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1 But we who are stronger must bear with the feebleness of the weak, and not so as to please ourselves.
1 Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.
2 Each one of you should please his neighbor unto good, for edification.
2 ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν·
3 For even Christ did not please himself, but as it was written: “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell upon me.”
3 καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν, ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.
4 For whatever was written, was written to teach us, so that, through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
4 ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη, εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν προεγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.
5 So may the God of patience and solace grant you to be of one mind toward one another, in accord with Jesus Christ,
5 ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως δῴη ὑμῖν τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν ἀλλήλοις κατὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν,
6 so that, together with one mouth, you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
6 ἵνα ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι δοξάζητε τὸν Θεὸν καὶ πατέρα τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.
7 For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God.
7 διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ.
8 For 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,
8 Λέγω δὲ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν διάκονον γεγενῆσθαι περιτομῆς ὑπὲρ ἀληθείας Θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων,
9 and 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.”
9 τὰ δὲ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ἐλέους δοξάσαι τὸν Θεόν, καθὼς γέγραπται· διὰ τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν ἔθνεσι, Κύριε, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματί σου ψαλῶ.
10 And again, he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, along with his people.”
10 καὶ πάλιν λέγει· εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.
11 And again: “All Gentiles, praise the Lord; and all peoples, magnify him.”
11 καὶ πάλιν· αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί.
12 And 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.”
12 καὶ πάλιν Ἡσαΐας λέγει· ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν· ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.
13 So 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.
13 Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν, εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει Πνεύματος Ἁγίου.
14 But 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.
14 Πέπεισμαι δέ, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐγὼ περὶ ὑμῶν, ὅτι καὶ αὐτοὶ μεστοί ἐστε ἀγαθωσύνης, πεπληρωμένοι πάσης γνώσεως, δυνάμενοι καὶ ἀλλήλους νουθετεῖν.
15 But 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,
15 τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, ἀπὸ μέρους, ὡς ἐπαναμιμνήσκων ὑμᾶς, διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ
16 so 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.
16 εἰς τὸ εἶναί με λειτουργὸν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη, ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἡγιασμένη ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ.
17 Therefore, I have glory in Christ Jesus before God.
17 ἔχω οὖν καύχησιν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τὰ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν·
18 So 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,
18 οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω λαλεῖν τι ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο Χριστὸς δι᾽ ἐμοῦ εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,
19 with 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.
19 ἐν δυνάμει σημείων καὶ τεράτων, ἐν δυνάμει Πνεύματος Θεοῦ, ὥστε με ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ κύκλῳ μέχρι τοῦ Ἰλλυρικοῦ πεπληρωκέναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ,
20 And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another,
20 οὕτω δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,
21 but just as it was written: “Those to whom he was not announced shall perceive, and those who have not heard shall understand.”
21 ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασι συνήσουσι.
22 Because of this also, I was greatly hindered in coming to you, and I have been prevented until the present time.
22 Διὸ καὶ ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς·
23 Yet 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,
23 νυνὶ δὲ μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασι τούτοις, ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ πολλῶν ἐτῶν,
24 when 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.
24 ὡς ἐὰν πορεύωμαι εἰς τὴν Σπανίαν, ἐλεύσομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς· ἐλπίζω γὰρ διαπορευόμενος θεάσασθαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι ἐκεῖ, ἐὰν ὑμῶν πρῶτον ἀπὸ μέρους ἐμπλησθῶ.
25 But next I will set out for Jerusalem, to minister to the saints.
25 νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ διακονῶν τοῖς ἁγίοις.
26 For those of Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a collection for those of the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.
26 εὐδόκησαν γὰρ Μακεδονία καὶ Ἀχαΐα κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
27 And 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.
27 εὐδόκησαν γὰρ καὶ ὀφειλέται αὐτῶν εἰσιν· εἰ γὰρ τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη, ὀφείλουσι καὶ ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς.
28 Therefore, when I have completed this task, and have consigned to them this fruit, I shall set out, by way of you, to Spain.
28 τοῦτο οὖν ἐπιτελέσας, καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τὸν καρπὸν τοῦτον, ἀπελεύσομαι δι᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν Σπανίαν.
29 And I know that when I come to you I shall arrive with an abundance of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ.
29 οἶδα δὲ ὅτι ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν πληρώματι εὐλογίας τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐλεύσομαι.
30 Therefore, 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,
30 Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν,
31 so 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.
31 ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ ἵνα ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος γένηται τοῖς ἁγίοις,
32 So may I come to you with joy, through the will of God, and so may I be refreshed with you.
32 ἵνα ἐν χαρᾷ ἔλθω πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ καὶ συναναπαύσωμαι ὑμῖν.
33 And may the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
33 ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν· ἀμήν.
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Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Romans 14:1; Galatians 6:1–2; 1 Corinthians 9:22; 1 Corinthians 12:22–24
  2. 2 1 Corinthians 10:24; Romans 14:19; Philippians 2:4–5; 1 Corinthians 10:33–11:1; 1 Corinthians 9:19–22
  3. 3 Psalm 69:9; Philippians 2:8; John 5:30; Psalm 89:50–51; John 4:34
  4. 4 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Romans 4:23–24; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Hebrews 10:35–36
  5. 5 Philippians 2:4–5; Romans 15:13; 1 Peter 3:8; Ephesians 5:2; Romans 12:16
  6. 6 John 10:29–30; Acts 4:24; Ephesians 1:3; Revelation 1:6; 2 Corinthians 11:31
  7. 7 Matthew 10:40; John 13:34; Romans 14:1–3; Romans 5:2; Luke 9:48
  8. 8 Galatians 4:4–5; Matthew 15:24; 2 Corinthians 1:20; John 1:11; Acts 3:25–26
  9. 9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49; Romans 3:29; Matthew 9:8
  10. 10 Psalm 67:3–4; Deuteronomy 32:43; Isaiah 42:10–12; Psalm 138:4–5; Psalm 68:32
  11. 11 Psalm 117:1
  12. 12 Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 11:1; Matthew 12:21; Revelation 22:16; Revelation 5:5
  13. 13 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17; Romans 12:12; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Galatians 5:22; Romans 14:17
  14. 14 Colossians 3:16; 2 Peter 1:12; 1 John 2:21; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 8:7
  15. 15 Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Romans 1:5; Romans 12:6; 1 Peter 4:10–11
  16. 16 Romans 11:13; Romans 1:1; Acts 9:15; 2 Timothy 1:11; Philippians 2:17
  17. 17 2 Corinthians 2:14–16; 2 Corinthians 12:11–21; 2 Corinthians 7:4; Hebrews 5:1; Philippians 3:3
  18. 18 Acts 15:12; Romans 1:5; Acts 21:19; Proverbs 25:14; Galatians 2:8
  19. 19 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4; Galatians 3:5; Acts 19:11–12; 2 Timothy 4:17
  20. 20 2 Corinthians 10:13–16; 1 Corinthians 3:9–15; Ephesians 2:20–22
  21. 21 Isaiah 52:15; Isaiah 65:1
  22. 22 Romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:17–18
  23. 23 Romans 15:32; Romans 1:10–12; Romans 15:29; Acts 19:21; 1 Thessalonians 3:10
  24. 24 Romans 15:28; Romans 1:12; Acts 15:3; 2 Corinthians 1:16; Acts 21:5
  25. 25 Acts 24:17; Acts 19:21; Acts 20:22; Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:1–3
  26. 26 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; Acts 11:27–30; 2 Corinthians 9:2; James 2:5–6; 2 Corinthians 9:12
  27. 27 Galatians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:11; Philemon 19; Romans 11:17
  28. 28 Romans 15:24; Philippians 4:17; Colossians 1:6; Proverbs 19:21; Lamentations 3:37
  29. 29 Ephesians 4:13; Romans 1:10–12; Psalm 16:11; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 3:19
  30. 30 Colossians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:25; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Philippians 2:1
  31. 31 2 Thessalonians 3:2; 2 Corinthians 8:4; Romans 15:25; 2 Corinthians 9:1; Acts 21:17–31
  32. 32 1 Corinthians 16:18; Acts 18:21; Philemon 7; Philemon 20; 2 Corinthians 7:13
  33. 33 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 16:20; Hebrews 13:20

