Beginning
Accept Those Weak In The Faith
14 Now be accepting the one being weak in the faith[a]— [but] not for disputes[b] about opinions[c].
Don’t Judge The Opinions of Fellow Servants of Your Master
2 One has faith to eat all things, but the one being weak eats vegetables[d]. 3 Let not the one eating be treating-with-contempt[e] the one not eating. And let not the one not eating be judging[f] the one eating— for God accepted him. 4 Who are you, the one judging a household-servant belonging-to-another? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
Live For The Lord As You Think Best, For Each of Us Will Give an Account To God
5 For one judges a day beyond a day[g], but another judges every day alike. Let each one be fully-convinced in his own mind[h]. 6 The one thinking[i] as to the day, is thinking for the Lord. And the one eating, is eating for the Lord— for he gives-thanks to God. And the one not eating, is not eating for the Lord— and he gives-thanks to God. 7 For[j] none of us lives for himself, and none dies for himself. 8 For if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore if we live and if we die, we are the Lord’s. 9 For Christ died and came-to-life for this: that He might be-Lord both of dead and living ones. 10 But why are you judging your brother? Or why also are you treating your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment-seat of God. 11 For it has been written [in Isa 45:23]: “As I live”, says the Lord, “every knee will bow to Me. And every tongue will confess-out to God”. 12 So then, each of us will give an account for himself to God.
Don’t Let Your Good Choices Cause Spiritual Harm To Others; Walk In Love
13 Therefore let us no longer be judging one another. But rather judge[k] this: not to be placing an opportunity-for-stumbling[l] or a cause-of-falling[m] for the brother (14 I know[n] and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing[o] is defiled[p] in itself [q], except to the one considering anything to be defiled— to that[r] one it is defiled). 15 For if your brother is grieved[s] because of food, you are no longer walking according-to love. Do not be destroying with[t] your food that one for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not be letting your good thing be blasphemed[u]. 17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness[v] and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For the one serving[w] Christ in this is pleasing to God and approved by people.
Let Us Be Pursuing Peace And Things That Build Up, Not Things That Tear Down
19 So then, let us be pursuing the things of [x] peace and the things of edification for one another. 20 Do not be tearing-down the work of God for the sake of food. All things are clean— but it is evil for the person eating with an opportunity-for-stumbling. 21 It is good not to eat meats, nor to drink wine, nor to do anything by which your brother stumbles.
Hold To Your Convictions, But Carry The Weak. Don’t Just Please Yourselves
22 The faith which you have, be having for[y] yourself in the sight of God. Blessed is the one not judging himself in what he is approving. 23 But the one doubting has been condemned if he eats, because it was not from faith— and everything which is not from faith is sin. 15 1 But[z] we, the strong ones, ought to be carrying[aa] the weaknesses of the ones not-strong, and not to be pleasing ourselves.
Be Pleasing Your Neighbor. For Even Christ Didn’t Please Himself, As It Is Written
2 Let each of us be pleasing his neighbor for good, toward [his] edification. 3 For even Christ did not please Himself, but just as it has been written [in Ps 69:9]: “The reproaches of the ones reproaching You fell upon Me”.
For Scripture Was Written To Give Us Hope As We Endure In This
4 For all that was written-before was written for our instruction, in order that we might have hope through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures.
May God Help You All To Think The Same Thing, To His Glory
5 Now may the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to be thinking the same[ab] thing among one another according-to[ac] Christ Jesus, 6 in order that with-one-accord you may with one mouth be glorifying the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore Accept One Another As Christ Has Accepted You, Both Jew And Gentile
7 Therefore, be accepting one-another, just as Christ also accepted you— for the glory of God. 8 For I say that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God, so that He might confirm the promises of [ad] the fathers, 9 and the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy just as it has been written: “For this reason I will praise You among the Gentiles and I will sing-praise to Your name” [Ps 18:49]. 10 And again he says, “Celebrate, Gentiles, with His people” [Deut 32:43]. 11 And again, “All Gentiles, be praising the Lord, and let all the peoples praise Him” [Ps 117:1]. 12 And again Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, even the One rising-up to rule[ae] the Gentiles. The Gentiles will put-their-hope upon Him” [Isa 11:10].
Peace And Joy To You All
13 Now may the God of [af] hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may be abounding in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Brothers, I Wrote To You As a Minister of Christ To The Gentiles, Serving The Gospel
14 Now I am convinced, my brothers— even I myself concerning you— that you yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, being able also to admonish one another. 15 But I wrote more-boldly[ag] to you, in part[ah] as reminding you again, because of the grace having been given to me by God 16 so that I might be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, performing-priestly-service-for[ai] the good-news of God in order that the offering of [aj] the Gentiles might become acceptable[ak], having been sanctified[al] by the Holy Spirit.
