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Romans 15

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1 We who are powerful need to be patient with the weakness of those who don't have power, and not please ourselves.

2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good in order to build them up.

3 Christ didn't please himself, but, as it is written, The insults of those who insulted you fell on me.

4 Whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction so that we could have hope through endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures.

5 May the God of endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude toward each other, similar to Christ Jesus' attitude.

6 That way you can glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ together with one voice.

7 So welcome each other, in the same way that Christ also welcomed you, for God's glory.

8 I'm saying that Christ became a servant of those who are circumcised for the sake of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the ancestors,

9 and so that the Gentiles could glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.

10 And again, it says, Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people.

11 And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and all the people should sing his praises.

12 And again, Isaiah says, There will be a root of Jesse, who will also rise to rule the Gentiles. The Gentiles will place their hope in him.

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

14 My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and are able to teach each other.

15 But I've written to you in a sort of daring way, partly to remind you of what you already know. I'm writing to you in this way because of the grace that was given to me by God.

16 It helps me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I'm working as a priest of God's gospel so that the offering of the Gentiles can be acceptable and made holy by the Holy Spirit.

17 So in Christ Jesus I brag about things that have to do with God.

18 I don't dare speak about anything except what Christ has done through me to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles. He did it by what I've said and what I've done,

19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of God's Spirit. So I've completed the circuit of preaching Christ's gospel from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum.

20 In this way, I have a goal to preach the gospel where they haven't heard of Christ yet, so that I won't be building on someone else's foundation.

21 Instead, as it's written, Those who hadn't been told about him will see, and those who hadn't heard will understand.

22 That's why I've been stopped so many times from coming to see you.

23 But now, since I don't have any place to work in these regions anymore, and since I've wanted to come to see you for many years,

24 I'll visit you when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while I'm passing through. And I hope you will send me on my way there, after I have first been reenergized by some time in your company.

25 But now I'm going to Jerusalem, to serve God's people.

26 Macedonia and Achaia have been happy to make a contribution for the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.

27 They were happy to do this, and they are actually in debt to God's people in Jerusalem. If the Gentiles got a share of the Jewish people's spiritual resources, they ought to minister to them with material resources.

28 So then after I have finished this job and have safely delivered the final amount of the Gentiles' offering to them, I will leave for Spain, visiting you on the way.

29 And I know that when I come to you I will come with the fullest blessing of Christ.

30 Brothers and sisters, I urge you, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggles in your prayers to God for me.

31 Pray that I will be rescued from the people in Judea who don't believe. Also, pray that my service for Jerusalem will be acceptable to God's people there

32 so that I can come to you with joy by God's will and be reenergized with your company.

33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 So those of us who have a strong [faith] must be patient with the weaknesses of those whose [faith]is not so strong. We must not think only of ourselves.

2 We should all be concerned about our neighbor and the good things that will build his faith.

3 Christ did not think only of himself. Rather, as Scripture says, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

4 Everything written long ago was written to teach us so that we would have confidence through the endurance and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

5 May God, who gives you this endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other by following the example of Christ Jesus.

6 Then, having the same goal, you will praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7 Therefore, accept each other in the same way that Christ accepted you. He did this to bring glory to God.

8 Let me explain. Christ became a servant for the Jewish people to reveal God's truth. As a result, he fulfilled God's promise to the ancestors of the Jewish people.

9 People who are not Jewish praise God for his mercy as well. This is what the Scriptures say, "That is why I will give thanks to you among the nations and I will sing praises to your name."

10 And Scripture says again, "You nations, be happy together with his people!"

11 And again, "Praise the Lord, all you nations! Praise him, all you people of the world!"

12 Again, Isaiah says, "There will be a root from Jesse. He will rise to rule the nations, and he will give the nations hope."

13 May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

14 I'm convinced, brothers and sisters, that you, too, are filled with goodness. I'm also convinced that you have all the knowledge you need and that you are able to instruct each other.

15 However, I've written you a letter, parts of which are rather bold, as a reminder to you. I'm doing this because God gave me the gift

16 to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not Jewish. I serve as a priest by spreading the Good News of God. I do this in order that I might bring the nations to God as an acceptable offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit.

17 So Christ Jesus gives me the right to brag about what I'm doing for God.

18 I'm bold enough to tell you only what Christ has done through me to bring people who are not Jewish to obedience. By what I have said and done,

19 by the power of miraculous and amazing signs, and by the power of God's Spirit, I have finished spreading the Good News about Christ from Jerusalem to Illyricum.

20 My goal was to spread the Good News where the name of Christ was not known. I didn't want to build on a foundation which others had laid.

21 As Scripture says, "Those who were never told about him will see, and those who never heard will understand."

22 This is what has so often kept me from visiting you.

23 But now I have no new opportunities for work in this region. For many years I have wanted to visit you.

24 Now I am on my way to Spain, so I hope to see you when I come your way. After I have enjoyed your company for a while, I hope that you will support my trip to Spain.

25 Right now I'm going to Jerusalem to bring help to the Christians there.

26 Because the believers in Macedonia and Greece owe a debt to the Christians in Jerusalem, they have decided to take up a collection for the poor among the Christians in Jerusalem.

27 These Macedonians and Greeks have shared the spiritual wealth of the Christians in Jerusalem. So they are obligated to use their earthly wealth to help them.

28 When the collection is completed and I have officially turned the money over to the Christians in Jerusalem, I will visit you on my way to Spain.

29 I know that when I come to you I will bring the full blessing of Christ.

30 Brothers and sisters, I encourage you through our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that the Spirit creates, to join me in my struggle. Pray to God for me

31 that I will be rescued from those people in Judea who refuse to believe. Pray that God's people in Jerusalem will accept the help I bring.

32 Also pray that by the will of God I may come to you with joy and be refreshed when I am with you.

33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.