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  1. Commentary 15:8 John Chrysostom, Homilies on Romans (Homily XXVIII)

    Again, he is speaking of Christ's concern for us, still holding to the same topic, and showing what great things He hath done for us, and how "He pleased not Himself." (Rom. xv. 3.) And besides this, there is another point which he makes good, that those of the Gentiles are debtors to a larger amount unto God.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 15:1 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon XXVI)

    because the Church of Christ hath both strong and weak ones; and cannot be without either strong or weak; whence the Apostle Paul says, "Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak." In that Peter said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God," he represents the strong: but in that he totters, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  3. Quotes verse 15:12 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily VII)

    … which was produced after the ascension, manifests His equality with the Father; thus saying, "The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my right hand." And Isaiah too saith, "He that riseth up to rule over the Gentiles, in Him shall the Gentiles trust." But how saith he that Bethlehem is "not the least among the princes of Judah?" …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 15:12 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XII)

    Receive thou therefore Him that was born of David, believing the prophecy which saith, And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, and He that shall rise to rule over the Gentiles: in Him shall the Gentiles trust.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 15:29 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapter XV)

    … adoption of sons, our liberty to call God our Father, our being made partakers of the grace of Christ, our being called children of light, our sharing in eternal glory, and, in a word, our being brought into a state of all "fulness of blessing," both in this world and in the world to come, of all the good gifts …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)