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Romans 15

¹ Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength,  and not to please ourselves.

² Each one of us is to please his neighbour for his good, to build him up.

³ For even Christ did not please himself.  On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.   ,

⁴ For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction,  so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

⁵ Now may the God who gives  endurance and encouragement  grant you to live in harmony with one another,  according to Christ Jesus,

⁶ so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ  with one mind and one voice.

⁷ Therefore welcome one another,  just as  Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God.

⁸ For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised  on behalf of God’s truth,  to confirm the promises to the fathers,

⁹ and so that Gentiles  may glorify God for his mercy.  As it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name.   ,

¹⁰ Again it says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people!   ,

¹¹ And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him!   ,

¹² And again, Isaiah says, The root of Jesse   will appear, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; the Gentiles will hope in him.   ,

¹³ Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe,  so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁴ My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness,  filled with all knowledge,  and able to instruct one another.

¹⁵ Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points  because of the grace given me by God

¹⁶ to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles,  serving as a priest of the gospel of God.  God’s purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering,  sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷ Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus  regarding what pertains to God.

¹⁸ For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me  by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles,

¹⁹ by the power of miraculous signs and wonders,  and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem  all the way around to Illyricum.  ,

²⁰ My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named,  so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation,

²¹ but, as it is written, Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.   ,

²² That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.

²³ But now I no longer have any work to do in these regions,  and I have strongly desired for many years to come to you

²⁴ whenever I travel to Spain.  For I hope to see you when I pass through and to be assisted by you for my journey there,  once I have first enjoyed your company  for a while.

²⁵ At the moment I am travelling to Jerusalem  to serve the saints,

²⁶ because Macedonia  and Achaia  were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

²⁷ Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits,  then they are bound to minister to them in material needs.

²⁸ So when I have finished this and safely delivered the funds  to them,  , I will visit you on the way to Spain.

²⁹ I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing  of Christ.

³⁰ Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit,  to strive together with me in prayers to God on my behalf.

³¹ Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea,  that my ministry to  Jerusalem  may be acceptable to the saints,

³² and that, by God’s will,  I may come to you with joy  and be refreshed together with you.

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