Romans 15

1Now we that are stronger, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

2Let every one of you please his neighbour unto good, to edification.

3For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.

4For what things soever were written, were written for our learning: that through patience and the comfort of the scriptures, we might have hope.

5Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ:

6That with one mind, and with one mouth, you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath received you unto the honour of God.

8For I say that Christ Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers.

9But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.

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

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

12And again Isaias saith: There shall be a root of Jesse; and he that shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope.

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

14And I myself also, my brethren, am assured of you, that you also are full of love, replenished with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another.

15But I have written to you, brethren, more boldly in some sort, as it were putting you in mind: because of the grace which is given me from God.

16That I should be the minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles; sanctifying the gospel of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the Holy Ghost.

17I have therefore glory in Christ Jesus towards God.

18For I dare not to speak of any of those things which Christ worketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

19By the virtue of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem round about as far as unto Illyricum, I have replenished the gospel of Christ.

20And I have so preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation.

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

22For which cause also I was hindered very much from coming to you, and have been kept away till now.

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

24When I shall begin to take my journey into Spain, I hope that as I pass, I shall see you, and be brought on my way thither by you, if first, in part, I shall have enjoyed you:

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

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

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

28When therefore I shall have accomplished this, and consigned to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29And I know, that when I come to you, I shall come in the abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

30I beseech you therefore, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Holy Ghost, that you help me in your prayers for me to God,

31That I may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in Judea, and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in Jerusalem to the saints.

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

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

1Debemus autem nos firmiores imbecillitates infirmorum sustinere, et non nobis placere.

2Unusquisque vestrum proximo suo placeat in bonum, ad ædificationem.

3Etenim Christus non sibi placuit, sed sicut scriptum est: Improperia improperantium tibi ceciderunt super me.

4Quæcumque enim scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt: ut per patientiam, et consolationem Scripturarum, spem habeamus.

5Deus autem patientiæ et solatii det vobis idipsum sapere in alterutrum secundum Jesum Christum:

6ut unanimes, uno ore honorificetis Deum et patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi.

7Propter quod suscipite invicem, sicut et Christus suscepit vos in honorem Dei.

8Dico enim Christum Jesum ministrum fuisse circumcisionis propter veritatem Dei, ad confirmandas promissiones patrum:

9gentes autem super misericordia honorare Deum, sicut scriptum est: Propterea confitebor tibi in gentibus, Domine, et nomini tuo cantabo.

10Et iterum dicit: Lætamini gentes cum plebe ejus.

11Et iterum: Laudate omnes gentes Dominum: et magnificate eum omnes populi.

12Et rursus Isaias ait: Erit radix Jesse, et qui exsurget regere gentes, in eum gentes sperabunt.

13Deus autem spei repleat vos omni gaudio, et pace in credendo: ut abundetis in spe, et virtute Spiritus Sancti.

14Certus sum autem fratres mei et ego ipse de vobis, quoniam et ipsi pleni estis dilectione, repleti omni scientia, ita ut possitis alterutrum monere.

15Audacius autem scripsi vobis fratres ex parte, tamquam in memoriam vos reducens: propter gratiam, quæ data est mihi a Deo,

16ut sim minister Christi Jesu in gentibus: sanctificans Evangelium Dei, ut fiat oblatio gentium accepta, et sanctificata in Spiritu Sancto.

17Habeo igitur gloriam in Christo Jesu ad Deum.

18Non enim audeo aliquid loqui eorum, quæ per me non efficit Christus in obedientiam gentium, verbo et factis:

19in virtute signorum, et prodigiorum, in virtute Spiritus Sancti: ita ut ab Jerusalem per circuitum usque ad Illyricum repleverim Evangelium Christi.

20Sic autem prædicavi Evangelium hoc, non ubi nominatus est Christus, ne super alienum fundamentum ædificarem:

21sed sicut scriptum est: Quibus non est annuntiatum de eo, videbunt: et qui non audierunt, intelligent.

