Accept One Another 1 UST Indeed, we{ spiritually} mature{ believers in the Messiah} must support{ our} fellow believers in the Messiah who are{ spiritually} immature. We must not{ only} do what pleases us. BSB BSB: We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
2 UST Each one of us believers in the Messiah must do what pleases his fellow believers in order to do what is good{ for them, and} in order to help them become{ spiritually} mature. BSB BSB: Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
3 UST For instance, not even the Messiah{ Jesus} pleased himself! Rather,{ he lived to please others}. This is what{ David meant when} he wrote{ in the Scriptures about the Messiah saying to God},“When people insult you, they{ also} insult me!” BSB BSB: For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
4 UST Indeed, the prophets previously wrote everything{ in the Scriptures} in order to teach us.{ They also wrote the Scriptures} in order to make us confident through what the Scriptures say that helps us endure and encourages us. BSB BSB: For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
5 UST I pray that{ our} patient and encouraging God will allow you to live harmoniously with each other the way the Messiah Jesus did. BSB BSB: Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
6 UST { I pray that you will live harmoniously with each other} in order that you might be united when you glorify God.{ He is} the Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. BSB BSB: so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ the Servant of Jews and Gentiles 7 UST Consequently, welcome your fellow believers{ in the Messiah} in the same way that the Messiah{ Jesus} also welcomed you in order to glorify God! BSB BSB: Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
8 UST Indeed, I{, Paul,} am telling{ you} that the Messiah{ Jesus} serves the circumcised{ Jews} because of how trustworthy God is.{ He did this} in order to secure what God had promised to the{ Jewish} forefathers{ Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob}. BSB BSB: For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
9 UST { Jesus also did this} in order for the nations to glorify God because he is so merciful. This is what{ David meant when} he wrote{ in the Scriptures},“So I will proclaim{ who} you{ are}{ when I am} among the nations, and I will praise you by singing songs.” BSB BSB: so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”
10 UST Again,{ Moses} said in the Scriptures,“{ All you} nations, celebrate along with God’ s people!” BSB BSB: Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
11 UST And also{ in the Scriptures someone said},“All{ you} nations, praise the Lord! All{ you} people groups, commend him!” BSB BSB: And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”
12 UST { The Prophet} Isaiah also said{ in the Scriptures},“The one who descends from{ David’ s father} Jesse will come. He will begin to rule over the nations. The nations will become confident because of him.” BSB BSB: And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
13 UST I pray that the God who makes{ people} confident will cause you to feel exceedingly joyful and peaceful by trusting{ in him}!{ I pray that God will do this} in order for you to be exceedingly confident by the Holy Spirit enabling you. BSB BSB: Now 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.
Paul the Minister to the Gentiles 14 UST My fellow believers, God has also persuaded me personally that each of you are exceedingly good, exceedingly knowledgeable of many things, and even able to teach other people. BSB BSB: I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
15 UST { In this letter} I have written to you{ believers in the Messiah} in a bold manner about some things in order to remind you{ of them}.{ I have done this} because God has kindly authorized me{ to do so}. BSB BSB: However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
16 UST { God did this} in order for me to serve the Messiah Jesus among non- Jewish people{ by preaching} the good news from God as if I were a priest.{ I do this} in order for the non- Jewish people{ who trust in Jesus} to be{ like} something offered{ to God that} pleases{ him, and that} the Holy Spirit has set apart{ for him}. BSB BSB: to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17 UST So, as someone who is united with the Messiah Jesus, I have{ good reasons} to boast about what God is doing{ through me}! BSB BSB: Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
18 UST Indeed, I will only be so bold as to speak about what the Messiah has done through me{ that has led} to the nations obediently{ trusting in God’ s good news}!{ The Messiah did this} through what I said and did. BSB BSB: I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,
19 UST { The Messiah also did this} through powerful and wonderful miracles as God’ s{ Holy} Spirit powerfully{ enabled me}! As a result, I have completed proclaiming the good news about the Messiah all the way around from Jerusalem to the{ province of} Illyricum. BSB BSB: by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
20 UST And so, I aspire to preach the good news where people have never heard about the Messiah{ Jesus}.{ I desire this} in order to not{ interfere with someone else’ s work, as if I were} building something where another person had already laid the foundation. BSB BSB: In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.
21 UST Rather,{ I preach the good news to those who have never heard it.} This is what{ Isaiah meant when} he wrote{ in the Scriptures},“Those people whom no one told about him will perceive{ who he is}. Those people who have not heard{ about him} will comprehend{ who he is}.” BSB BSB: Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
22 UST That also hindered me over and over again from visiting all of you{ at Rome}. BSB BSB: That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
Paul’s Travel Plans (1 Corinthians 16:5–9)
23 UST Yet at the present time I have nowhere left to go in these areas{ to proclaim the good news}. I also have deeply desired to visit you for many years. BSB BSB: But now that there are no further opportunities for me in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to visit you,
24 UST { So} whenever I go to{ the province of} Spain, I truly expect to visit you while passing through{ Rome}.{ I} also{ expect} you to help me continue my journey to Spain after I first enjoy being with you for some time. BSB BSB: I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
25 UST Yet, at the present time I am going to Jerusalem in order to serve God’ s people{ there}. BSB BSB: Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
26 UST { I am doing this} because{ the believers in} the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia were glad to give money to help the poor people of God{ who live} in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
27 UST In fact, those believers were glad, and they should{ help} the poor believers in Jerusalem.{ This is} because the non- Jewish believers have spiritually benefited from the Jewish believers.{ So,} the non- Jewish believers should also serve the Jewish believers by providing what they physically need. BSB BSB: They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.
28 UST So then, after I finish this task and safely deliver this money to the poor believers in Jerusalem, I will pass through{ your city} on my way to Spain. BSB BSB: So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.
29 UST I am certain that the Messiah will fully bless{ us} when I visit you! BSB BSB: I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
30 UST Fellow believers, I appeal to you based on our Lord Jesus the Messiah and how the{ Holy} Spirit has enabled us to love{ each other}: Fervently pray to God with me{ and} for me! BSB BSB: Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.
31 UST { Pray} that God will rescue me from the Jews in the province of Judea who do not believe{ in Jesus}.{ Pray} also that God’ s people in Jerusalem will accept the money that I give them for{ the poor believers there}. BSB BSB: Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
32 UST { Pray also} that I can joyfully visit you as God wants,{ and} we may refresh each other. BSB BSB: so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
33 UST Finally,{ I pray that} the God who makes{ us} peaceful will be with all of you. May it be so! BSB BSB: The God of peace be with all of you. Amen.
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