KJ3 Literal Translation
Romans 15
1 The strong must bear with the weak. 2 We may not please ourselves, 3 for Christ did not so.
1But we, the powerful ones, ought to bear the weaknesses of the ones not powerful, and not to please ourselves.
2For let each one of us please his neighbor for good, to building up.
3For also Christ did not please Himself, but even as it has been written, “The reproaches of the ones reproaching You fell on Me.” LXX-Psa. 68:10; MT-Psa. 69:9
4For as many things as were written before were written for our instruction, that through the patience and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
5And may the God of patience and encouragement give to you to be mindful of the same thing among one another according to Christ Jesus,
6that with one accord and with one mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Therefore receive one another as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
8And I say, Jesus Christ has become a minister of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers,
9and the nations on behalf of mercy to glorify God, even as it is written, “Because of this I will confess to You among the nations, and I will sing praise to Your name.” Psa. 18:49
10And again He says, “Rejoice, nations, with His people.” Deut. 32:43
11And again, “Praise the Lord, all the nations, and praise Him all the peoples.” Psa. 117:1
12And again Isaiah says, “There shall be the Root of Jesse, and the One rising up to rule the nations; on Him nations will hope.” Isa. 11:10
13And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for you to abound in hope, in power of the Holy Spirit.
14Now, my brothers, I myself also am persuaded concerning you, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, being able to admonish one another.
15But I wrote to you more boldly, brothers, as reminding you in part, because of the grace given to me by God,
16for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the nations, sacredly ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the nations might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17Therefore I have glorying in Christ Jesus as to the things with regard to God.
18For I will not dare to speak of anything which Christ did not work out through me for the obedience of the nations in word and work,
19in power of miraculous signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God, so as for me to have fulfilled the preaching of the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem and in a circle as far as Illyricum.
20And so eagerly striving to preach the gospel where Christ was not named, so that I should not build on another’s foundation,
21but even as it is written, “They shall see, to whom nothing was announced concerning Him; and the ones that have not heard, they shall understand.” Isa. 52:15
22On this account I also was much hindered from coming to you,
23but now having no more place in these regions, and having a longing to come to you for many years,
24when ever I may go into Spain, I will come to you; for I hope in traveling through to see you and to be set forward there by you, if first I may be filled of you in part.
25But now I am going to Jerusalem, doing service to the saints.
26For Macedonia and Achaia thought it good to make certain contribution to the poor of the saints in Jerusalem.
27For they thought it good, and their debtors they are; for if the nations shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to minister to them in the fleshly things.
28Therefore being completed and having sealed this fruit to them, I will go through you into Spain.
29And I know that I will come to you in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ when I come.
30But I beseech you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf,
31that I be delivered from the ones disobeying in Judea, and that my ministry, which is to Jerusalem, may be acceptable to the saints,
32that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and that I may be refreshed with you.
33And the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
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