Thematic Bible
Romans 15:1 (show verse)
But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:2 (show verse)
Let each one of us please his neighbor for his good, for the purpose of edification.
Romans 15:3 (show verse)
For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."
Romans 15:4 (show verse)
For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, in order that through patient endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.
Romans 15:5 (show verse)
Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you {to be in agreement} with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,
Romans 15:6 (show verse)
so that with one mind you may glorify with one mouth the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 15:7 (show verse)
Therefore accept one another, just as Christ also has accepted you, to the glory of God.
Romans 15:8 (show verse)
For I say, Christ has become a servant of the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God, in order to confirm the promises to the fathers,
Romans 15:9 (show verse)
and that the Gentiles may glorify God for [his] mercy, just as it is written, "Because of this, I will praise you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praise to your name."
Romans 15:10 (show verse)
And again it says, "Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people."
Romans 15:11 (show verse)
And again, "Praise the Lord, all the Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him."
Romans 15:12 (show verse)
And again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will come, even the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles will put their hope."
Romans 15:13 (show verse)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:14 (show verse)
Now I myself also am convinced about you, my brothers, that [you] yourselves also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to instruct one another.
Romans 15:15 (show verse)
But I have written to you more boldly on [some] points, so as to remind you [again] because of the grace that has been given to me by God,
Romans 15:16 (show verse)
with the result that I am a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving the gospel of God as a priest, in order that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:17 (show verse)
Therefore I have a reason for boasting in Christ Jesus regarding the things concerning God.
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Romans 15:18 (show verse)
For I will not dare to speak about anything except [that] which Christ has accomplished through me, resulting in the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
Romans 15:19 (show verse)
by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit, so that from Jerusalem and [traveling] around as far as Illyricum I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
Romans 15:20 (show verse)
And so, having as my ambition to proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, in order that I will not build on the foundation belonging to someone else,
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Romans 15:21 (show verse)
but just as it is written, "[Those] to whom [it was] not announced concerning him will see, and [those] who have not heard will understand."
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Romans 15:22 (show verse)
For this reason also I was hindered many [times] from coming to you,
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Romans 15:23 (show verse)
and now, no longer having a place in these regions, but having a desire for many years to come to you
Romans 15:24 (show verse)
whenever I travel to Spain. For I hope [while I] am passing through to see you and to be sent on my way by you, whenever I have first enjoyed your [company] for a while.
Romans 15:25 (show verse)
But now I am traveling to Jerusalem, serving the saints.
Romans 15:26 (show verse)
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
Romans 15:27 (show verse)
For they were pleased [to do so], and they are obligated to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual [things], they ought also to serve them in material [things].
Romans 15:28 (show verse)
Therefore, [after I] have accomplished this and sealed this fruit [for delivery] to them, I will depart by way of you for Spain,
Romans 15:29 (show verse)
and I know that [when I] come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
Romans 15:30 (show verse)
Now I exhort you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to contend along with me in your prayers on my behalf to God,
Romans 15:31 (show verse)
that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and my ministry in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,
Romans 15:32 (show verse)
so that, coming to you with joy by the will of God, I may rest with you.
Romans 15:33 (show verse)
Now [may] the God of peace [be] with all of you. Amen.