Nov 29 - Romans 15-16
Romans
1But we who are stronger must bear with the feebleness of the weak, and not so as to please ourselves2Each one of you should please his neighbor unto good, for edification3For even Christ did not please himself, but as it was written: "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell upon me.4For whatever was written, was written to teach us, so that, through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures, we might have hope5So may the God of patience and solace grant you to be of one mind toward one another, in accord with Jesus Christ6so that, together with one mouth, you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ7For this reason, accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, in the honor of God8For I declare that Christ Jesus was the minister of circumcision because of the truth of God, so as to confirm the promises to the fathers9and that the Gentiles are to honor God because of his mercy, just as it was written: "Because of this, I will confess you among the Gentiles, O Lord, and I will sing to your name.10And again, he says: "Rejoice, O Gentiles, along with his people.11And again: "All Gentiles, praise the Lord; and all peoples, magnify him.12And again, Isaiah says: "There shall be a root of Jesse, and he shall rise up to rule the Gentiles, and in him the Gentiles shall hope.13So may the God of hope fill you with every joy and with peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope and in the virtue of the Holy Spirit14But I am also certain about you, my brothers, that you also have been filled with love, completed with all knowledge, so that you are able to admonish one another15But I have written to you, brothers, more boldly than to the others, as if calling you to mind again, because of the grace which has been given to me from God16so that I may be a minister of Christ Jesus among the Gentiles, sanctifying the Gospel of God, in order that the oblation of the Gentiles may be made acceptable and may be sanctified in the Holy Spirit17Therefore, I have glory in Christ Jesus before God18So I dare not speak of any of those things which Christ does not effect through me, unto the obedience of the Gentiles, in word and deed19with the power of signs and wonders, by power of the Holy Spirit. For in this way, from Jerusalem, throughout its surroundings, as far as Illyricum, I have replenished the Gospel of Christ20And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another21but just as it was written: "Those to whom he was not announced shall perceive, and those who have not heard shall understand.22Because of this also, I was greatly hindered in coming to you, and I have been prevented until the present time23Yet truly now, having no other destination in these regions, and having already had a great desire to come to you over the past many years24when I begin to set out on my journey to Spain, I hope that, as I pass by, I may see you, and I may be guided from there by you, after first having borne some fruit among you25But next I will set out for Jerusalem, to minister to the saints26For those of Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a collection for those of the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem27And this has pleased them, because they are in their debt. For, since the Gentiles have become partakers of their spiritual things, they also ought to minister to them in worldly things28Therefore, when I have completed this task, and have consigned to them this fruit, I shall set out, by way of you, to Spain29And I know that when I come to you I shall arrive with an abundance of the blessings of the Gospel of Christ30Therefore, I beg you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Holy Spirit, that you assist me with your prayers to God on my behalf31so that I may be freed from the unfaithful who are in Judea, and so that the oblation of my service may be acceptable to the saints in Jerusalem32So may I come to you with joy, through the will of God, and so may I be refreshed with you33And may the God of peace be with you all. Amen
1Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is in the ministry of the church, which is at Cenchreae2so that you may receive her in the Lord with the worthiness of the saints, and so that you may be of assistance to her in whatever task she will have need of you. For she herself has also assisted many, and myself also3Greet Prisca and Aquila, my helpers in Christ Jesus4who have risked their own necks on behalf of my life, for whom I give thanks, not I alone, but also all the churches of the Gentiles5and greet the church at their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is among the first-fruits of Asia in Christ6Greet Mary, who has labored much among you7Greet Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen and fellow captives, who are noble among the Apostles, and who were in Christ prior to me8Greet Ampliatus, most beloved to me in the Lord9Greet Urbanus, our helper in Christ Jesus, and Stachys, my beloved10Greet Apelles, who has been tested in Christ11Greet those who are from the household of Aristobulus. Greet Herodian, my kinsman. Greet those who are of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord12Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, most beloved, who has labored much in the Lord13Greet Rufus, elect in the Lord, and his mother and mine14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers who are with them15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you17But I beg you, brothers, to take note of those who cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the doctrine that you have learned, and to turn away from them18For ones such as these do not serve Christ our Lord, but their inner selves, and, through pleasing words and skillful speaking, they seduce the hearts of the innocent19But your obedience has been made known in every place. And so, I rejoice in you. But I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple in what is evil20And may the God of peace quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you21Timothy, my fellow laborer, greets you, and Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen22I, Tertius, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord23Gaius, my host, and the entire church, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother24The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen25But to him who is able to confirm you according to my Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in accord with the revelation of the mystery which has been hidden from time immemorial26(which now has been made clear through the Scriptures of the Prophets, in accord with the precept of the eternal God, unto the obedience of faith) which has been made known among all the Gentiles27to God, who alone is wise, through Jesus Christ, to him be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen