Romans 15
New Living Translation
Living to Please Others
15 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. 2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. 3 For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”[a] 4 Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
5 May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. 6 Then all of you can join together with one voice, giving praise and glory to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. 8 Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews[b] to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. 9 He also came so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercies to them. That is what the psalmist meant when he wrote:
“For this, I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing praises to your name.”[c]
10 And in another place it is written,
“Rejoice with his people,
you Gentiles.”[d]
11 And yet again,
“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles.
Praise him, all you people of the earth.”[e]
12 And in another place Isaiah said,
“The heir to David’s throne[f] will come,
and he will rule over the Gentiles.
They will place their hope on him.”[g]
13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Paul’s Reason for Writing
14 I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters,[h] that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them. 15 Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God’s grace, 16 I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit. 17 So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God. 18 Yet I dare not boast about anything except what Christ has done through me, bringing the Gentiles to God by my message and by the way I worked among them. 19 They were convinced by the power of miraculous signs and wonders and by the power of God’s Spirit.[i] In this way, I have fully presented the Good News of Christ from Jerusalem all the way to Illyricum.[j]
20 My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else. 21 I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures, where it says,
“Those who have never been told about him will see,
and those who have never heard of him will understand.”[k]
22 In fact, my visit to you has been delayed so long because I have been preaching in these places.
Paul’s Travel Plans
23 But now I have finished my work in these regions, and after all these long years of waiting, I am eager to visit you. 24 I am planning to go to Spain, and when I do, I will stop off in Rome. And after I have enjoyed your fellowship for a little while, you can provide for my journey.
25 But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers[l] there. 26 For you see, the believers in Macedonia and Achaia[m] have eagerly taken up an offering for the poor among the believers in Jerusalem. 27 They were glad to do this because they feel they owe a real debt to them. Since the Gentiles received the spiritual blessings of the Good News from the believers in Jerusalem, they feel the least they can do in return is to help them financially. 28 As soon as I have delivered this money and completed this good deed of theirs, I will come to see you on my way to Spain. 29 And I am sure that when I come, Christ will richly bless our time together.
30 Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit. 31 Pray that I will be rescued from those in Judea who refuse to obey God. Pray also that the believers there will be willing to accept the donation[n] I am taking to Jerusalem. 32 Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.
33 And now may God, who gives us his peace, be with you all. Amen.[o]
Footnotes
- 15:3 Greek who insult you have fallen on me. Ps 69:9.
- 15:8 Greek servant of circumcision.
- 15:9 Ps 18:49.
- 15:10 Deut 32:43.
- 15:11 Ps 117:1.
- 15:12a Greek The root of Jesse. David was the son of Jesse.
- 15:12b Isa 11:10 (Greek version).
- 15:14 Greek brothers; also in 15:30.
- 15:19a Other manuscripts read the Spirit; still others read the Holy Spirit.
- 15:19b Illyricum was a region northeast of Italy.
- 15:21 Isa 52:15 (Greek version).
- 15:25 Greek God’s holy people; also in 15:26, 31.
- 15:26 Macedonia and Achaia were the northern and southern regions of Greece.
- 15:31 Greek the ministry; other manuscripts read the gift.
- 15:33 Some manuscripts do not include Amen. One very early manuscript places 16:25-27 here.
Romans 15
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
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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