The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.

Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope.

May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, till you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

But as it is said in the holy Writings, They will see, to whom the news of him had not been given, and those to whose ears it had not come will have knowledge.

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

Yes, they were glad to do so; and indeed it is a duty which they owe to them. For the Gentile converts who have shared their spiritual blessings are in duty bound to minister to them in the things of this world.

So after discharging this duty, and making sure that these kind gifts reach those for whom they are intended, I shall start for Spain, passing through Rome on my way there;

So that I may be kept safe from those in Judaea who have not put themselves under the rule of God, and that the help which I am taking for Jerusalem may be pleasing to the saints;

God who gives peace be with you all! Amen.

It is my desire to say a good word for Phoebe, who is a servant of the church in Cenchreae:

That you will take her in kindly, after the way of the saints, as one who is the Lord's, and give her help in anything in which she may have need of you: because she has been a help to a great number and to myself.

Greet Prisca and Aquila, who work with me for the Messiah Jesus,

Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:

And say a kind word to the church which is in their house. Give my love to my dear Epaenetus, who is the first fruit of Asia to Christ.

Give my love to Mary, who gave much care to you.

Give my love to Andronicus and Junia, my relations, who were in prison with me, who are noted among the Apostles, and who were in Christ before me.

Give my love to Ampliatus, who is dear to me in the Lord,

Give my love to Apelles, who has the approval of Christ. Say a kind word to those who are of the house of Aristobulus.

Give my love to Herodion, my relation. Say a kind word to those of the house of Narcissus, who are in the Lord.

Give my love to Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Give my love to my dear Persis, who did much work in the Lord.

Remember me to Rufus, that choicest Christian, and to his mother, who has been a mother to me too.

Give my love to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.

Give my love to Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.

Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

And the God, who brings peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet [i.e., bring an end to the divisive work of the false teachers there]. May the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Timothy, who is working with me, sends his love to you, so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my relations.

I, Tertius, who have done the writing of this letter, send love in the Lord.

Gaius, with whom I am living, whose house is open to all the church, sends his love, so does Erastus, the manager of the accounts of the town, and Quartus, the brother.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Now to him who is able to stablish you,

Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

to God, I say, who is only wise, be glory thro' Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.