{"book":"Romans","slug":"romans","ch":15,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Romans","prev":"romans/14","next":"romans/16","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"We who [are] strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.","f":[],"h":"Accept One Another","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Each of us should please [his] neighbor for [his] good, to build [him] up.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"For even Christ {did} not please Himself, but as it is written:“ The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”","f":["Psalm 69:9"]},{"v":4,"t":"For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"Now {may} the God [who gives] endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"so that with one mind [and] one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.","f":[],"h":"Christ the Servant of Jews and Gentiles","style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"For I tell [you that] Christ has become a servant of [the] circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"[so that] the Gentiles may glorify God for [His] mercy. As it is written:“ Therefore I will praise You among [the] Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”","f":["2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"[so that] the Gentiles may glorify God for [His] mercy. As it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Therefore I will praise You among [the] Gentiles;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will sing hymns to Your name.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":10,"t":"Again, it says:“ Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”","f":["Deuteronomy 32:43"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Again, it says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"And again:“ Praise the Lord, all [you] Gentiles, and extol Him, all [you] peoples.”","f":["Psalm 117:1"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And again:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Praise the Lord, all [you] Gentiles,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and extol Him, all [you] peoples.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"And once more, Isaiah says:“ The Root of Jesse will appear, [One who] will arise to rule over [the] Gentiles; in Him [the] Gentiles will put their hope.”","f":["Isaiah 11:10 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And once more, Isaiah says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ The Root of Jesse will appear,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[One who] will arise to rule over [the] Gentiles;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"in Him [the] Gentiles will put their hope.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"Now {may} the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe [in Him], so that you may overflow with hope by [the] power [of the] Holy Spirit.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.","f":[],"h":"Paul the Minister to the Gentiles","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become [an] offering acceptable [to God], sanctified by [the] Holy Spirit.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in [ my service ] to God.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":18,"t":"I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading [the] Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"by [the] power of signs and wonders, [and] by [the] power of [the] Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.","f":["SBL the power of the Spirit; NE and WH the power of the Holy Spirit"]},{"v":20,"t":"In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone [else’s] foundation.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Rather, as it is written:“ Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”","f":["Isaiah 52:15 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"Rather, as it is written:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Those who were not told about Him will see,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and those who have not heard will understand.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":22,"t":"That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"But now that [there are] no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,","f":[],"h":"Paul’s Travel Plans","style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And [after] I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me [for my journey].","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints [there].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"They were pleased [to do it], and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual [blessings], they are obligated to minister to them with material [blessings].","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"So after I have completed this [service] and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"I know that when I come to you, I will come in [the] fullness of the blessing of Christ.","f":["TR and BYZ include of the gospel."]},{"v":30,"t":"Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"[Pray] that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and [that] my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints [there],","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"The God of peace [be] with all of you. Amen.","f":["Some manuscripts do not include Amen. One early manuscript places the text of Romans 16:25–27 here."],"style":"reg"}]}