Romans 15:1,7,16
Romans 15:1-2 The Message (MSG)
Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us. Strength is for service, not status. Each one of us needs to look after the good of the people around us, asking ourselves, “How can I help?”
Romans 15:7-13 The Message (MSG)
So reach out and welcome one another to God’s glory. Jesus did it; now you do it! Jesus, staying true to God’s purposes, reached out in a special way to the Jewish insiders so that the old ancestral promises would come true for them. As a result, the non-Jewish outsiders have been able to experience mercy and to show appreciation to God. Just think of all the Scriptures that will come true in what we do! For instance: Then I’ll join outsiders in a hymn-sing; I’ll sing to your name! And this one: Outsiders and insiders, rejoice together! And again: People of all nations, celebrate God! All colors and races, give hearty praise! And Isaiah’s word: There’s the root of our ancestor Jesse, breaking through the earth and growing tree tall, Tall enough for everyone everywhere to see and take hope! Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope! * * *
Romans 15:14-16 The Message (MSG)
Personally, I’ve been completely satisfied with who you are and what you are doing. You seem to me to be well-motivated and well-instructed, quite capable of guiding and advising one another. So, my dear friends, don’t take my rather bold and blunt language as criticism. It’s not criticism. I’m simply underlining how very much I need your help in carrying out this highly focused assignment God gave me, this priestly and gospel work of serving the spiritual needs of the non-Jewish outsiders so they can be presented as an acceptable offering to God, made whole and holy by God’s Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 King James Version (KJV)
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
Romans 15:16 King James Version (KJV)
that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Romans 15:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.
Romans 15:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 New Century Version (NCV)
We who are strong in faith should help the weak with their weaknesses, and not please only ourselves.
Romans 15:7 New Century Version (NCV)
Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God.
Romans 15:16 New Century Version (NCV)
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to those who are not Jews. I served God by teaching his Good News, so that the non-Jewish people could be an offering that God would accept—an offering made holy by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.
Romans 15:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 New International Version (NIV)
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 New International Version (NIV)
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
Romans 15:16 New International Version (NIV)
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.
Romans 15:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now we who are strong [in our convictions and faith] ought to [patiently] put up with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not just please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Therefore, [continue to] accept and welcome one another, just as Christ has accepted and welcomed us to the glory of [our great] God.
Romans 15:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I minister as a priest the gospel of God, in order that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable [to Him], sanctified [made holy and set apart for His purpose] by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.
Romans 15:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Now, those who are mature in their faith can easily be recognized, for they don’t live to please themselves but have learned to patiently embrace others in their immaturity.
Romans 15:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
You will bring God glory when you accept and welcome one another as partners, just as the Anointed One has fully accepted you and received you as his partner.
Romans 15:16 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For this grace has made me a servant of the gospel of God, constantly doing the work of a priest, for I endeavor to present an acceptable offering to God; so that the non-Jewish people of the earth may be set apart and made holy by the Spirit of holiness.
Romans 15:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:7 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.