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Romans 15
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Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak

15 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.[a] 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good to build him up. 3 For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[b] 4 For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope. 5 Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another[c] in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6 so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Exhortation to Mutual Acceptance

7 Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory. 8 For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised[d] on behalf of God’s truth to confirm the promises made to the fathers,[e] 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy.[f] As it is written, “Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.”[g] 10 And again it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”[h] 11 And again, “Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.”[i] 12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”[j] 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him,[k] so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Paul’s Motivation for Writing the Letter

14 But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters,[l] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. 15 But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve[m] the gospel of God[n] like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering,[o] sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 So I boast[p] in Christ Jesus about the things that pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience[q] of the Gentiles, by word and deed, 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem even as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And in this way I desire to preach where Christ has not been named, so as not to build on another person’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.”[r]

Paul’s Intention of Visiting the Romans

22 This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you. 23 But now there is nothing more to keep me[s] in these regions, and I have for many years desired[t] to come to you 24 when I go to Spain. For I hope to visit you when I pass through and that you will help me[u] on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while.

25 But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do this, and indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints.[v] For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things. 28 Therefore after I have completed this and have safely delivered this bounty to them,[w] I will set out for Spain by way of you, 29 and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ’s blessing.

30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters,[x] through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf. 31 Pray[y] that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea and that my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. 33 Now may the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.[z]

Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:1 tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”
  2. Romans 15:3 sn A quotation from Ps 69:9.
  3. Romans 15:5 tn Grk “grant you to think the same among one another.”
  4. Romans 15:8 tn Grk “of the circumcision”; that is, the Jews.
  5. Romans 15:8 tn Or “to the patriarchs.”
  6. Romans 15:9 tn There are two major syntactical alternatives which are both awkward: (1) One could make “glorify” dependent on “Christ has become a minister” and coordinate with “to confirm” and the result would be rendered “Christ has become a minister of circumcision to confirm the promises…and so that the Gentiles might glorify God.” (2) One could make “glorify” dependent on “I tell you” and coordinate with “Christ has become a minister” and the result would be rendered “I tell you that Christ has become a minister of circumcision…and that the Gentiles glorify God.” The second rendering is preferred.
  7. Romans 15:9 sn A quotation from Ps 18:49.
  8. Romans 15:10 sn A quotation from Deut 32:43.
  9. Romans 15:11 sn A quotation from Ps 117:1.
  10. Romans 15:12 sn A quotation from Isa 11:10.
  11. Romans 15:13 tn Grk “in the believing” or “as [you] believe,” with the object “him” supplied from the context. The referent could be God (15:13a) or Christ (15:12).
  12. Romans 15:14 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.
  13. Romans 15:16 tn Grk “serving.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but in keeping with contemporary English style, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  14. Romans 15:16 tn The genitive in the phrase τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ (to euangelion tou theou, “the gospel of God”) could be translated as either a subjective genitive (“the gospel which God brings”) or an objective genitive (“the gospel about God”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, an interplay between the two concepts is intended: The gospel which God brings is in fact the gospel about himself.
  15. Romans 15:16 tn Grk “so that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable.” This could be understood to refer to an offering belonging to the Gentiles (a possessive genitive) or made by the Gentiles (subjective genitive), but more likely the phrase should be understood as an appositive genitive, with the Gentiles themselves consisting of the offering (so J. D. G. Dunn, Romans [WBC 38], 2:860). The latter view is reflected in the translation “so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering.”
  16. Romans 15:17 tc ‡ After οὖν (oun), several significant Alexandrian and Western mss (B C D F G 81 365) have τήν (tēn). The article is lacking in א A Ψ 33 1175 1241 1505 1739 1881 M however. P46 supplies a relative pronoun and has a different reading entirely (“which I have [as a] boast”). Articles were frequently introduced to clarify the meaning of the text. In this instance, since the word modified (καύχησιν, kauchēsin) is third declension, a visual oversight (resulting in omission) is less likely. Hence, the shorter reading is probably earlier. The difference in translation between these first two options is negligible (“I have the boast” or “I have a boast”). NA28 puts the article in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.tn Grk “Therefore I have a boast.”
  17. Romans 15:18 tn Grk “unto obedience.”
  18. Romans 15:21 sn A quotation from Isa 52:15.
  19. Romans 15:23 tn Grk “now no longer having a place…I have.”
  20. Romans 15:23 tn Grk “but having a desire…for many years.”
  21. Romans 15:24 tn Grk “and to be helped by you.” The passive construction was changed to an active one in the translation.
  22. Romans 15:27 tn Grk “to them”; the referent (the Jerusalem saints) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  23. Romans 15:28 tn Grk “have sealed this fruit to them.”
  24. Romans 15:30 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.
  25. Romans 15:31 tn Verses 30-31 form one long sentence in the Greek but have been divided into two distinct sentences for clarity in English.
  26. Romans 15:33 tc Some mss lack the word “Amen” here, one of them (P46) also inserting 16:25-27 at this point. See the tc note at 16:25 for more information.
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Romans 15
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15 We hēmeis who ho are strong dynatos have an obligation opheilō · de to bear with bastazō the ho failings asthenēma of the ho weak adynatos, and kai not mē to please areskō ourselves heautou. 2 Let areskō each hekastos of us hēmeis please areskō his ho neighbor plēsion for eis his ho good agathos, to pros build oikodomē him up . 3 · kai For gar · ho Christ Christos did areskō not ou please areskō himself heautou; but alla as kathōs it is written graphō, “ The ho insults oneidismos of those ho who insult oneidizō you sy have fallen epipiptō on epi me egō.” 4 For gar whatever hosos was written prographō at an earlier time was written graphō for eis · ho our hēmeteros instruction didaskalia, that hina through dia · ho endurance hypomonē and kai through dia the ho encouragement paraklēsis of the ho scriptures graphē we might have echō · ho hope elpis. 5 May the ho · de God theos of ho endurance hypomonē and kai · ho encouragement paraklēsis enable didōmi you hymeis to live in harmony ho with en one allēlōn another , according kata to Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous, 6 so hina that together homothumadon you may with en one heis voice stoma glorify doxazō the ho God theos and kai Father patēr of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos. 7 Therefore dio accept proslambanō one allēlōn another even kathōs as Christ Christos has also kai · ho accepted proslambanō you hymeis, for eis the glory doxa of ho God theos. 8 For gar I tell legō you that Christ Christos has become ginomai a servant diakonos of the circumcised peritomē on hyper behalf of the truth alētheia of God theos, in eis order to confirm bebaioō the ho promises epangelia made to the ho patriarchs patēr, 9 and de that the ho Gentiles ethnos might glorify doxazō God theos for hyper his mercy eleos. · ho As kathōs it is written graphō, “ For dia this houtos reason I will acknowledge exomologeomai you sy among en the Gentiles ethnos and kai sing praises psallō to ho your sy name onoma.” 10 And kai again palin it says legō, “ Rejoice euphrainō, O Gentiles ethnos, with meta · ho his autos people laos.” 11 And kai again palin, “ Praise aineō the ho Lord kyrios all pas you ho Gentiles ethnos, and kai let all pas the ho nations laos extol epaineō him autos.” 12 And kai again palin Isaiah ēsaias says legō, “ The ho root rhiza of ho Jesse Iessai will come eimi, even kai he ho who rises anistēmi to rule archō over the Gentiles ethnos; in epi him autos will the Gentiles ethnos hope elpizō.” 13 Now de may the ho God theos of ho hope elpis fill plēroō you hymeis with all pas joy chara and kai peace eirēnē in en · ho believing pisteuō, so eis that you hymeis may abound perisseuō in en · ho hope elpis by en the power dynamis of the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma.

14 I egō myself autos am convinced peithō about peri you hymeis, · de my egō brethren adelphos, · kai that hoti · kai you eimi yourselves autos are eimi full mestos of goodness agathōsynē, filled plēroō with all pas · ho knowledge gnōsis, and able dynamai also kai to instruct noutheteō one allēlōn another . 15 Nevertheless de on apo certain subjects meros I have written graphō to you hymeis rather boldly tolmēros so hōs as to refresh epanamimnēskō your hymeis memory , because dia of the ho grace charis that ho was given didōmi me egō by hypo · ho God theos 16 to eis be eimi a minister leitourgos of Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous to eis the ho Gentiles ethnos, serving hierourgeō the ho gospel euangelion of ho God theos as a priest, so hina that my ho offering prosphora of the ho Gentiles ethnos may become ginomai acceptable euprosdektos, sanctified hagiazō by en the Holy hagios Spirit pneuma. 17 In en Christ Christos Jesus Iēsous, then oun, I have echō · ho reason to boast kauchēsis of my work ho for pros · ho God theos. 18 For gar I will not ou venture tolmaō to speak of laleō anything tis except ou what hos Christ Christos has accomplished katergazomai through dia me egō in bringing the Gentiles ethnos to eis obedience hypakoē, by word logos and kai deed ergon, 19 by en the power dynamis of signs sēmeion and kai wonders teras, by en the power dynamis of the Spirit pneuma of God theos, so that hōste from apo Jerusalem Ierousalēm · kai all the way around kyklōi to mechri · ho Illyricum Illyrikon I egō have fulfilled plēroō my ministry of proclaiming the ho gospel euangelion of ho Christ Christos. 20 And de thus houtōs I have always made it my aim philotimeomai to preach euangelizō the gospel , not ou where hopou Christ Christos was known onomazō, lest hina mē I should build oikodomeō on epi someone allotrios else’ s foundation themelios; 21 rather alla, as kathōs it is written graphō, “ Those hos who were not ou told anangellō of peri him autos will see horaō, and kai those hos who have not ou heard akouō of him will understand syniēmi.” 22 This is why dio · kai on so many occasions polys I was kept enkoptō from · ho coming erchomai to pros you hymeis; 23 but de now nyni I echō no longer mēketi have echō a reason topos for remaining in en · ho these houtos regions klima, and de for apo many polys years etos I have echō desired epipothia to come erchomai to pros visit you hymeis. 24 When hōs an I do go poreuō to eis · ho Spain Spania, I hope elpizō to see theaomai you hymeis as I pass through diaporeuomai and kai be helped on my way propempō there ekei by hypo you hymeis, after prōton I have enjoyed empiplēmi your hymeis company for apo a while meros. 25 But de for now nyni, I am going poreuō to eis Jerusalem Ierousalēm in a service diakoneō for the ho saints hagios. 26 For gar Macedonia Makedonia and kai Achaia Achaia were pleased eudokeō to make poieō a contribution koinōnia tis to eis the ho poor ptōchos among the ho saints hagios · ho in en Jerusalem Ierousalēm. 27 They were pleased eudokeō to do so, in fact kai, they are eimi obligated opheiletēs to them autos; for gar if ei the ho Gentiles ethnos have come to share in koinōneō · ho their autos spiritual pneumatikos blessings , they ought opheilō also kai to be of service leitourgeō to them autos in en · ho material sarkikos things . 28 Therefore oun, when I have completed epiteleō this houtos task and kai have delivered sphragizō to them autos · ho what houtos was raised karpos, I will leave aperchomai for eis Spain Spania by dia way of you hymeis. 29 And de I know oida that hoti when I come erchomai to pros you hymeis, I will come erchomai in en the fulness plērōma of the blessing eulogia of Christ Christos. 30 Now de I urge parakaleō you hymeis, brethren adelphos, by dia · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous Christ Christos and kai by dia the ho love agapē of the ho Spirit pneuma, to join synagōnizomai me egō in en · ho fervent proseuchē prayer to pros God theos on hyper my egō behalf, · ho 31 that hina I may be delivered rhyomai from apo those ho in en Judea Ioudaia who refuse to believe apeitheō, · ho and kai that · ho my egō service diakonia · ho to eis Jerusalem Ierousalēm may prove ginomai truly acceptable euprosdektos to the ho saints hagios, 32 so hina that by dia God’ s theos will thelēma I may come erchomai to pros you hymeis with en joy chara and be refreshed synanapauomai in your hymeis company . 33 Now de may the ho God theos of ho peace eirēnē be with meta all pas of you hymeis. Amen amēn.

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