New King James Version

Christian Standard Bible

1We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

1Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength, and not to please ourselves.

2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.

2Each one of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

3For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”

3For even Christ did not please himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

4For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

4For 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.

5Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,

5Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, according to Christ Jesus,

6that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

6so that you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with one mind and one voice.

7Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.

7Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

8Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

8For I say that Christ became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

9and that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written: “For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name.”

9and 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.

10And again he says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”

10Again it says, Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people!

11And again: “Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!”

11And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples praise him!

12And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

12And again, Isaiah says, The root of Jesse will appear, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; the Gentiles will hope in him.

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

13Now 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.

14Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

14My 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.

15Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God,

15Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God

16that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God. My purpose is that the Gentiles may be an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things which pertain to God.

17Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus regarding what pertains to God.

18For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient—

18For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me by word and deed for the obedience of the Gentiles,

19in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

19by 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.

20And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

20My aim is to preach the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else's foundation,

21but as it is written: “To whom He was not announced, they shall see; And those who have not heard shall understand.”

21but, as it is written, Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.

22For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you.

22That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you.

23But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you,

23But now I no longer have any work to do in these regions, and I have strongly desired for many years to come to you

24whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.

24whenever 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.

25But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

25Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints,

26For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.

26because Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

27It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things.

27Yes, 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.

28Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain.

28So when I have finished this and safely delivered the funds to them, I will visit you on the way to Spain.

29But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

29I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.

30Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me,

30Now 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 fervent prayers to God on my behalf.

31that I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

31Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

32that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.

32and that, by God's will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you.

33Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

33May the God of peace be with all of you. Amen.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.