My Ministry of The Gospel To Gentiles Who Have Not Heard Is My Boast And My Ambition
17 I then have this boasting[am] in Christ Jesus as to the things pertaining to God— 18 for I will not dare[an] to speak anything of things which Christ did not accomplish through me in word and deed for[ao] the obedience of the Gentiles, 19 by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God— so-that from Jerusalem and around as far as Illyricum[ap] I have completed[aq] the good-news of Christ, 20 and was thus being ambitious[ar] to be announcing-the-good-news where Christ was not named in order that I might not be building upon a foundation belonging-to-another, 21 but just as it has been written [in Isa 52:15]: “Ones to whom it was not declared concerning Him will see, and they who have not heard will understand”.
Pursuing This Ministry, I Hope To Come To You On The Way To Spain
22 Therefore indeed I was hindered as to many[as] things from coming to you. 23 But now no longer having a place in these regions, and having a yearning for many years that I should come to you 24 whenever I am proceeding into Spain[at]— for I hope, while proceeding-through, to see you and to be sent-forward there by you, if I may first be filled in part with your company.
But First I Am Going To Jerusalem, Taking a Contribution To The Poor Saints There
25 But now I am proceeding to Jerusalem, serving the saints. 26 For Macedonia[au] and Achaia were well-pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. 27 For they were well-pleased, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles shared in their spiritual things, they are indebted also to minister[av] to them in fleshly things. 28 Having then completed this, and having sealed[aw] this fruit to them, I will go through you into Spain. 29 And I know that while coming to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Pray For Me, Brothers
30 Now I appeal-to you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of [ax] the Spirit, to struggle-with[ay] me in your prayers to God for me— 31 that I may be delivered from the ones disobeying in Judea, and that my service[az] for Jerusalem may prove-to-be acceptable to the saints, 32 in order that having come in joy to you by the will of God, I may rest-up-with you. 33 Now the God of peace be with you all, amen.
Closing Remarks And Greetings:
I Commend Phoebe To You; Help Her
16 Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe[ba]— she being also a servant[bb] of the church in Cenchrea[bc]— 2 in order that you may receive her in the Lord worthily of the saints, and may stand-by[bd] her in whatever matter she may be having-need of you. For she herself indeed became a benefactor[be] of many, and of me myself.
Greet My Friends
3 Greet Prisca and Aquila— my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their own neck for my life, to whom not only am I giving-thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles— 5 and the church at their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruit of Asia for Christ. 6 Greet Mary, who labored-at many things for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junias[bf], my kinsmen[bg] and my fellow-captives[bh], who are notable[bi] among[bj] the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow-worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 10 Greet Apelles, the approved one in Christ. Greet the ones from the ones of [bk] Aristobulus. 11 Greet Herodion, my kinsman. Greet the ones from the ones of Narcissus, the ones being in the Lord. 12 Greet Tryphaena[bl] and Tryphosa, the ones laboring in the Lord. Greet Persis[bm] the beloved, who labored-at many things in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas and the brothers with them. 15 Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints with them. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss.
The Churches Here Greet You
All the churches[bn] of Christ greet you.
Watch Out For False Teachers
17 Now I urge you, brothers, to be watching-out-for the ones producing the dissensions and the causes-of-falling contrary to the teaching which you learned, and be turning-away from them. 18 For such ones are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own stomach. And by smooth-talk and flattery[bo] they deceive the hearts of the guileless[bp] ones. 19 For your obedience reached to all, therefore I am rejoicing over you. But I want you to be wise with-reference-to[bq] the good and innocent[br] with-reference-to the evil. 20 And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
My Companions Greet You
21 Timothy my fellow-worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. 22 I, Tertius, greet you— the one having written the letter in[bs] the Lord. 23 Gaius, the host[bt] of me and of the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the steward[bu] of the city, greets you, and so does Quartus, our brother. 24 [bv]
To God Be The Glory
25 Now[bw] to the One being able to establish[bx] you in-accordance-with[by] my good-news and the proclamation of [bz] Jesus Christ, [which is][ca] in-accordance-with the revelation of the mystery having been kept-silent for eternal times, 26 but now having been revealed and having been made-known to all the nations through the prophetic Scriptures according to the command of the eternal God for the obedience of faith[cb], 27 to the only wise God through Jesus Christ, to Whom[cc] be the glory forever, amen.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing