为他人的益处

15 我们坚强的人,应该担当不坚强人的软弱,不求自己的喜悦。 我们每个人当为了邻人的益处让他喜悦,使他得造就。 因为基督不但不求自己的喜悦,反而像经上所记的:“那些责骂你之人的责骂,都落在我身上了。”[a] 实际上,凡是先前被记载的,都是为了教导我们而写的,好让我们藉着忍耐和经上的安慰,怀有盼望。 愿赐忍耐和安慰的神,使你们藉着基督耶稣,彼此同心合意, 好使你们同心同声荣耀神——我们主耶稣基督的父。

共同荣耀主

因此,你们当彼此接纳,就像基督也接纳了你们[b]归于神的荣耀。 我是说:基督[c]为了神的真理,已成为受割礼之人[d]的仆人,为要证实对祖先的各样应许, 并且使外邦人因着所蒙的怜悯而荣耀神,正如经上所记:

“为此,我要在外邦人中承认你,
歌颂你的名。”[e]

10 经上又说:“外邦人哪,你们要与他的子民一同庆祝!”[f] 11 又说:

“万国啊,你们要赞美主!
万民哪,你们要颂赞他!”[g]

12 又有以赛亚说:

“将有耶西的根,
就是兴起来统治外邦人的那一位;
外邦人要仰望他。”[h]

13 愿赐盼望的神,因着你们的信,将一切喜乐和平安充满你们,使你们藉着圣灵的能力满怀盼望。

传扬福音

14 我的弟兄们,至于你们,我自己同样深信:你们也满有良善,充满一切知识,又能彼此劝诫。 15 不过[i]我要提醒你们,藉着神所赐给我的恩典,我在部分地方写得比较大胆。 16 这恩典使我为外邦人成了基督耶稣的仆役、做了神福音的祭司,好让外邦人藉着圣灵被分别为圣,成为蒙悦纳的供物。 17 所以,我在基督耶稣里,在属神的事上有可夸耀的。 18 我什么都不敢说,只说基督藉着我所完成的事,就是为了外邦人的顺从,他藉着我所说的和所做的事, 19 藉着神迹、奇事的能力和圣灵[j]的能力所完成的事。结果我从耶路撒冷及其周围一带直到伊利里亚,把基督的福音都传遍了。 20 这样,我立定心志要在基督的名没有被传过的地方传福音,免得建造在别人的根基上, 21 正如经上所记:

“没有听说过他的人,将要看见;
没有听见过的人,将要领悟。”[k]

保罗的计划

22 所以,我也多次受到拦阻,不能到你们那里去。 23 但如今,这些地区再没有可传的[l]地方了,况且多年来我一直渴望见到你们。 24 就是说,当我去西班牙的时候,[m]我希望能顺路看你们;先与你们相聚[n],使我稍得满足;然后由你们在那里送我上路。 25 但如今,我要到耶路撒冷去服事圣徒, 26 因为马其顿省和亚该亚省的信徒[o],乐意与耶路撒冷圣徒中的穷人有一些分享[p] 27 确实,他们是乐意的,不过这也是他们的责任[q],因为外邦人如果分享了犹太人属灵的事,也就应该在物质的事[r]上服事犹太人。 28 所以,当我完成了这件事,向他们印证了这事的成果[s],我就要经过你们那里,往西班牙去。 29 我知道,我到你们那里去的时候,一定带着基督丰盛完美的[t]祝福而去。

30 弟兄们,藉着我们的主耶稣基督、藉着圣灵的爱,我恳求你们与我一同竭力为我向神祷告: 31 愿神[u]救我脱离犹太地区不肯信从的人,也使我为耶路撒冷的这服事[v]可以蒙圣徒们的悦纳, 32 好让我能照着神的旨意,快快乐乐地到你们那里去,和你们同得安息。

33 愿赐平安的神,与你们大家同在!阿们。

Footnotes

  1. 罗马书 15:3 《诗篇》69:9。
  2. 罗马书 15:7 你们——有古抄本作“我们”。
  3. 罗马书 15:8 基督——有古抄本作“耶稣基督”。
  4. 罗马书 15:8 受割礼之人——指“犹太人”。
  5. 罗马书 15:9 《撒母耳记下》22:50;《诗篇》18:49。
  6. 罗马书 15:10 《申命记》32:43。
  7. 罗马书 15:11 《诗篇》117:1。
  8. 罗马书 15:12 《以赛亚书》11:10。
  9. 罗马书 15:15 有古抄本附“弟兄们,”。
  10. 罗马书 15:19 圣灵——有古抄本作“神的灵”。
  11. 罗马书 15:21 《以赛亚书》52:15。
  12. 罗马书 15:23 可传的——辅助词语。
  13. 罗马书 15:24 有古抄本附“我会到你们那里去。”
  14. 罗马书 15:24 相聚——辅助词语。
  15. 罗马书 15:26 的信徒——辅助词语。
  16. 罗马书 15:26 分享——或译作“捐献”。
  17. 罗马书 15:27 这也是他们的责任——原文直译“他们是他们的欠债人”。
  18. 罗马书 15:27 物质的事——原文直译“属肉体的事”。
  19. 罗马书 15:28 成果——原文直译“果子”。
  20. 罗马书 15:29 有古抄本附“福音的”。
  21. 罗马书 15:31 神——辅助词语。
  22. 罗马书 15:31 服事——或译作“捐款”。

