Romans 15 - English Standard Version (ESV)

The Example of Christ

15 ^(A)We who are strong ^(B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. ²^(C)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. ³For ^(D)Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, ^(E)“The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” ⁴For ^(F)whatever was written in former days was written for our ^(G)instruction, that through endurance and through ^(H)the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. ⁵May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you ^(I)to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, ⁶that together you may with one voice glorify ^(J)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁷Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

⁸For I tell you that Christ ^(K)became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order ^(L)to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, ⁹and in order ^(M)that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

^(N)“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”

¹⁰And again it is said,

^(O)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”

¹¹And again,

^(P)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”

¹²And again Isaiah says,

^(Q)^(R)“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
^(S)in him will the Gentiles hope.”

¹³May the God of hope fill you with all ^(T)joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

¹⁴^(U)I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,^[a] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with ^(V)all knowledge and able to instruct one another. ¹⁵But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, ^(W)because of the grace given me by God ¹⁶to be ^(X)a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles ^(Y)in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that ^(Z)the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁷In Christ Jesus, then, I have ^(AA)reason to be proud of ^(AB)my work for God. ¹⁸For I will not venture to speak of anything except ^(AC)what Christ has accomplished through me ^(AD)to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, ¹⁹^(AE)by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that ^(AF)from Jerusalem and all the way around ^(AG)to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ; ²⁰and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, ^(AH)lest I build on someone else's foundation, ²¹but as it is written,

^(AI)“Those who have never been told of him will see,
and those who have never heard will understand.”

Paul's Plan to Visit Rome

²²This is the reason why ^(AJ)I have so often been hindered from coming to you. ²³But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and ^(AK)since I have longed for many years to come to you, ²⁴I hope to see you in passing as I go ^(AL)to Spain, and ^(AM)to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. ²⁵At present, however, ^(AN)I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. ²⁶For ^(AO)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. ²⁷For they were pleased to do it, and indeed ^(AP)they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. ²⁸When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,^[b] I will leave ^(AQ)for Spain by way of you. ²⁹I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of the blessing^[c] of Christ.

³⁰I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by ^(AR)the love of the Spirit, ^(AS)to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, ³¹^(AT)that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that ^(AU)my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, ³²so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and ^(AV)be refreshed in your company. ³³May ^(AW)the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

Romans 15:14 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 30
Romans 15:28 Greek sealed to them this fruit
Romans 15:29 Some manuscripts insert of the gospel

Cross references

Romans 15 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

15 And we ought -- we who are strong -- to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves; 2 for let each one of us please the neighbor for good, unto edification, 3 for even the Christ did not please himself, but, according as it hath been written, `The reproaches of those reproachin...
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Romans 15 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

15 But we firmer men owe to sustain the feeblenesses of frail men, and not please to ourselves.[a] 2 Each of us please to his neighbour in good [into good], to edification. 3 For Christ pleased not to himself, as it is written, The reproves of men despising thee, felled on me.[b] 4 For whatever th...
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Romans 15 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

15 We who are strong must help those who are not strong. We must not do what pleases us. 2 But each of us must please his neighbour. He must do what is good for him and what will help him do better. 3 Christ did not please himself. But the holy writings say, `I took upon myself the wrong things that...
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Romans 15 - World English Bible (WEB)

15 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up. 3 For even Christ didn’t please himself. But, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell o...
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Romans 15 - The Voice (VOICE)

Paul says he is free to eat, but he is not free to injure another in what he eats. Personal freedom must always give way to corporate responsibility. To put it another way, the gospel of love demands that we surrender individual liberties for the sake of our brothers and sisters. We see this demonst...
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Romans 15 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

15 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the powerless and not just please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, for building him up. 3 For even Messiah did not please Himself, but as it is written, “The insults of those who insulted You have fallen on Me.” ...
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Romans 15 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

Please Others, Not Yourselves15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves; 2 let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to edify him. 3 For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell...
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Romans 15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Romans 15 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

15 We who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let everyone please his neighbor for good toward edification. 3 For Christ would not please Himself, either. But as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you, fell on Me.” 4 For whatever t...
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Romans 15 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

Unity: Modelled by the Messiah, Encouraged by Scripture15 We, the ‘strong’ ones, should bear with the frailty of the ‘weak’, and not please ourselves. 2 Each one of us should please our neighbour for his or her good, to build them up. 3 The Messiah, you see, did not please himself. Instead, as the ...
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Romans 15 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Please Others, Not Yourselves15 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor. 3 For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, “The insults of those wh...
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Romans 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

Please Others, Not Yourselves15 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Each of us must please our neighbour for the good purpose of building up the neighbour. 3 For Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, ‘The insults of those ...
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Romans 15 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Romans 15 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Please Others, Not Yourselves15 We who are strong ought to put up with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.(A)2 Each of us must please our neighbor for the good purpose of building up the neighbor.(B)3 For Christ did not please himself, but, as it is written, “The insults of those w...
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Romans 15 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

The infirmity and frailness of the weak should be borne with all love and kindness, after the example of Christ. 15 We who are strong ought to bear the frailness of those who are weak, and not to stand in our own understanding. 2 Let everyone please his neighbour for his wellbeing and encouragement...
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Romans 15 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Living to Please Others15 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. 2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. 3 For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The i...
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Romans 15 - New Life Version (NLV)

15 We who have strong faith should help those who are weak. We should not live to please ourselves. 2 Each of us should live to please his neighbor. This will help him grow in faith. 3 Even Christ did not please Himself. The Holy Writings say, “The sharp words spoken against you fell on Me.” (A) ...
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Romans 15 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Bearing Others’ Burdens15 We (A)then who are strong ought to bear with the [a]scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 (B)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to [b]edification. 3 (C)For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, (D)“The reproaches of...
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