1 ¶ We then that are stronger ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not please ourselves.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

2 L et each one of us please his neighbour in that which is good, unto edification.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

3 F or the Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of those that reproached thee fell on me.

For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

4 F or the things that were written beforehand were written for our instruction that we, through patient endurance and through the comfort of the scriptures, might have hope.

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

5 ¶ Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be unanimous among yourselves according to Christ Jesus,

Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,

6 t hat ye may with one accord and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

7 ¶ Therefore bear one another, as the Christ also bore us, to the glory of God.

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

8 N ow I say that Christ Jesus, was a minister of the circumcision, by the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers;

Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given to the fathers,

9 b ut that the Gentiles glorify God by mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess thee among the Gentiles and sing unto thy name.

and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore will I give praise to you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.”

10 A nd again he says, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”

11 A nd again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and magnify him, all the peoples.

Again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Let all the peoples praise him.”

12 A nd again, Isaiah says, There shall be a root of Jesse and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall wait for salvation.

Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, he who arises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will hope.”

13 ¶ And believing, the God of hope fills you with all joy and peace that ye may abound in hope by the virtue of the Holy Spirit.

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

14 ¶ But I am convinced regarding you, my brethren, that even without my exhortation ye are full of charity, full of all knowledge, so as to be able to admonish one another.

I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

15 N evertheless I have written, brethren, in part boldly, as admonishing you by the grace that is given to me of God,

But I write the more boldly to you in part, as reminding you, because of the grace that was given to me by God,

16 b eing the minister of Jesus Christ, to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be well pleasing, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 ¶ Therefore I have something to boast of in Christ Jesus, with regard to God.

I have therefore my boasting in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.

18 F or I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not wrought by me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, with word and with deed,

For I will not dare to speak of any things except those which Christ worked through me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

19 w ith power of signs and wonders, in virtue of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum, I have filled the entire area with the gospel of the Christ.

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of God’s Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the Good News of Christ;

20 A nd in this manner I preached this gospel, not where Christ had been named previously, not to build upon a foundation belonging to another,

yes, making it my aim to preach the Good News, not where Christ was already named, that I might not build on another’s foundation.

21 b ut, as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see, and those that have not heard shall understand.

But, as it is written, “They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven’t heard will understand.”

22 ¶ For which reason I have even been hindered many times from coming to you.

Therefore also I was hindered these many times from coming to you,

23 B ut now having more place in these parts and having a great desire these many years to come unto you,

but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,

24 w hen I leave for Spain, I will come unto you; for I trust to see you on my journey and to be taken there by you, if first I may enjoy your company.

whenever I travel to Spain, I will 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.

25 B ut now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

26 F or it has pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints who are in Jerusalem.

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

27 I t has pleased them verily, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they should also minister unto them in carnal things.

Yes, it has been their good pleasure, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, they owe it to them also to serve them in fleshly things.

28 S o that, when I have concluded this and have delivered unto them this fruit, I will come by you unto Spain.

When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.

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

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

30 ¶ But I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the charity of the Spirit, that ye help me with prayers to God for me,

Now I beg 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,

31 t hat I may be delivered from the disobedient in Judaea and that the offering of my service to the saints in Jerusalem may be accepted,

that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints;

32 t hat I may come unto you with joy by the will of God and may be refreshed together with you.

that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.

33 N ow the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

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