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Romans 15 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and ought not to please ourselves.
1 Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.
2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, in order to build him up.
2 ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν·
3 For even Christ did not please himself. Instead, it was just as it is written, “The insults of those who insulted you fell on me.”
3 καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν, ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.
4 For whatever was previously written was written for our instruction, in order that through patience and through encouragement of the scriptures we would have certain hope.
4 ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη, εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν προεγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.
5 Now may the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with each other according to Christ Jesus.
5 ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως δῴη ὑμῖν τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν ἀλλήλοις κατὰ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν,
6 May he do this in order that with one mind you may praise with one mouth 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 Therefore receive one another, even as Christ also received you, to the praise of God.
7 διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ.
8 For I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision on behalf of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises given to the fathers,
8 Λέγω δὲ Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν διάκονον γεγενῆσθαι περιτομῆς ὑπὲρ ἀληθείας Θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων,
9 and for the Gentiles to glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will give praise to you among the Gentiles and sing praise 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 Again it says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”
10 καὶ πάλιν λέγει· εὐφράνθητε ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.
11 And again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him.”
11 καὶ πάλιν· αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, καὶ ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί.
12 Again, Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will have hope.”
12 καὶ πάλιν Ἡσαΐας λέγει· ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν· ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.
13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace for believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will have hope.
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 I myself am also convinced about you, my brothers. I am convinced that also you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge. I am convinced that you are also able to exhort 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 am writing more boldly to you about some things in order to remind you again, because of the grace given me by God.
15 τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν, ἀδελφοί, ἀπὸ μέρους, ὡς ἐπαναμιμνήσκων ὑμᾶς, διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ
16 This gift was that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus sent to the Gentiles, to offer as a priest the gospel of God. I should do this so that the offering of the Gentiles might become acceptable, consecrated by 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 In Christ Jesus I have reason to boast of my service for God.
17 ἔχω οὖν καύχησιν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τὰ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν·
18 For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles. These are things done by word and action,
18 οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω λαλεῖν τι ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο Χριστὸς δι᾽ ἐμοῦ εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,
19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Holy Spirit. This was so that from Jerusalem, and round about as far as Illyricum, I might fully carry out 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 In this way, my desire has been to proclaim the gospel, but not where Christ is known by name, in order that I might not build upon another man's foundation.
20 οὕτω δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη Χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,
21 It is as it is written: “Those to whom no tidings of him came will see him, and those who have not heard will understand.”
21 ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασι συνήσουσι.
22 Therefore I was also hindered many times from coming to you.
22 Διὸ καὶ ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς·
23 But now, I no longer have any place in these regions, and I have been longing for many years to come to you.
23 νυνὶ δὲ μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασι τούτοις, ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ πολλῶν ἐτῶν,
24 I am hopeful that I will see you in passing when I go to Spain, and to be helped by you along my journey there, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
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 now I am going to Jerusalem, bringing aid to the believers.
25 νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ διακονῶν τοῖς ἁγίοις.
26 For it was the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution to the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.
26 εὐδόκησαν γὰρ Μακεδονία καὶ Ἀχαΐα κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
27 Yes, it was their good pleasure, and, indeed, they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in material 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 made sure that they have received what was collected, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.
28 τοῦτο οὖν ἐπιτελέσας, καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τὸν καρπὸν τοῦτον, ἀπελεύσομαι δι᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν Σπανίαν.
29 I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
29 οἶδα δὲ ὅτι ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν πληρώματι εὐλογίας τοῦ εὐαγγελίου τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐλεύσομαι.
30 Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.
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 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the believers.
31 ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ ἵνα ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος γένηται τοῖς ἁγίοις,
32 Pray that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and that I may, together with you, find rest.
32 ἵνα ἐν χαρᾷ ἔλθω πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ καὶ συναναπαύσωμαι ὑμῖν.
33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
33 ὁ δὲ Θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν· ἀμήν.
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- 1 1 Thessalonians 5:14; Romans 14:1; Galatians 6:1–2; 1 Corinthians 9:22; 1 Corinthians 12:22–24
- 2 1 Corinthians 10:24; Romans 14:19; Philippians 2:4–5; 1 Corinthians 10:33–11:1; 1 Corinthians 9:19–22
- 3 Psalm 69:9; Philippians 2:8; John 5:30; Psalm 89:50–51; John 4:34
- 4 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; Romans 4:23–24; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Hebrews 10:35–36
- 5 Philippians 2:4–5; Romans 15:13; 1 Peter 3:8; Ephesians 5:2; Romans 12:16
- 6 John 10:29–30; Acts 4:24; Ephesians 1:3; Revelation 1:6; 2 Corinthians 11:31
- 7 Matthew 10:40; John 13:34; Romans 14:1–3; Romans 5:2; Luke 9:48
- 8 Galatians 4:4–5; Matthew 15:24; 2 Corinthians 1:20; John 1:11; Acts 3:25–26
- 9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49; Romans 3:29; Matthew 9:8
- 10 Psalm 67:3–4; Deuteronomy 32:43; Isaiah 42:10–12; Psalm 138:4–5; Psalm 68:32
- 11 Psalm 117:1
- 12 Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 11:1; Matthew 12:21; Revelation 22:16; Revelation 5:5
- 13 2 Thessalonians 2:16–17; Romans 12:12; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Galatians 5:22; Romans 14:17
- 14 Colossians 3:16; 2 Peter 1:12; 1 John 2:21; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 8:7
- 15 Romans 12:3; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Romans 1:5; Romans 12:6; 1 Peter 4:10–11
- 16 Romans 11:13; Romans 1:1; Acts 9:15; 2 Timothy 1:11; Philippians 2:17
- 17 2 Corinthians 2:14–16; 2 Corinthians 12:11–21; 2 Corinthians 7:4; Hebrews 5:1; Philippians 3:3
- 18 Acts 15:12; Romans 1:5; Acts 21:19; Proverbs 25:14; Galatians 2:8
- 19 2 Corinthians 12:12; Hebrews 2:4; Galatians 3:5; Acts 19:11–12; 2 Timothy 4:17
- 20 2 Corinthians 10:13–16; 1 Corinthians 3:9–15; Ephesians 2:20–22
- 21 Isaiah 52:15; Isaiah 65:1
- 22 Romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:17–18
- 23 Romans 15:32; Romans 1:10–12; Romans 15:29; Acts 19:21; 1 Thessalonians 3:10
- 24 Romans 15:28; Romans 1:12; Acts 15:3; 2 Corinthians 1:16; Acts 21:5
- 25 Acts 24:17; Acts 19:21; Acts 20:22; Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:1–3
- 26 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; Acts 11:27–30; 2 Corinthians 9:2; James 2:5–6; 2 Corinthians 9:12
- 27 Galatians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 9:11; Philemon 19; Romans 11:17
- 28 Romans 15:24; Philippians 4:17; Colossians 1:6; Proverbs 19:21; Lamentations 3:37
- 29 Ephesians 4:13; Romans 1:10–12; Psalm 16:11; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 3:19
- 30 Colossians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:25; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Philippians 2:1
- 31 2 Thessalonians 3:2; 2 Corinthians 8:4; Romans 15:25; 2 Corinthians 9:1; Acts 21:17–31
- 32 1 Corinthians 16:18; Acts 18:21; Philemon 7; Philemon 20; 2 Corinthians 7:13
- 33 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 16:20; Hebrews 13:20
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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)
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)
… 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)
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)
… 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)