| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1We who are strong ought to bear with the failings 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. |
| 2Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. | 2Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. |
| 3For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me." | 3For even the Messiah did not please Himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me. |
| 4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we 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. |
| 5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, | 5Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement allow you to live in harmony with one another, according to the command of Christ Jesus, |
| 6so that with one mind and one voice you may 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 a united mind and voice. |
| 7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. | 7Therefore accept one another, just as the Messiah also accepted you, to the glory of God. |
| 8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God's truth, so that the promises made to the patriarchs might be confirmed | 8For I say that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers, |
| 9and, moreover, that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written: "Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles; I will sing the praises of 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 psalms to Your name. |
| 10Again, it says, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people." | 10Again it says: Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people! |
| 11And again, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; let all the peoples extol him." | 11And again: Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; all the peoples should praise Him! |
| 12And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will 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. |
| 13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. | 13Now 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. |
| 14I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. | 14My brothers, I myself am convinced about you that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another. |
| 15Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me | 15Nevertheless, I have written to remind you more boldly on some points because of the grace given me by God |
| 16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. | 16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God's good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. |
| 17Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. | 17Therefore I have reason to boast in Christ Jesus regarding what pertains to God. |
| 18I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done-- | 18For I would not dare say anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed, |
| 19by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed 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 good news about the Messiah from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum. |
| 20It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else's foundation. | 20My aim is to evangelize where Christ has not been named, so that I will not build on someone else's foundation, |
| 21Rather, as it is written: "Those who were not told about him will see, and those who have not heard will understand." | 21but, as it is written: Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand. |
| 22This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. | 22That is why I have been prevented many times from coming to you. |
| 23But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, | 23But now I no longer have any work to do in these provinces, and I have strongly desired for many years to come to you |
| 24I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed 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. |
| 25Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord's people there. | 25Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints, |
| 26For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord's people in Jerusalem. | 26for Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. |
| 27They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews' spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings. | 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 Jews in material needs. |
| 28So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way. | 28So when I have finished this and safely delivered the funds to them, I will visit you on the way to Spain. |
| 29I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ. | 29I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ. |
| 30I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. | 30Now I appeal to you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join with me in fervent prayers to God on my behalf. |
| 31Pray that I may be kept safe from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord's people there, | 31Pray that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that the gift I am bringing to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, |
| 32so that I may come to you with joy, by God's will, and in your company be refreshed. | 32and that, by God's will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you. |
| 33The God of peace be with you all. Amen. | 33The God of peace be with all of you. Amen. |
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