| 15 | Romans | ||
| 1 | Those of us who have a robust conscience must accept as our own burden the tender scruples of weaker men, and not consider ourselves. | Please Your Fellow Men, Not Yourself Ro.15.1-6 | |
| 2 | Each of us must consider his neighbour and think what is for his good and will build up the common life. | ||
| 3 | For Christ too did not consider himself, but might have said, in the words of Scripture, 'The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell upon me.' | - The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell on me Ro.15.3 - Ps.69.9 | |
| 4 | For all the ancient scriptures were written for our own instruction, in order that through the encouragement they give us we may maintain our hope with fortitude. | ||
| 5 | And may God, the source of all fortitude and all encouragement, grant that you may agree with one another after the manner of Christ Jesus, | ||
| 6 | so that with one mind and one voice you may praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. | ||
| 7 | In a word, accept one another as Christ accepted us, to the glory of God. | The Gospel for Jews and Gentiles Alike Ro.15.7-13 | |
| 8 | I mean that Christ became a servant of the Jewish people to maintain the truth of God by making good his promises to the patriarchs, | ||
| 9 | and at the same time to give the Gentiles cause to glorify God for his mercy. As Scripture says, 'Therefore I will praise thee among the Gentiles and sing hymns to thy name'; | - Therefore I will praise thee Ro.15.9 - Ps.18.49, 2Sm.22.50 | |
| 10 | and again, 'Gentiles, make merry together with his own people'; | - Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people Ro.15.10 - Dt.32.43 | |
| 11 | and yet again, 'All Gentiles, praise the Lord; let all peoples praise him.' | - Praise the Lord, all Gentiles Ro.15.11 - Ps.117.1 | |
| 12 | Once again, Isaiah says, 'There shall be the Scion of Jesse, the one raised up to govern the Gentiles; on him the Gentiles shall set their hope.' | - The root of Jesse shall come Ro.15.12 - Is.11.10 | |
| 13 | And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace by your faith in him, until, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you overflow with hope. | ||
| 14 | MY FRIENDS, I have no doubt in my own mind that you yourselves are quite full of goodness and equipped with knowledge of every kind, well able to give advice to one another; | Paul's Missionary Commission Ro.15.14-21 | |
| 15 | nevertheless I have written to refresh your memory, and written somewhat boldly at times, in virtue of the gift I have from God. | ||
| 16 | His grace has made me a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles; my priestly service is the preaching of the gospel of God, and it falls to me to offer the Gentiles to him as an acceptable sacrifice, consecrated by the Holy Spirit. | ||
| 17 | Thus in the fellowship of Christ Jesus I have ground for pride in the service of God. | ||
| 18 | I will venture is to speak of those things alone in which I have been Christ's instrument to bring the Gentiles into his allegiance, by word and deed, | ||
| 19 | by the force of miraculous signs and by the power of the Holy Spirit. As a result I have completed the preaching of the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem as far round as Illyricum. | ||
| 20 | It is my ambition to bring the gospel to places where the very name of Christ has not been heard, for I do not want to build on another man's foundation; | ||
| 21 | but, as Scripture says,
and they who never heard of him shall understand.' | - They shall see who have never been told of him Ro.15.21 - Is.52.15 | |
| 22 | That is why I have been prevented all this time from coming to you. | Paul's Plan to Visit Rome Ro.15.22-33 | |
| 23 | But now I have no further scope in these parts, and I have been longing for many years to visit you on my way to Spain; | ||
| 24 | for I hope to see you as I travel through, and to be sent there with your support after having enjoyed your company for a while. | ||
| 25 | But at the moment I am on my way to Jerusalem, on an errand to God's people there. | ||
| 26 | For Macedonia and Achaia have resolved to raise a common fund for the benefit of the poor among God's people at Jerusalem. | ||
| 27 | They have resolved to do so, and indeed they are under an obligation to them. For if the Jewish Christians shared their spiritual treasures with the Gentiles, the Gentiles have a clear duty to contribute to their material needs. | ||
| 28 | So when I have finished this business and delivered the proceeds under my own seal, I shall set out for Spain by way of your city, | ||
| 29 | and I am sure that when I arrive I shall come to you with a full measure of the blessing of Christ. | ||
| 30 | I implore you by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that the Spirit inspires, be my allies in the fight; | ||
| 31 | pray to God for me that I may be saved from unbelievers in Judaea and that my errand to Jerusalem may find acceptance with God's people, | ||
| 32 | so that by his will I may come to you in a happy frame of mind and enjoy a time of rest with you. | ||
| 33 | The God of peace be with you all. Amen. | ||
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