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¹ We are bound, however, we, who are strong, the weakness of them who are not strong to be bearing, and not, unto ourselves, to give pleasure.² Let, each one of us, unto his neighbour give pleasure - for what is good unto upbuilding;³ For, even the Christ, not unto himself gave pleasure, but, even as it is written - The reproaches of them that we reproaching thee, fell upon me:⁴ Whatsoever things, in fact, were written aforetime, allfor our own instruction were written, - in order that, through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have their hope.

⁵ Now may, the God of the endurance and of the encouragement, give you, the same thing, to be regarding amongst one another, according to Christ Jesus;⁶ In order that, with one accord, with one mouth, ye maybe glorifying the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ Wherefore receive ye one another, even as, Christ also, hath received us unto the glory of God: - ⁸ For I affirm Christ to have become a minister of circumcision in behalf of the truth of God, - to confirm the promises of the fathers,⁹ And that, the nations, for mercy should glorify God: - even as it is written - For this cause, will I openly confess unto thee among nations, and, unto thy name, will strike the strings;¹⁰ And again he saith - Be glad ye nations with his people;¹¹ And again, - Be giving praise all ye nations unto the Lord, and let all the peoples repeat his praise;¹² And, again, Isaiah, saith - There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule nations, - upon, him, shall nations hope.

¹³ Now, the God of the hope, fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye may surpass in the hope, in the power of Holy Spirit.

¹⁴ But I am persuaded my brethren, - even, I myself, concerning you: that, ye yourselves, also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also, unto one another, to be ministering admonition:¹⁵ Howbeit, the more boldly, have I written unto you, - in some measure, as bringing it back to your minds, - by reason of the favour given unto me from God, - ¹⁶ That I should be a public minister of Christ Jesus unto the nations, doing priestly service with the glad-message of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might prove to be acceptable, being hallowed in Holy Spirit:

¹⁷ I have, therefore, myboasting in Christ Jesus in the things pertaining to God, - ¹⁸ For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations, - -by word and deed,¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of Holy Spirit; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad-message of the Christ, - ²⁰ Although, thus, - as ambitious to be announcing the glad-message - not where Christ had been named, lest, upon another's foundation, I should be building;²¹ But, even as it is written - They shall see unto whom had been announced no tidings concerning him, and, they who had not heard, shall understand.

²² Wherefore, also, I have been hindered these many times from coming unto you;²³ But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years, - ²⁴ As soon as I am journey to Spain, - I am hoping, in fact, when journeying through to get sight of you, and by you to be set forward thither, - if, with your company, I have first in some measure been satisfied.²⁵ But, now, I am journeying unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints;²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have been well-pleased to make a certain fellowship for the destitute of the saints who are in Jerusalem, - ²⁷ They have been well-pleased, indeed, - and, their debtors, they are; for, if, with their spiritual things the nations have come into fellowship, they are bound also with their own carnal things to minister publicly unto them.²⁸ This, then, having completed, and sealed unto them this fruit, I will come back by you unto Spain: - ²⁹ And know that, when I come unto you, in the fullness of the blessing of Christ, I shall come.

³⁰ I beseech you, moreover, brethren, through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers on my behalf unto God, - ³¹ In order that I may be delivered from them who do not yield in Judaea, and, my ministry which is unto Jerusalem, may prove to be acceptable unto the saints;³² In order that, with joy coming unto you through God's will, I may together with you find rest.³³ Now, the God of peace, be with you all. Amen.