameG846 mindG5426 with oneG240 anotherG240, accordingG2596 to ChristG5547 JesusG2424, 6soG2443 thatG2443 with oneG3661 purposeG3661 and oneG1520 11voiceG4750 you may glorifyG1392 12the GodG2316 and FatherG3962 of our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

7ThereforeG1352, 1314acceptG4355 oneG240 anotherG240, justG2531 asG2531 ChristG5547 alsoG2532 acceptedG4355 15us, for the gloryG1391 of GodG2316. 8For I sayG3004 that ChristG5547 has becomeG1096 a servantG1249 to 16the circumcisionG4061 inG5228 behalfG5228 of the truthG225 of GodG2316, to confirmG950 17the promisesG1860 given to the fathersG3962, 9and for 18the GentilesG1484 to 19glorifyG1392 GodG2316 for His mercyG1656; as it is writtenG1125: “20ThereforeG1223G3778 I will 21giveG1843 praiseG1843 to You amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, And I will singG5567 praisesG5567 to Your nameG3686.” 10AgainG3825 he saysG3004, “22RejoiceG2165, you GentilesG1484, with His peopleG2992.” 11And againG3825, “23PraiseG134 the LordG2962 allG3956 you GentilesG1484, And let allG3956 the peoplesG2992 praiseG1867 Him.” 12AgainG3825 IsaiahG2268 saysG3004, “24There shall comeG1510 25the rootG4491 of JesseG2421, And He who arisesG450 to ruleG757 over the GentilesG1484, 26In Him will the GentilesG1484 hopeG1679.” 13NowG1161 may the GodG2316 of hopeG1680 fillG4137 you with allG3956 27joyG5479 and peaceG1515 in believingG4100, soG1519 thatG1519 you will aboundG4052 in hopeG1680 28by the powerG1411 of the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.

14And concerningG4012 you, my brothersG80 and sisters, I myselfG846 alsoG2532 am convincedG3982 that you yourselvesG846 are fullG3324 of 29goodnessG19, filledG4137 with 30allG3956 knowledgeG1108 and ableG1410 alsoG2532 to admonishG3560 oneG240 anotherG240. 15But I have writtenG1125 veryG5112 boldlyG5112 to you on someG3313 pointsG3313 soG5613 asG5613 to remindG1878 you againG1878, becauseG1223 of 31the graceG5485 that was givenG1325 to me 32from GodG2316, 16to be 33a ministerG3011 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 to the GentilesG1484, ministeringG2418 asG2418 aG2418 priestG2418 the 34gospelG2098 of GodG2316, soG2443 thatG2443 my 35offeringG4376 of the GentilesG1484 may becomeG1096 acceptableG2144, sanctifiedG37 by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 17ThereforeG3767 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 I haveG2192 found 36reasonG2746 forG2746 boastingG2746 in 37things pertainingG4314 to GodG2316. 1838For I will not presumeG5111 to speakG2980 of anythingG5100 39exceptG3756 whatG3739 40ChristG5547 has accomplishedG2716 throughG1223 me, 41resultingG1519 inG1519 the obedienceG5218 of the GentilesG1484 by wordG3056 and deedG2041, 19in the powerG1411 of 4243signsG4592 and wondersG5059, 44in the powerG1411 of the SpiritG4151; soG5620 thatG5620 45from JerusalemG2419 and allG2945 aroundG2945 as 46farG3360 as IllyricumG2437 I have 47fullyG4137 preachedG4137 the gospelG2098 of ChristG5547. 20And inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779 I aspiredG5389 to 48preachG2097 the gospelG2097, not whereG3699 ChristG5547 was already knownG3687 byG3687 nameG3687, 49soG2443 thatG2443 I would not buildG3618 on anotherG245 person’sG245 foundationG2310; 21but justG2531 asG2531 it is writtenG1125: “50They whoG3739 have not been toldG312 aboutG4012 Him will seeG3708, And they who have not heardG191 will understandG4920.”

22For thisG1352 reasonG1352 51I have oftenG4183 been preventedG1465 from comingG2064 to you; 23but nowG3570, with noG3371 furtherG3371 placeG5117 for me in theseG3778 regionsG2824, and since I 52have hadG2192 for manyG2425 yearsG2094 a longingG1974 to comeG2064 to you 24wheneverG5613G1437 I 53goG4198 to SpainG4681--for I hopeG1679 to seeG2300 you in passingG1279, and to be 54helpedG4311 onG4311 my wayG4311 thereG1563 by you, when I have firstG4413 55enjoyedG1705 your company 56for a whileG3313-- 25but nowG3570, 57I am goingG4198 to JerusalemG2419, 58servingG1247 the 59saintsG40. 26For 60MacedoniaG3109 and 61AchaiaG882 have beenG2106 pleasedG2106 to makeG4160 a contributionG2842 for the poorG4434 among the 62saintsG40 in JerusalemG2419. 27For they were pleasedG2106 to do so, and they are indebtedG3781 to them. For 63ifG1487 the GentilesG1484 have sharedG2841 in their spiritualG4152 thingsG4152, they are indebtedG3784 to doG3008 them aG3008 serviceG3008 alsoG2532 in materialG4559 thingsG4559. 28ThereforeG3767, when I have finishedG2005 thisG3778, and 64have 65putG4972 my sealG4972 onG4972 thisG3778 fruitG2590 of theirsG846, I will 66goG565 on by wayG1223 of you to SpainG4681. 29I knowG3609 that when 67I comeG2064 to you, I will comeG2064 in the fullnessG4138 of the blessingG2129 of ChristG5547.

30NowG1161 I urgeG3870 you, brothersG80 and sisters, by our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 and by 68the loveG26 of the SpiritG4151, to 69striveG4865 togetherG4865 with me in your prayersG4335 to GodG2316 for me, 31that I may be 70rescuedG4506 from thoseG3588 who are disobedientG544 in JudeaG2449, and that my 71serviceG1248 for JerusalemG2419 may proveG1096 acceptableG2144 to the 7273saintsG40; 32soG2443 thatG2443 74I may comeG2064 to you in joyG5479 by 75the willG2307 of GodG2316 and relaxG4875 inG4875 your companyG4875. 33NowG1161 76the GodG2316 of peaceG1515 be with you allG3956. AmenG281.