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Bigyang-kasiyahan ang Kapwa, Huwag ang Sarili

15 Tayong malalakas sa paniniwala ay dapat tumulong sa mahihina at huwag ang pansariling kasiyahan lamang ang ating isipin. Sikapin nating lahat na itaguyod ang kapakanan ng ating kapwa para sa kanyang ikalalakas. Sapagkat(A) maging si Cristo man ay hindi naghangad ng sariling kasiyahan subalit nagpaubaya; tulad ng nasusulat, “Ako ang binagsakan ng mga pag-alipusta na sa iyo ipinapatama.” Anumang(B) nasa Kasulatan noon pang una ay nasulat sa ikatututo natin, upang sa pamamagitan ng pagtitiis at sa pagpapalakas ng loob mula sa kasulatan ay magkaroon tayo ng pag-asa. Ipagkaloob nawa ng Diyos, na siyang nagbibigay sa atin ng katatagan at lakas ng loob, na kayo'y mamuhay nang may pagkakaisa ayon kay Cristo Jesus, upang sa gayon, nagkakaisa kayong magpupuri sa Diyos at Ama ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.

Ang Magandang Balita ay para rin sa mga Hentil

Kung paanong kayo'y malugod na tinanggap ni Cristo, tanggapin ninyo ang isa't isa upang mapapurihan ang Diyos. Sinasabi ko sa inyo, si Cristo'y naglingkod sa mga Judio upang patunayang ang Diyos ay tapat, at tumutupad sa mga pangako niya sa kanilang mga ninuno, at(C) upang ang mga Hentil naman ay magpuri sa Diyos dahil sa kanyang habag. Tulad ng nasusulat,

“Kaya't sa gitna ng mga Hentil, ika'y aking pupurihin,
    At aawitan ko ang iyong pangalan.”

10 Sinabi(D) rin,

“Magalak kayo mga Hentil, kasama ng kanyang bayan!”

11 At(E) muling sinabi,

“Magpuri kayo sa Panginoon, kayong mga Hentil,
    lahat ng bansa ay magpuri sa kanya!”

12 Sinabi pa ni Isaias,

“May isisilang sa angkan ni Jesse,
    upang maghari sa mga Hentil;
    siya ang kanilang magiging pag-asa.”

13 Puspusin nawa kayo ng Diyos na siyang bukal ng pag-asa, at nawa ay pagkalooban niya kayo ng kagalakan at kapayapaan sa pamamagitan ng inyong pananampalataya, upang mag-umapaw ang inyong pag-asa sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Espiritu Santo.

Ang Dahilan ng Pagsulat ni Pablo

14 Mga kapatid, lubos akong naniniwalang kayo mismo ay puspos ng kabutihan at punô ng kaalaman, kaya't matuturuan na ninyo ang isa't isa. 15 Gayunman, sa sulat na ito'y naglakas-loob akong paalalahanan kayo tungkol sa ilang bagay. Ginawa ko ito dahil sa kagandahang-loob ng Diyos sa akin 16 upang maging lingkod ni Cristo Jesus at gumanap ng tungkulin gaya ng isang pari sa mga Hentil. Ipinapangaral ko sa kanila ang Magandang Balita ng Diyos upang sila'y maging handog na kalugud-lugod sa kanya, dahil sila ay ginawang banal ng Espiritu Santo. 17 Kaya't sa pakikiisa ko kay Cristo Jesus, maipagmamalaki ko ang aking paglilingkod sa Diyos. 18 Wala akong pinapangahasang ipagmalaki kundi ang ginawa ni Cristo upang maakit ang mga Hentil na sumunod sa Diyos sa pamamagitan ng aking mga salita at gawa, 19 sa tulong ng mga himala at mga kababalaghan, at sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Espiritu ng Diyos.[a] Kaya't mula sa Jerusalem hanggang sa Ilirico, ipinangaral ko ang Magandang Balita tungkol kay Cristo. 20 Ang hangad ko'y ipangaral ito sa mga lugar na hindi pa nakikilala si Cristo, upang hindi ako magtayo sa pundasyon ng iba. 21 Subalit(F) tulad ng nasusulat,

“Makakakilala ang hindi pa nakakabalita tungkol sa kanya.
    Makakaunawa ang hindi pa nakakarinig tungkol sa kanya.”

