¹ We are bound, however, we, who are strong, the weakness of them who are not strong to be bearing, and not, unto ourselves, to give pleasure.

² Let, each one of us, unto his neighbour give pleasure—for what is good unto upbuilding;

³ For, even the Christ, not unto himself gave pleasure, but, even as it is written—The reproaches of them that we reproaching thee, fell upon me:

⁴ Whatsoever things, in fact, were written aforetime, [all] for our own instruction were written,—in order that, through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have their hope.

⁵ Now may, the God of the endurance and of the encouragement, give you, the same thing, to be regarding amongst one another, according to Christ Jesus;

⁶ In order that, with one accord, with one mouth, ye maybe glorifying the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁷ Wherefore receive ye one another, even as, Christ also, hath received us unto the glory of God:—

⁸ For I affirm Christ to have become a minister of circumcision in behalf of the truth of God,—to confirm the promises of the fathers,

⁹ And that, the nations, for mercy should glorify God:—even as it is written—For this cause, will I openly confess unto thee among nations, and, unto thy name, will strike the strings;

¹⁰ And again he saith—Be glad ye nations with his people;

¹¹ And again,—Be giving praise all ye nations unto the Lord, and let all the peoples repeat his praise;

¹² And, again, Isaiah, saith—There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that ariseth to rule nations,—upon, him, shall nations hope.

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

¹⁴ But I am persuaded my brethren,—even, I myself, concerning you: that, ye yourselves, also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also, unto one another, to be ministering admonition:

¹⁵ Howbeit, the more boldly, have I written unto you,—in some measure, as bringing it back to your minds,—by reason of the favour given unto me from God,—

¹⁶ That I should be a public minister of Christ Jesus unto the nations, doing priestly service with the glad-message of God, in order that the offering up of the nations might prove to be acceptable, being hallowed in Holy Spirit:

¹⁷ I have, therefore, [my] boasting in Christ Jesus in the things pertaining to God,—

¹⁸ For I wilt not dare to speak anything save of the things which Christ hath wrought out for himself through me for the obedience of nations,—by word and deed,

¹⁹ By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of [Holy Spirit]; so that I, from Jerusalem and in a circuit as far as Illyricum, have fulfilled the glad-message of the Christ,—

²⁰ Although, thus,—as ambitious to be announcing the glad-message—not where Christ had been named, lest, upon another’s foundation, I should be building;

²¹ But, even as it is written—They shall see unto whom had been announced no tidings concerning him, and, they who had not heard, shall understand.

²² Wherefore, also, I have been hindered these many times from coming unto you;

²³ But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years,—

²⁴ As soon as I am journey to Spain,—I am hoping, in fact, when journeying through to get sight of you, and by you to be set forward thither,—if, with your company, I have first in some measure been satisfied.

²⁵ But, now, I am journeying unto Jerusalem, ministering unto the saints;

²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have been well-pleased to make a certain fellowship for the destitute of the saints who are in Jerusalem,—

²⁷ They have been well-pleased, indeed,—and, their debtors, they are; for, if, with their spiritual things the nations have come into fellowship, they are bound also with their own carnal things to minister publicly unto them.

²⁸ This, then, having completed, and sealed unto them this fruit, I will come back by you unto Spain:—

²⁹ And know that, when I come unto you, in the fullness of the blessing of Christ, I shall come.

³⁰ I beseech you, moreover, [brethren], through our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers on my behalf unto God,—

³¹ In order that I may be delivered from them who do not yield in Judaea, and, my ministry which is unto Jerusalem, may prove to be acceptable unto the saints;

³² In order that, with joy coming unto you through God’s will, I may together with you find rest.

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