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1 ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.

2 ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῶ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν·

3 καὶ γὰρ ὁ χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῶ ἤρεσεν· ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.

4 ὅσα γὰρ προεγράφη, εἰς τὴν ἡμετέραν διδασκαλίαν ἐγράφη, ἵνα διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν τὴν ἐλπίδα ἔχωμεν.

5 ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως δῴη ὑμῖν τὸ αὐτὸ φρονεῖν ἐν ἀλλήλοις κατὰ χριστὸν ἰησοῦν,

6 ἵνα ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐν ἑνὶ στόματι δοξάζητε τὸν θεὸν καὶ πατέρα τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ.

7 διὸ προσλαμβάνεσθε ἀλλήλους, καθὼς καὶ ὁ χριστὸς προσελάβετο ὑμᾶς, εἰς δόξαν τοῦ θεοῦ.

8 λέγω γὰρ χριστὸν διάκονον γεγενῆσθαι περιτομῆς ὑπὲρ ἀληθείας θεοῦ, εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων,

9 τὰ δὲ ἔθνη ὑπὲρ ἐλέους δοξάσαι τὸν θεόν· καθὼς γέγραπται, διὰ τοῦτο ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι ἐν ἔθνεσιν, καὶ τῶ ὀνοματί σου ψαλῶ.

10 καὶ πάλιν λέγει, εὐφράνθητε, ἔθνη, μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.

11 καὶ πάλιν, αἰνεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, τὸν κύριον, καὶ ἐπαινεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί.

12 καὶ πάλιν ἠσαΐας λέγει, ἔσται ἡ ῥίζα τοῦ ἰεσσαί, καὶ ὁ ἀνιστάμενος ἄρχειν ἐθνῶν· ἐπ᾽ αὐτῶ ἔθνη ἐλπιοῦσιν.

13 ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς ἐλπίδος πληρώσαι ὑμᾶς πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης ἐν τῶ πιστεύειν, εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου.

14 πέπεισμαι δέ, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐγὼ περὶ ὑμῶν, ὅτι καὶ αὐτοὶ μεστοί ἐστε ἀγαθωσύνης, πεπληρωμένοι πάσης [τῆς] γνώσεως, δυνάμενοι καὶ ἀλλήλους νουθετεῖν.

15 τολμηρότερον δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ἀπὸ μέρους, ὡς ἐπαναμιμνῄσκων ὑμᾶς διὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσάν μοι ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ

16 εἰς τὸ εἶναί με λειτουργὸν χριστοῦ ἰησοῦ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη, ἱερουργοῦντα τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα γένηται ἡ προσφορὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἡγιασμένη ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ.

17 ἔχω οὗν [τὴν] καύχησιν ἐν χριστῶ ἰησοῦ τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν·

18 οὐ γὰρ τολμήσω τι λαλεῖν ὧν οὐ κατειργάσατο χριστὸς δι᾽ ἐμοῦ εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν, λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ,

19 ἐν δυνάμει σημείων καὶ τεράτων, ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος [θεοῦ]· ὥστε με ἀπὸ ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ κύκλῳ μέχρι τοῦ ἰλλυρικοῦ πεπληρωκέναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ χριστοῦ,

20 οὕτως δὲ φιλοτιμούμενον εὐαγγελίζεσθαι οὐχ ὅπου ὠνομάσθη χριστός, ἵνα μὴ ἐπ᾽ ἀλλότριον θεμέλιον οἰκοδομῶ,

21 ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, οἷς οὐκ ἀνηγγέλη περὶ αὐτοῦ ὄψονται, καὶ οἳ οὐκ ἀκηκόασιν συνήσουσιν.

22 διὸ καὶ ἐνεκοπτόμην τὰ πολλὰ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς·

23 νυνὶ δὲ μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασι τούτοις, ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ πολλῶν ἐτῶν,

24 ὡς ἂν πορεύωμαι εἰς τὴν σπανίαν· ἐλπίζω γὰρ διαπορευόμενος θεάσασθαι ὑμᾶς καὶ ὑφ᾽ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι ἐκεῖ ἐὰν ὑμῶν πρῶτον ἀπὸ μέρους ἐμπλησθῶ _

25 νυνὶ δὲ πορεύομαι εἰς ἰερουσαλὴμ διακονῶν τοῖς ἁγίοις.

26 εὐδόκησαν γὰρ μακεδονία καὶ ἀχαΐα κοινωνίαν τινὰ ποιήσασθαι εἰς τοὺς πτωχοὺς τῶν ἁγίων τῶν ἐν ἰερουσαλήμ.

