1 W e then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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

2 L et every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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

3 F or even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

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

4 F or whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

For 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.

5 N ow the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

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

6 T hat ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

7 W herefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

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

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

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

9 A nd that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

but 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.

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

And again he says, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

11 A nd again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and magnify him, all the peoples.

12 A nd again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

And 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.

13 N ow the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

¶ 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.

14 A nd I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

¶ 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.

15 N evertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God,

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

16 T hat I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

being 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.

17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

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

18 F or I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,

For 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,

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

with 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.

20 Y ea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

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

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

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

22 F or which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

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

23 B ut now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

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

24 W hensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.

when 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.

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

But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

26 F or it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

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

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

It 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.

28 W hen therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

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

29 A nd I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

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

30 N ow I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

¶ 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,

31 T hat I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

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

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

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

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

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