1 WYC But we saddere men owen to susteyne the feblenesses of sijke men, and not plese to vs silf. BSB BSB: We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
2 WYC Eche of vs plese to his neiybore in good, to edificacioun. BSB BSB: Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
3 WYC For Crist pleside not to hym silf, as it is writun, The repreues of men dispisynge thee, felden on 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 WYC For what euere thingis ben writun, tho ben writun to oure techynge, that bi pacience and coumfort of scripturis we haue hope. 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 WYC But God of pacience and of solace yyue to you to vndurstonde the same thing, ech in to othere aftir Jhesu Crist, BSB BSB: Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
6 WYC that ye of o wille with o mouth worschipe God and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 WYC For which thing take ye togidere, as also Crist took you in to the onour of God. BSB BSB: Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
8 WYC For Y seie, that Jhesu Crist was a mynystre of circumcisioun for the treuthe of God, to conferme the biheestis of fadris. 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 WYC And hethene men owen to onoure God for merci; as it is writun, Therfor, Lord, Y schal knowleche to thee among hethene men, and Y schal synge to thi name. 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 WYC And eft he seith, Ye hethene men, be ye glad with his puple. BSB BSB: Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”
11 WYC And eft, Alle hethene men, herie ye the Lord; and alle puplis, magnefie ye hym. BSB BSB: And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”
12 WYC And eft Isaie seith, Ther schal be a roote of Jesse, that schal rise vp to gouerne hethene men, and hethene men schulen hope in hym. 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 WYC And God of hope fulfille you in al ioye and pees in bileuynge, that ye encrees in hope and vertu of the Hooli Goost. 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.
14 WYC And, britheren, Y my silf am certeyn of you, that also ye ben ful of loue, and ye ben fillid with al kunnyng, so that ye moun moneste ech other. 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 WYC And, britheren, more boldli Y wroot to you a parti, as bryngynge you in to mynde, for the grace that is youun to me of God, BSB BSB: However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
16 WYC that Y be the mynystre of Crist Jhesu among hethene men. And Y halewe the gospel of God, that the offryng of hethene men be acceptid, and halewid in the Hooli Goost. 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 WYC Therfor Y haue glorie in Crist Jhesu to God. BSB BSB: Therefore I exult in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
18 WYC For Y dar not speke ony thing of tho thingis, whiche Crist doith not bi me, in to obedience of hethene men, in word and dedis, 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 WYC in vertu of tokenes and grete wondris, in vertu of the Hooli Goost, so that fro Jerusalem bi cumpas to the Illirik see Y haue fillid the gospel of Crist. 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 WYC And so Y haue prechid this gospel, not where Crist was named, lest Y bilde vpon anotheres ground, but as it is writun, 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 WYC For to whom it is not teld of him, thei schulen se, and thei that herden not, schulen vndurstonde. 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 WYC For which thing Y was lettid ful myche to come to you, and Y am lettid to this tyme. BSB BSB: That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.
23 WYC And now Y haue not ferthere place in these cuntrees, but Y haue desire to come to you, of many yeris that ben passid. 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 WYC Whanne Y bygynne to passe in to Spayne, Y hope that in my goyng Y schal se you, and of you Y schal be led thidur, if Y vse you first in parti. 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 WYC Therfor now Y schal passe forth to Jerusalem, to mynystre to seyntis. BSB BSB: Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
26 WYC For Macedonye and Acaie han assaied to make sum yifte to pore men of seyntis, that ben in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
27 WYC For it pleside to hem, and thei ben dettouris of hem; for hethene men ben maad parteneris of her goostli thingis, thei owen also in fleischli thingis to mynystre to hem. 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 WYC Therfor whanne Y haue endid this thing, and haue asigned to hem this fruyt, Y schal passe bi you in to Spayne. 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 WYC And Y woot, that Y comynge to you, schal come `in to the abundaunce of the blessing of Crist. BSB BSB: I know that when I come to you, I will come in the fullness of the blessing of Christ.
30 WYC Therfor, britheren, Y biseche you bi oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and bi charite of the Hooli Goost, that ye helpe me in youre preyeris to the Lord, 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 WYC that Y be delyuerid fro the vnfeithful men, that ben in Judee, and that the offryng of my seruyce be acceptid in Jerusalem to seyntis; 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 WYC that Y come to you in ioye, bi the wille of God, and that Y be refreischid with you. And God of pees be with you alle. Amen. BSB BSB: so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
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