Sept. 3
Romans 15
Rom 15:1 Now we who are
strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please
ourselves.
Rom 15:2 Let each one
of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him
up.
Rom 15:3 For even
Christ didn't please himself. But, as it is written, "The
reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."
Rom 15:4 For whatever
things were written before were written for our learning, that
through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might
have hope.
Rom 15:5 Now the God of
patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one
with another according to Christ Jesus,
Rom 15:6 that with one
accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Rom 15:7 Therefore
accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of
God.
Rom 15:8 Now I say that
Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of
God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,
Rom 15:9 and that the
Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,
"Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and
sing to your name."
Rom 15:10 Again he
says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."
Rom 15:11 Again,
"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise
him."
Rom 15:12 Again, Isaiah
says, "There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule
over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope."
Rom 15:13 Now may the
God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you
may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Rom 15:14 I myself am
also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full
of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.
Rom 15:15 But I write
the more boldly to you in part, as reminding you, because of the
grace that was given to me by God,
Rom 15:16 that I should
be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the
Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made
acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Rom 15:17 I have
therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.
Rom 15:18 For I will
not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked
through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
Rom 15:19 in the power
of signs and wonders, in the power of God's Spirit; so that from
Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached
the Good News of Christ;
Rom 15:20 yes, making
it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already
named, that I might not build on another's foundation.
Rom 15:21 But, as it is
written, "They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who
haven't heard will understand."
Rom 15:22 Therefore
also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,
Rom 15:23 but now, no
longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years
a longing to come to you,
Rom 15:24 whenever I
journey to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my
journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may
enjoy your company for a while.
Rom 15:25 But now, I
say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
Rom 15:26 For it has
been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain
contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.
Rom 15:27 Yes, it has
been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the
Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe
it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.
Rom 15:28 When
therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this
fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.
Rom 15:29 I know that,
when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of
the Good News of Christ.
Rom 15:30 Now I beg
you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the
Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for
me,
Rom 15:31 that I may be
delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my
service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;
Rom 15:32 that I may
come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you,
find rest.
Rom 15:33 Now the God
of peace be with you all. Amen.