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| 1 | Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves. | We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. | We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. | |
| 2 | Each one of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. | Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. | Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. | |
| 3 | For even Christ did not please himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. | For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” | For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.” | |
| 4 | For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures. | For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. | For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. | |
| 5 | Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus, | May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, | May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, | |
| 6 | so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one mind and one voice. | that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. | so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. | |
| 7 | Therefore welcome one another, just as Christ also welcomed you, to the glory of God. | Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. | Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. | |
| 8 | For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers, | For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, | For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed | |
| 9 | and so that Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name. | and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.” | and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing the praises of your name.” | |
| 10 | Again it says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people! | And again it is said, “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” | Again, it says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.” | |
| 11 | And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him! | And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.” | And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol him.” | |
| 12 | And again, Isaiah says, The root of Jesse will appear, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; the Gentiles will hope in him. | And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.” | And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.” | |
| 13 | Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | |
| 14 | My brothers and sisters, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. | I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. | I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. | |
| 15 | Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God | But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God | Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me | |
| 16 | to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God. God’s purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. | to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. | to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. | |
| 17 | Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus regarding what pertains to God. | In Christ Jesus, then, I have reason to be proud of my work for God. | Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. | |
| 18 | For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles, | For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, | I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done— | |
| 19 | by the power of miraculous signs and wonders, and by the power of God’s Spirit. As a result, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum. | by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; | by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. | |
| 20 | My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else’s foundation, | and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else’s foundation, | It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation. | |
| 21 | but, as it is written, Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand. | but as it is written, “Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.” | Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.” | |
| 22 | That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you. | This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. | This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. | |
| 23 | But now I no longer have any work to do in these regions, and I have strongly desired for many years to come to you | But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, | But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, | |
| 24 | whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope to see you when I pass through and to be assisted by you for my journey there, once I have first enjoyed your company for a while. | I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. | I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. | |
| 25 | Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints, | At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. | Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there. | |
| 26 | because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. | For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. | For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem. | |
| 27 | Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits, then they are obligated to minister to them in material needs. | For they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. | They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. | |
| 28 | So when I have finished this and safely delivered the funds to them, I will visit you on the way to Spain. | When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you. | So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. | |
| 29 | I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. | I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. | I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ. | |
| 30 | Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in prayers to God on my behalf. | I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, | I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. | |
| 31 | Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, | that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, | Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people there, | |
| 32 | and that, by God’s will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you. | so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. | so that I may come to you with joy, by God’s will, and in your company be refreshed. | |
| 33 | May the God of peace be with all of you. Amen. | May the God of peace be with you all. Amen. | The God of peace be with you all. Amen. | |
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