22Propter quod et impediebar plurimum venire ad vos, et prohibitus sum usque adhuc.

23Nunc vero ulterius locum non habens in his regionibus, cupiditatem autem habens veniendi ad vos ex multis jam præcedentibus annis:

24cum in Hispaniam proficisci cœpero, spero quod præteriens videam vos, et a vobis deducar illuc, si vobis primum ex parte fruitus fuero.

25Nunc igitur proficiscar in Jerusalem ministrare sanctis.

26Probaverunt enim Macedonia et Achaia collationem aliquam facere in pauperes sanctorum, qui sunt in Jerusalem.

27Placuit enim eis: et debitores sunt eorum. Nam si spiritualium eorum participes facti sunt gentiles, debent et in carnalibus ministrare illis.

28Hoc igitur cum consummavero, et assignavero eis fructum hunc, per vos proficiscar in Hispaniam.

29Scio autem quoniam veniens ad vos, in abundantia benedictionis Evangelii Christi veniam.

30Obsecro ergo vos fratres per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, et per caritatem Sancti Spiritus, ut adjuvetis me in orationibus vestris pro me ad Deum,

31ut liberer ab infidelibus, qui sunt in Judæa, et obsequii mei oblatio accepta fiat in Jerusalem sanctis,

32ut veniam ad vos in gaudio per voluntatem Dei, et refrigerer vobiscum.

33Deus autem pacis sit cum omnibus vobis. Amen.

1But we who are stronger must bear with the feebleness of the weak, and not so as to please ourselves.

2Each one of you should please his neighbor unto good, for edification.

3For even Christ did not please himself, but as it was written: “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell upon me.”

4For whatever was written, was written to teach us, so that, through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

5So may the God of patience and solace grant you to be of one mind toward one another, in accord with Jesus Christ,

6so that, together with one mouth, you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

7For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God.

8For I declare that Christ Jesus was the minister of circumcision because of the truth of God, so as to confirm the promises to the fathers,

9and that the Gentiles are to honor God because of his mercy, just as it was written: “Because of this, I will confess you among the Gentiles, O Lord, and I will sing to your name.”

10And again, he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, along with his people.”

11And again: “All Gentiles, praise the Lord; and all peoples, magnify him.”

12And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse, and he shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, and in him the Gentiles shall hope.”

13So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit.

14But I am also certain about you, my brothers, that you also have been filled with love, completed with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another.

15But I have written to you, brothers, more boldly than to the others, as if calling you to mind again, because of the grace which has been given to me from God,

16so that I may be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, sanctifying the Gospel of God, in order that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and may be sanctified in the Holy Spirit.

17Therefore, I have glory in Christ Jesus before God.

18So I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ does not effect through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and deed,

19with the power of signs and wonders, by power of the Holy Spirit. For in this way, from Jerusalem, throughout its surroundings, as far as Illyricum, I have replenished the Gospel of Christ.

20And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another,

21but just as it was written: “Those to whom he was not announced shall perceive, and those who have not heard shall understand.”

22Because of this also, I was greatly hindered in coming to you, and I have been prevented until the present time.

23Yet truly now, having no other destination in these regions, and having already had a great desire to come to you over the past many years,

24when I begin to set out on my journey to Spain, I hope that, as I pass by, I may see you, and I may be guided from there by you, after first having borne some fruit among you.

25But next I will set out for Jerusalem, to minister to the saints.

26For those of Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a collection for those of the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

27And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things.

28Therefore, when I have completed this task, and have consigned to them this fruit, I shall set out, by way of you, to Spain.

29And I know that when I come to you I shall arrive with an abundance of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ.

30Therefore, I beg you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Holy Spirit, that you assist me with your prayers to God on my behalf,

31so that I may be freed from the unfaithful who are in Judea, and so that the oblation of my service may be acceptable to the saints in Jerusalem.

32So may I come to you with joy, through the will of God, and so may I be refreshed with you.

33And may the God of peace be with you all. Amen.