27 εὐδόκησαν γάρ, καὶ ὀφειλέται εἰσὶν αὐτῶν· εἰ γὰρ τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη, ὀφείλουσιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς σαρκικοῖς λειτουργῆσαι αὐτοῖς.

28 τοῦτο οὗν ἐπιτελέσας, καὶ σφραγισάμενος αὐτοῖς τὸν καρπὸν τοῦτον, ἀπελεύσομαι δι᾽ ὑμῶν εἰς σπανίαν·

29 οἶδα δὲ ὅτι ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν πληρώματι εὐλογίας χριστοῦ ἐλεύσομαι.

30 παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς [, ἀδελφοί,] διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ καὶ διὰ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ πνεύματος, συναγωνίσασθαί μοι ἐν ταῖς προσευχαῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν θεόν,

31 ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς ἰερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος τοῖς ἁγίοις γένηται,

32 ἵνα ἐν χαρᾷ ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ συναναπαύσωμαι ὑμῖν.

33 ὁ δὲ θεὸς τῆς εἰρήνης μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν· ἀμήν.

KJV

1  We²²⁴⁹ then¹¹⁶¹ that are strong¹⁴¹⁵ ought³⁷⁸⁴ to bear⁹⁴¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ infirmities⁷⁷¹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ weak,¹⁰² and²⁵³² not³³⁶¹ to please⁷⁰⁰ ourselves.¹⁴³⁸

2  Let¹⁰⁶³ every one¹⁵³⁸ of us²²⁵⁷ please⁷⁰⁰ his neighbor⁴¹³⁹ for¹⁵¹⁹ his good¹⁸ to⁴³¹⁴ edification.³⁶¹⁹

3  For¹⁰⁶³ even²⁵³² Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ pleased⁷⁰⁰ not³⁷⁵⁶ himself:¹⁴³⁸ but,²³⁵ as²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ The³⁵⁸⁸ reproaches³⁶⁸⁰ of them that reproached³⁶⁷⁹ thee⁴⁵⁷¹ fell¹⁹⁶⁸ on¹⁹⁰⁹ me.¹⁶⁹¹

4  For¹⁰⁶³ whatsoever things³⁷⁴⁵ were written aforetime⁴²⁷⁰ were written⁴²⁷⁰ for¹⁵¹⁹ our²²⁵¹ learning,¹³¹⁹ that²⁴⁴³ we through¹²²³ patience⁵²⁸¹ and²⁵³² comfort³⁸⁷⁴ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Scriptures¹¹²⁴ might have²¹⁹² hope.¹⁶⁸⁰

5  Now¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ God²³¹⁶ of patience⁵²⁸¹ and²⁵³² consolation³⁸⁷⁴ grant¹³²⁵ you⁵²¹³ to be likeminded^{5426 846} one toward another^{240 1722} according²⁵⁹⁶ to Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ Jesus:²⁴²⁴

6  That²⁴⁴³ ye may with one mind³⁶⁶¹ and¹⁷²² one¹⁵²⁰ mouth⁴⁷⁵⁰ glorify¹³⁹² God,²³¹⁶ even²⁵³² the Father³⁹⁶² of our²²⁵⁷ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

7  Wherefore¹³⁵² receive⁴³⁵⁵ ye one another,²⁴⁰ as²⁵³¹ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ also²⁵³² received⁴³⁵⁵ us²²⁴⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ the glory¹³⁹¹ of God.²³¹⁶

8  Now¹¹⁶¹ I say³⁰⁰⁴ that Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ was¹⁰⁹⁶ a minister¹²⁴⁹ of the circumcision⁴⁰⁶¹ for⁵²²⁸ the truth²²⁵ of God,²³¹⁶ to confirm⁹⁵⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ promises¹⁸⁶⁰ made unto the³⁵⁸⁸ fathers:³⁹⁶²

9  And¹¹⁶¹ that the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles¹⁴⁸⁴ might glorify¹³⁹² God²³¹⁶ for⁵²²⁸ his mercy;¹⁶⁵⁶ as²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ For this cause^{1223 5124} I will confess¹⁸⁴³ to thee⁴⁶⁷¹ among¹⁷²² the Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ and²⁵³² sing⁵⁵⁶⁷ unto thy⁴⁶⁷⁵ name.³⁶⁸⁶

10  And²⁵³² again³⁸²⁵ he saith,³⁰⁰⁴ Rejoice,²¹⁶⁵ ye Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ with³³²⁶ his⁸⁴⁸ people.²⁹⁹²

