True saints fellowship one another—Paul recounts his diligence in preaching the gospel—Gifts of the Spirit poured out upon the Gentiles.

 WE then that are strong ought to ^abear^• the infirmities of the ^bweak^•, and not to please ourselves.

 Let every one of us please his ^aneighbour for his good to ^bedification.

 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The ^areproaches^• of them that reproached thee fell on me.

 For whatsoever things were ^awritten^• aforetime were ^bwritten^• for our ^clearning, that we through ^dpatience and comfort of the ^escriptures might have ^fhope.

 Now the God of patience and ^aconsolation^• grant you to be ^blikeminded^• one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the ^aFather of our Lord Jesus Christ.

 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the ^acircumcision for the truth of God, to ^bconfirm^• the ^cpromises^• made unto the fathers:

 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his ^amercy; as it is written, For this cause I will ^bconfess^• to thee among the ^cGentiles^•, and sing unto thy name.

 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye ^aGentiles^•, with his people.

 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

 And again, ^aEsaias^• saith, There shall be a root of ^bJesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and ^apeace in believing, that ye may abound in ^bhope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all ^aknowledge, able also to ^badmonish one another.

 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in ^asome^• sort, as putting you in mind, because of the ^bgrace that is given to me of God,

 That I should be the ^aminister^• of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the ^boffering^• up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being ^csanctified by the Holy Ghost.

 I have therefore whereof I may ^aglory^• through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

 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,

 Through mighty ^asigns^• and wonders, by the power of the ^bSpirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man’s ^afoundation^•:

 But as it is written, To whom he was not ^aspoken^• of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

 For which cause also I have been much ^ahindered^• from coming to you.

 But now having no more ^aplace^• in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

 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.

 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain ^acontribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.

 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their ^aspiritual^• things, their ^bduty is also to minister unto them in ^ccarnal^• things.

 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this ^afruit^•, I will come by you into Spain.

 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the ^afulness^• of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

 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;

 That I may be delivered from them that ^ado^• not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;

 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be ^arefreshed^•.

 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.