1So we who are strong ought to carry the weaknesses of the weak, and not please ourselves.
2Let each one of us please his neighbour, for his good, to build him up.
3For even Christ did not please himself. As it is written, "The insults of those who insulted you fell on me."
4For whatever was written in earlier times was written to teach us. So through patience and the comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.
5Now may the God of patience and comfort give you to be of one mind with one another, following Christ Jesus.
6Then with one mind and one mouth you may glorify God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7So welcome one another, as Christ also welcomed us, to the glory of God.
8Now I say that Jesus Christ became a servant to the circumcised for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,
9and so that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "For this reason I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name."
10And again he says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people."
11And again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; and praise him, all you peoples."
12And again, Isaiah says, "There shall be a root of Jesse, and he who shall rise to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall put their trust."
13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe, so that you may overflow with hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
14My brothers and sisters, I myself am sure about you, that you are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to warn one another.
15Still, brothers and sisters, I have written to you rather boldly in some parts, to remind you again, because of the grace that God gave me.
16He made me a servant of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God. Then the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
17So I have something to glory in through Jesus Christ, in the things that belong to God.
18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has done through me to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,
19through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem, and all around as far as Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.
20Yes, I have worked hard to preach the gospel where Christ was not already named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation.
21But as it is written, "Those who were never told about him shall see, and those who have not heard shall understand."
22For this reason I have often been kept from coming to you.
23But now there is no more place for me in these regions. And for many years I have greatly wanted to come to you.
24So whenever I travel to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you as I pass through, and to be helped on my way there by you, once I have first enjoyed your company for a while.
25But now I am going to Jerusalem to serve the saints.
26For the believers of Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor saints in Jerusalem.
27It pleased them indeed, and they are in debt to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to serve them in material things.
28So when I have finished this, and have safely delivered this fruit to them, I will go by way of you into Spain.
29And I am sure that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
30Now I beg you, brothers and sisters, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, and for the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
31Pray that I may be rescued from those in Judaea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be accepted by the saints.
32Then, if God wills, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you.
33Now may the God of peace be with you all. Amen.