11  And²⁵³² again,³⁸²⁵ Praise¹³⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord,²⁹⁶² all³⁹⁵⁶ ye Gentiles;¹⁴⁸⁴ and²⁵³² laud¹⁸⁶⁷ him,⁸⁴⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ ye people.²⁹⁹²

12  And²⁵³² again,³⁸²⁵ Isaiah²²⁶⁸ saith,³⁰⁰⁴ There shall be²⁰⁷¹ a root⁴⁴⁹¹ of Jesse,²⁴²¹ and²⁵³² he that shall rise⁴⁵⁰ to reign over⁷⁵⁷ the Gentiles;¹⁴⁸⁴ in¹⁹⁰⁹ him⁸⁴⁶ shall the Gentiles¹⁴⁸⁴ trust.¹⁶⁷⁹

13  Now¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ God²³¹⁶ of hope¹⁶⁸⁰ fill⁴¹³⁷ you⁵²⁰⁹ with all³⁹⁵⁶ joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ and²⁵³² peace¹⁵¹⁵ in believing,⁴¹⁰⁰ that ye⁵²⁰⁹ may abound⁴⁰⁵² in¹⁷²² hope,¹⁶⁸⁰ through¹⁷²² the power¹⁴¹¹ of the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost.⁴¹⁵¹

14  And¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ myself⁸⁴⁸ also²⁵³² am persuaded³⁹⁸² of⁴⁰¹² you,⁵²¹⁶ my³⁴⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ that³⁷⁵⁴ ye⁸⁴⁸ also²⁵³² are²⁰⁷⁵ full³³²⁴ of goodness,¹⁹ filled⁴¹³⁷ with all³⁹⁵⁶ knowledge,¹¹⁰⁸ able¹⁴¹⁰ also²⁵³² to admonish³⁵⁶⁰ one another.²⁴⁰

15  Nevertheless,¹¹⁶¹ brethren,⁸⁰ I have written¹¹²⁵ the more boldly⁵¹¹² unto you⁵²¹³ in some sort,^{575 3313} as⁵⁶¹³ putting you in mind,^{1878 5209} because¹²²³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ grace⁵⁴⁸⁵ that is given¹³²⁵ to me³⁴²⁷ of⁵²⁵⁹ God,²³¹⁶

16  That I should³¹⁶⁵ be¹⁵¹¹ the minister³⁰¹¹ of Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ to¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ ministering²⁴¹⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of God,²³¹⁶ that²⁴⁴³ the³⁵⁸⁸ offering up⁴³⁷⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles¹⁴⁸⁴ might be¹⁰⁹⁶ acceptable,²¹⁴⁴ being sanctified³⁷ by¹⁷²² the Holy⁴⁰ Ghost.⁴¹⁵¹

17  I have²¹⁹² therefore³⁷⁶⁷ whereof I may glory²⁷⁴⁶ through¹⁷²² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ in those things which pertain⁴³¹⁴ to God.²³¹⁶

18  For¹⁰⁶³ I will not³⁷⁵⁶ dare⁵¹¹¹ to speak²⁹⁸⁰ of any⁵¹⁰⁰ of those things³⁷³⁹ which Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ hath not³⁷⁵⁶ wrought²⁷¹⁶ by¹²²³ me,¹⁷⁰⁰ to¹⁵¹⁹ make the Gentiles obedient,^{5218 1484} by word³⁰⁵⁶ and²⁵³² deed,²⁰⁴¹

19  Through¹⁷²² mighty¹⁴¹¹ signs⁴⁵⁹² and²⁵³² wonders,⁵⁰⁵⁹ by¹⁷²² the power¹⁴¹¹ of the Spirit⁴¹⁵¹ of God;²³¹⁶ so that⁵⁶²⁰ from⁵⁷⁵ Jerusalem,²⁴¹⁹ and²⁵³² round about²⁹⁴⁵ unto³³⁶⁰ Illyricum,²⁴³⁷ I³¹⁶⁵ have fully preached⁴¹³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

20  Yea,¹¹⁶¹ so³⁷⁷⁹ have I strived⁵³⁸⁹ to preach the gospel,²⁰⁹⁷ not³⁷⁵⁶ where³⁶⁹⁹ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ was named,³⁶⁸⁷ lest³³⁶³ I should build³⁶¹⁸ upon¹⁹⁰⁹ another man's²⁴⁵ foundation:²³¹⁰

