Romans:15-16
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We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak ,
and not to please ourselves .
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Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification .
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For even Christ pleased not himself ;
but ,
as it is written ,
The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me .
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For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning ,
that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope .
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Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus :
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That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God ,
even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ .
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Wherefore receive ye one another ,
as Christ also received us to the glory of God .
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Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God ,
to confirm the promises made unto the fathers :
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And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy ;
as it is written ,
For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles ,
and sing unto thy name .
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And again he saith ,
Rejoice ,
ye Gentiles ,
with his people .
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And again ,
Praise the Lord ,
all ye Gentiles ;
and laud him ,
all ye people .
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And again ,
Esaias saith ,
There shall be a root of Jesse ,
and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles ;
in him shall the Gentiles trust .
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Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing ,
that ye may abound in hope ,
through the power of the Holy Ghost .
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And I myself also am persuaded of you ,
my brethren ,
that ye also are full of goodness ,
filled with all knowledge ,
able also to admonish one another .
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Nevertheless ,
brethren ,
I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort ,
as putting you in mind ,
because of the grace that is given to me of God ,
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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 .
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I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God .
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For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me ,
to make the Gentiles obedient ,
by word and deed ,
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Through mighty signs and wonders ,
by the power of the Spirit of God ;
so that from Jerusalem ,
and round about unto Illyricum ,
I have fully preached the gospel of Christ .
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Yea ,
so have I strived to preach the gospel ,
not where Christ was named ,
lest I should build upon another man '
s foundation :
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But as it is written ,
To whom he was not spoken of ,
they shall see :
and they that have not heard shall understand .
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For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you .
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But now having no more place in these parts ,
and having a great desire these many years to come unto you ;
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Whensoever I take my journey into Spain ,
I will come to you :
for I trust to see you in my journey ,
and to be brought on my way thitherward by you ,
if first I be somewhat filled with your company .
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But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints .
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For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem .
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It hath pleased them verily ;
and their debtors they are .
For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things ,
their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things .
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When therefore I have performed this ,
and have sealed to them this fruit ,
I will come by you into Spain .
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And I am sure that ,
when I come unto you ,
I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ .
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Now I beseech you ,
brethren ,
for the Lord Jesus Christ '
s sake ,
and for the love of the Spirit ,
that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me ;
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That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea ;
and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints ;
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That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God ,
and may with you be refreshed .
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Now the God of peace be with you all .
Amen .
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I commend unto you Phebe our sister ,
which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea :
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That ye receive her in the Lord ,
as becometh saints ,
and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you :
for she hath been a succourer of many ,
and of myself also .
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Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus :
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Who have for my life laid down their own necks :
unto whom not only I give thanks ,
but also all the churches of the Gentiles .
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Likewise greet the church that is in their house .
Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus ,
who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ .
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Greet Mary ,
who bestowed much labour on us .
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Salute Andronicus and Junia ,
my kinsmen ,
and my fellowprisoners ,
who are of note among the apostles ,
who also were in Christ before me .
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Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord .
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Salute Urbane ,
our helper in Christ ,
and Stachys my beloved .
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Salute Apelles approved in Christ .
Salute them which are of Aristobulus '
household .
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Salute Herodion my kinsman .
Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus ,
which are in the Lord .
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Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa ,
who labour in the Lord .
Salute the beloved Persis ,
which laboured much in the Lord .
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Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord ,
and his mother and mine .
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Salute Asyncritus ,
Phlegon ,
Hermas ,
Patrobas ,
Hermes ,
and the brethren which are with them .
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Salute Philologus ,
and Julia ,
Nereus ,
and his sister ,
and Olympas ,
and all the saints which are with them .
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Salute one another with an holy kiss .
The churches of Christ salute you .
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Now I beseech you ,
brethren ,
mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned ;
and avoid them .
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For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ ,
but their own belly ;
and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple .
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For your obedience is come abroad unto all men .
I am glad therefore on your behalf :
but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good ,
and simple concerning evil .
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And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly .
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you .
Amen .
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Timotheus my workfellow ,
and Lucius ,
and Jason ,
and Sosipater ,
my kinsmen ,
salute you .
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I Tertius ,
who wrote this epistle ,
salute you in the Lord .
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Gaius mine host ,
and of the whole church ,
saluteth you .
Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you ,
and Quartus a brother .
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all .
Amen .
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Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel ,
and the preaching of Jesus Christ ,
according to the revelation of the mystery ,
which was kept secret since the world began ,
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But now is made manifest ,
and by the scriptures of the prophets ,
according to the commandment of the everlasting God ,
made known to all nations for the obedience of faith :
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To God only wise ,
be glory through Jesus Christ for ever .
Amen .