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Romans 15:26

James Moffatt - New Testament

For Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.

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for the service rendered by this fund does more than supply the wants of the saints, it overflows with many a cry of thanks to God.

I know how willing you are, I am proud of it, I have boasted of you to the Macedonians: "Achaia," I tell them, "was all ready last year." And your zeal has been a stimulus to the majority of them.

for as I hear of your love and loyalty to the Lord Jesus and to all the saints,

I ask this favour of you, my brothers. The household of Stephanas, you know, was the first to be reaped in Achaia, and they have laid themselves out to serve the saints.

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia the Jews without exception rose against Paul and brought him up before the tribunal,

A vision appeared to Paul by night, the vision of a Macedonian standing and appealing to him with the words, "Cross to Macedonia and help us."

No, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.

Then, raising his eyes he looked at his disciples and said: "Blessed are you poor! the Realm of God is yours.

The poor you always have beside you, but you will not always have me.

The King will answer them, 'I tell you truly, in so far as you did it to one of these brothers of mine, even to the least of them, you did it to me.'

"But, Lord," Ananias answered, "many people have told me about all the mischief this man has done to thy saints at Jerusalem!

We then came to the Roman colony of Philippi, which is the foremost town of the district of Macedonia. In this town we spent some days.

After these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must also visit Rome."

I mean to visit you after my tour in Macedonia, for I am going to make a tour through Macedonia.

I intended to take you on my way to Macedonia, and to visit you again on my way back from Macedonia, so as to be sped by you on my journey to Judaea.

my spirit could not rest, because I did not find Titus my brother there; so I said goodbye and went off to Macedonia.

For I got no relief from the strain of things, even when I reached Macedonia; it was trouble at every turn, wrangling all round me, fears in my own mind.

in case any Macedonians accompany me and find you are not ready — which would make me (not to speak of yourselves) ashamed of having been so sure.

even when I ran short, during my stay with you, I was no encumbrance to anybody, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my wants. Thus I kept myself, as I intend to keep myself, from being a burden to you in any way.

You Philippians are well aware that in the early days of the gospel, when I had left Macedonia, no church but yourselves had any financial dealings with me;

Thus you became a pattern to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia;

for the word of the Lord has resounded from you not only through Macedonia and Achaia — no, your faith in God has reached every place. We never need to speak about it.

as indeed is your practice towards all the brothers throughout all Macedonia. We beseech you, brothers, to excel in this more and more;

As I asked you when I was on my way to Macedonia, stay where you are at Ephesus and warn certain individuals against teaching novelties




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