21  But²³⁵ as²⁵³¹ it is written,¹¹²⁵ To whom³⁷³⁹ he was not³⁷⁵⁶ spoken³¹² of,⁴⁰¹² they⁸⁴⁶ shall see:³⁷⁰⁰ and²⁵³² they³⁷³⁹ that have not³⁷⁵⁶ heard¹⁹¹ shall understand.⁴⁹²⁰

22  For which cause¹³⁵² also²⁵³² I have been much⁴¹⁸³ hindered¹⁴⁶⁵ from coming²⁰⁶⁴ to⁴³¹⁴ you.⁵²⁰⁹

23  But¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁷⁰ having²¹⁹² no more³³⁷¹ place⁵¹¹⁷ in¹⁷²² these⁵¹²⁵ parts,²⁸²⁴ and¹¹⁶¹ having²¹⁹² a great desire¹⁹⁷⁴ these⁵⁷⁵ many⁴¹⁸³ years²⁰⁹⁴ to come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you;⁵²⁰⁹

24  Whensoever^{5613 1437} I take my journey⁴¹⁹⁸ into¹⁵¹⁹ Spain,⁴⁶⁸¹ I will come²⁰⁶⁴ to⁴³¹⁴ you:⁵²⁰⁹ for¹⁰⁶³ I trust¹⁶⁷⁹ to see²³⁰⁰ you⁵²⁰⁹ in my journey,¹²⁷⁹ and²⁵³² to be brought on my way⁴³¹¹ thitherward¹⁵⁶³ by⁵²⁵⁹ you,⁵²¹⁶ if¹⁴³⁷ first⁴⁴¹² I be somewhat^{575 3313} filled¹⁷⁰⁵ with your⁵²¹⁶ company.

25  But¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁷⁰ I go⁴¹⁹⁸ unto¹⁵¹⁹ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁹ to minister unto¹²⁴⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ saints.⁴⁰

26  For¹⁰⁶³ it hath pleased²¹⁰⁶ them of Macedonia³¹⁰⁹ and²⁵³² Achaia⁸⁸² to make⁴¹⁶⁰ a certain⁵¹⁰⁰ contribution²⁸⁴² for¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ poor⁴⁴³⁴ saints⁴⁰ which³⁵⁸⁸ are at¹⁷²² Jerusalem.²⁴¹⁹

27  It hath pleased²¹⁰⁶ them verily;¹⁰⁶³ and²⁵³² their⁸⁴⁸ debtors³⁷⁸¹ they are.¹⁵²⁶ For¹⁰⁶³ if¹⁴⁸⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles¹⁴⁸⁴ have been made partakers²⁸⁴¹ of their⁸⁴⁸ spiritual things,⁴¹⁵² their duty³⁷⁸⁴ is also²⁵³² to minister³⁰⁰⁸ unto them⁸⁴⁶ in carnal things.⁴⁵⁵⁹

28  When therefore³⁷⁶⁷ I have performed²⁰⁰⁵ this,⁵¹²⁴ and²⁵³² have sealed⁴⁹⁷² to them⁸⁴⁶ this⁵¹²⁶ fruit,²⁵⁹⁰ I will come⁵⁶⁵ by¹²²³ you⁵²¹⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ Spain.⁴⁶⁸¹

29  And¹¹⁶¹ I am sure¹⁴⁹² that,³⁷⁵⁴ when I come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you,⁵²⁰⁹ I shall come²⁰⁶⁴ in¹⁷²² the fullness⁴¹³⁸ of the blessing²¹²⁹ of the³⁵⁸⁸ gospel²⁰⁹⁸ of Christ.⁵⁵⁴⁷

30  Now¹¹⁶¹ I beseech³⁸⁷⁰ you,⁵²⁰⁹ brethren,⁸⁰ for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake,^{1223 2257 2962 2424 5547} and²⁵³² for¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ love²⁶ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ that ye strive together with⁴⁸⁶⁵ me³⁴²⁷ in¹⁷²² your prayers⁴³³⁵ to⁴³¹⁴ God²³¹⁶ for⁵²²⁸ me;¹⁷⁰⁰

31  That²⁴⁴³ I may be delivered⁴⁵⁰⁶ from⁵⁷⁵ them that do not believe⁵⁴⁴ in¹⁷²² Judea;²⁴⁴⁹ and²⁵³² that²⁴⁴³ my³⁴⁵⁰ service¹²⁴⁸ which³⁵⁸⁸ I have for¹⁵¹⁹ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁹ may be¹⁰⁹⁶ accepted²¹⁴⁴ of the³⁵⁸⁸ saints;⁴⁰

