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CHAPTER 15

We

who are

strong

ought

to bear with

the

shortcomings

of the

weak

and

not

to please

ourselves.

Each

of us

should please

his

neighbor

for

his

good,

to

build him up.

For

even

Christ

did not

please

Himself,

but

as

it is written:

“The

insults

of those who

insult

You

have fallen

on

Me.”

For

everything that

was written in the past

was written

for

our

instruction,

so that

through

endurance

and

the

encouragement

of the

Scriptures,

we might have

hope.

Now

may the

God

of endurance

and

encouragement

grant

you

harmony

with

one another

in

Christ

Jesus,

so that

with one mind

and

one

voice

you may glorify

the

God

and

Father

of our

Lord

Jesus

Christ.

Accept

one another,

then,

just

as

Christ

accepted

you,

in order to bring

glory

to God.

For

I tell you that

Christ

has become

a servant

of the Jews

on behalf of

God’s

truth,

to

confirm

the

promises made

to the

patriarchs,

so that

the

Gentiles

may glorify

God

for His

mercy.

As

it is written:

“Therefore

I will praise

You

among

the Gentiles;

I will sing hymns

to

Your

name.”

Again,

it says:

“Rejoice,

O Gentiles,

with

His

people.”

And

again:

“Praise

the

Lord,

all

you

Gentiles,

and

extol

Him,

all

you

peoples.”

And

once more,

Isaiah

says:

“The

root

of Jesse

will appear,

One who

will arise

to rule over

the Gentiles;

in

Him

the Gentiles

will put their hope.”

Now

may the

God

of hope

fill

you

with all

joy

and

peace

as you

believe in Him,

so that

you

may overflow

with

hope

by

the power

of the Holy

Spirit.

I

myself

am convinced,

my

brothers,

that

you yourselves

are

full

of goodness,

brimming

with

knowledge,

and

able

to instruct

one another.

However,

I have written

you

a bold

reminder

on

some points,

because of

the

grace

God

gave

me

to be

a minister

of Christ

Jesus

to

the

Gentiles

in the priestly service

of the

gospel

of God,

so that

the

Gentiles

might become

an acceptable

offering to God,

sanctified

by

the Holy

Spirit.

Therefore

I exult

in

Christ

Jesus

in my service

to

God.

I will not presume

to speak

of anything

except

what

Christ

has accomplished

through

me

in leading

the Gentiles

to obedience

by word

and

deed,

by

the power

of signs

and

wonders,

and by

the power

of the Spirit

of God.

So

from

Jerusalem

all the way

around

to

Illyricum,

I

have fully proclaimed

the

gospel

of Christ.

In this way,

I have aspired

to preach the gospel

where

Christ

was not known,

so that

I would not be building

on

someone else’s

foundation.

Rather,

as

it is written:

“Those who

were not told

about

Him

will see,

and

those who

have not heard

will understand.”

That is why

I have often been hindered

from coming

to

you.

But

now that

there are no further

opportunities

for me

in

these

regions,

and

since I have

longed

for

many

years

to visit

you,

I hope

to see

you

on

my way

to

Spain.

And

after

I have enjoyed your company

for

a while,

you can equip me

for my journey.

Now,

however,

I am on my way

to

Jerusalem

to serve

the

saints there.

For

Macedonia

and

Achaia

were pleased

to make

a

contribution

for

the

poor

among the

saints

in

Jerusalem.

They were pleased to do it,

and

indeed

they

owe it

to them.

For

if

the

Gentiles

have shared in

their

spiritual

blessings,

they are obligated

to minister

to them

with

material blessings.

So

after I have completed

this service

and

safely delivered

this

bounty

to them,

I will set off

to

Spain

by way of

you.

I know

that

when I come

to

you,

I will come

in

the fullness

of the blessing

of Christ.

Now

I urge

you,

brothers,

by

our

Lord

Jesus

Christ

and

by

the

love

of the

Spirit,

to join me in my struggle

by

praying

to

God

for

me.

Pray that

I may be delivered

from

the

unbelievers

in

Judea,

and that

my

service

in

Jerusalem

may be

acceptable

to the

saints there,

so that

by

God’s

will

I may come

to

you

with

joy

and together with you be refreshed.

The

God

of peace

be with

all

of you.

Amen.

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