Ang Balak ni Pablong Dumalaw sa Roma

22 Iyan(G) ang dahilan kung bakit hindi ako matuluy-tuloy sa pagpunta sa inyo. 23 Ngunit ngayong tapos na ang gawain ko sa lupaing ito, at dahil matagal ko na ring gustong pumunta riyan, 24 inaasahan kong magkikita-kita tayo pagdaan ko riyan papuntang Espanya. Inaasahan ko ring ako'y tutulungan ninyong makarating doon matapos nating magkasama-sama nang sandaling panahon. 25 Ngunit(H) sa ngayon ay pupunta muna ako sa Jerusalem upang dalhin ang tulong sa mga kapatid roon. 26 Sapagkat minabuti ng mga taga-Macedonia at taga-Acaya na magpadala ng tulong para sa mga mahihirap na kapatid sa Jerusalem. 27 Malugod(I) nilang ginawa iyon, at talaga namang dapat nilang gawin. Dahil ang mga Hentil ay nakabahagi sa mga pagpapalang espirituwal ng mga Judio, marapat lamang na bahaginan nila ang mga Judio sa pamamagitan ng mga pagpapalang materyal. 28 Kaya't pagkabigay ko ng nasabing tulong sa mga kapatid sa Jerusalem, daraan ako riyan pagpunta ko sa Espanya. 29 Naniniwala akong pagpunta ko riyan ay taglay ko ang masaganang pagpapala ni Cristo.

30 Mga kapatid, nakikiusap ako sa inyo, alang-alang sa ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo at sa pag-ibig ng Espiritu, tulungan ninyo ako sa pamamagitan ng inyong taimtim na pananalangin para sa akin. 31 Idalangin ninyong maligtas ako mula sa mga taga-Judea na ayaw sumampalataya, at nawa'y tanggapin ng mga kapatid sa Jerusalem ang paglilingkod ko para sa kanila. 32 Sa gayon, kung loloobin ng Diyos,[b] masaya akong makakarating diyan at muling pasiglahin sa inyong piling. 33 Sumainyo nawa ang Diyos na pinagmumulan ng kapayapaan. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Roma 15:19 Espiritu ng Diyos: Sa ibang manuskrito'y Espiritu Santo, at sa iba nama'y Espiritu .
  2. Roma 15:32 ng Diyos: Sa ibang manuskrito'y ni Jesu-Cristo .

15 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

23 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.

25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

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

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(H) the God and Father(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accept one another,(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles(M) might glorify God(N) for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”[c](O)

10 Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[d](P)

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
    let all the peoples extol him.”[e](Q)

12 And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse(R) will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”[f](S)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(U)

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness,(V) filled with knowledge(W) and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(X) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(Y) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(Z) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(AA) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(AB) in my service to God.(AC) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(AD) to obey God(AE) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(AF) through the power of the Spirit of God.(AG) So from Jerusalem(AH) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(AI) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(AJ) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(AK) 21 Rather, as it is written:

“Those who were not told about him will see,
    and those who have not heard will understand.”[g](AL)

22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(AM)

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,(AN) 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain.(AO) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist(AP) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem(AQ) in the service(AR) of the Lord’s people(AS) there. 26 For Macedonia(AT) and Achaia(AU) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(AV) 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(AW) 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain(AX) and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you,(AY) I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(AZ) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(BA) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(BB) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(BC) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(BD) there, 32 so that I may come to you(BE) with joy, by God’s will,(BF) and in your company be refreshed.(BG) 33 The God of peace(BH) be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
  2. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
  3. Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
  4. Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
  5. Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
  6. Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)
  7. Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)