32  That²⁴⁴³ I may come²⁰⁶⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ you⁵²⁰⁹ with¹⁷²² joy⁵⁴⁷⁹ by¹²²³ the will²³⁰⁷ of God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² may with you⁵²¹³ be refreshed.⁴⁸⁷⁵

33  Now¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ God²³¹⁶ of peace¹⁵¹⁵ be with³³²⁶ you⁵²¹⁶ all.³⁹⁵⁶ Amen.²⁸¹

Vul

1 Debemus autem nos firmiores imbecillitates infirmorum sustinere, et non nobis placere.

2 Unusquisque vestrum proximo suo placeat in bonum, ad ædificationem.

3 Etenim Christus non sibi placuit, sed sicut scriptum est: Improperia improperantium tibi ceciderunt super me.

4 Quæcumque enim scripta sunt, ad nostram doctrinam scripta sunt: ut per patientiam, et consolationem Scripturarum, spem habeamus.

5 Deus autem patientiæ et solatii det vobis idipsum sapere in alterutrum secundum Jesum Christum:

6 ut unanimes, uno ore honorificetis Deum et patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi.

7 Propter quod suscipite invicem, sicut et Christus suscepit vos in honorem Dei.

8 Dico enim Christum Jesum ministrum fuisse circumcisionis propter veritatem Dei, ad confirmandas promissiones patrum:

9 gentes autem super misericordia honorare Deum, sicut scriptum est: Propterea confitebor tibi in gentibus, Domine, et nomini tuo cantabo.

10 Et iterum dicit: Lætamini gentes cum plebe ejus.

11 Et iterum: Laudate omnes gentes Dominum: et magnificate eum omnes populi.

12 Et rursus Isaias ait: Erit radix Jesse, et qui exsurget regere gentes, in eum gentes sperabunt.

13 Deus autem spei repleat vos omni gaudio, et pace in credendo: ut abundetis in spe, et virtute Spiritus Sancti.

14 Certus sum autem fratres mei et ego ipse de vobis, quoniam et ipsi pleni estis dilectione, repleti omni scientia, ita ut possitis alterutrum monere.

15 Audacius autem scripsi vobis fratres ex parte, tamquam in memoriam vos reducens: propter gratiam, quæ data est mihi a Deo,

16 ut sim minister Christi Jesu in gentibus: sanctificans Evangelium Dei, ut fiat oblatio gentium accepta, et sanctificata in Spiritu Sancto.

17 Habeo igitur gloriam in Christo Jesu ad Deum.

18 Non enim audeo aliquid loqui eorum, quæ per me non efficit Christus in obedientiam gentium, verbo et factis:

19 in virtute signorum, et prodigiorum, in virtute Spiritus Sancti: ita ut ab Jerusalem per circuitum usque ad Illyricum repleverim Evangelium Christi.

20 Sic autem prædicavi Evangelium hoc, non ubi nominatus est Christus, ne super alienum fundamentum ædificarem:

21 sed sicut scriptum est: Quibus non est annuntiatum de eo, videbunt: et qui non audierunt, intelligent.

22 Propter quod et impediebar plurimum venire ad vos, et prohibitus sum usque adhuc.

23 Nunc vero ulterius locum non habens in his regionibus, cupiditatem autem habens veniendi ad vos ex multis jam præcedentibus annis:

24 cum in Hispaniam proficisci cœpero, spero quod præteriens videam vos, et a vobis deducar illuc, si vobis primum ex parte fruitus fuero.

25 Nunc igitur proficiscar in Jerusalem ministrare sanctis.

26 Probaverunt enim Macedonia et Achaia collationem aliquam facere in pauperes sanctorum, qui sunt in Jerusalem.

27 Placuit enim eis: et debitores sunt eorum. Nam si spiritualium eorum participes facti sunt gentiles, debent et in carnalibus ministrare illis.

28 Hoc igitur cum consummavero, et assignavero eis fructum hunc, per vos proficiscar in Hispaniam.

29 Scio autem quoniam veniens ad vos, in abundantia benedictionis Evangelii Christi veniam.

30 Obsecro ergo vos fratres per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, et per caritatem Sancti Spiritus, ut adjuvetis me in orationibus vestris pro me ad Deum,

31 ut liberer ab infidelibus, qui sunt in Judæa, et obsequii mei oblatio accepta fiat in Jerusalem sanctis,

32 ut veniam ad vos in gaudio per voluntatem Dei, et refrigerer vobiscum.

33 Deus autem pacis sit cum omnibus vobis. Amen.