我為人人

15 我們堅強的人要扶助軟弱的人,分擔他們的重擔,不該只顧自己的喜好。 我們每個人都應該為他人著想,建造他人的生命。 因為基督並沒有專顧自己,正如聖經上說:「辱駡你之人的辱駡都落在我身上。」 從前寫在聖經上的話都是為了教導我們,使我們靠著忍耐和聖經的鼓勵而有盼望。 但願賜忍耐和鼓勵的上帝給你們合一的心去效法基督耶穌的榜樣, 使你們一起同聲頌贊上帝——我們主耶穌基督的父。

所以,你們應該像基督接納你們一樣彼此接納,使上帝得榮耀。 你們要知道,基督為了上帝的真理成為猶太人[a]的僕人,好實現上帝對猶太人祖先們的應許, 使外族人也因祂的憐憫而將榮耀歸給上帝。正如聖經上說:

「因此,我要在列邦中讚美你,
歌頌你的名。」

10 又說:

「外族人啊,
你們當與主的子民一同歡樂。」

11 又說:

「萬邦啊,你們當讚美主!
萬民啊,你們當頌讚祂!」

12 以賽亞先知也說:

「將來耶西的根要興起,
祂要統治外族,
外族人都要仰望祂。」

13 願使人有盼望的上帝,因為你們信祂,將諸般的喜樂和平安充滿你們的心,使你們藉著聖靈的能力充滿盼望!

福音特使

14 弟兄姊妹,我知道你們充滿良善,知識全備,能彼此勸導。 15 但我仍放膽寫信提醒你們幾件事,因為我蒙上帝賜恩, 16 在外族人中作基督耶穌的僕人和上帝福音的祭司,好叫外族人藉著聖靈得以聖潔,可以作上帝喜悅的祭物。 17 因此,我在基督耶穌裡以事奉上帝為榮。 18-19 別的事我不敢提,只有一件是我津津樂道的,就是基督藉著我的言語行為,用神蹟奇事和聖靈的大能叫外族人順服,使我把基督的福音從耶路撒冷一路傳到了以利哩古。 20 我立志只去從未聽過基督之名的地方傳福音,免得我建造在別人的根基上。 21 正如聖經上說:「對祂毫無所聞的,將要看見;未曾聽過的,將要明白。」

保羅計劃去羅馬

22 因此,我一直受到攔阻,不能到你們那裡。 23 但如今福音傳遍了這一帶,況且我幾年來一直盼望去你們那裡, 24 所以我想去西班牙的途中路過你們那裡,稍作停留,享受與你們的相聚之樂,然後由你們資助我上路。 25 但現在我要去耶路撒冷服侍當地的聖徒, 26 因為馬其頓和亞該亞的教會欣然捐出了財物給耶路撒冷的窮困聖徒。 27 這固然是他們慷慨解囊,但也可以說是他們該還的債。外族人既然分享了猶太聖徒屬靈的福分,現在以物質報答他們也是應該的。 28 等我辦完這件事,將捐款交付他們之後,我就會途經你們那裡去西班牙。 29 我知道我去的時候,必會把基督豐盛的祝福帶給你們。

30 弟兄姊妹,我藉著我們主耶穌基督和聖靈所賜的愛心,懇求你們與我一同竭力禱告,為我祈求上帝, 31 使我脫離猶太地區不信之人的迫害,叫耶路撒冷的聖徒樂意接受我帶去的捐款, 32 並使我按照上帝的旨意歡然去與你們相聚,一同重新得力。

33 願賜平安的上帝常與你們同在。阿們!

Footnotes

  1. 15·8 「猶太人」希臘文是「受割禮之人」。

15 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father 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 circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

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.

10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

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

12 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.

13 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.

14 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.

15 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,

16 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.

17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God.

18 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,

19 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.

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

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

22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.

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

24 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.

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

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

27 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.

28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

30 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;

31 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;

32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.

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

Bearing Others’ Burdens

15 We (A)then who are strong ought to bear with the [a]scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (B)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to [b]edification. (C)For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, (D)“The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” For (E)whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the [c]patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. (F)Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, that you may (G)with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Glorify God Together

Therefore (H)receive one another, just (I)as Christ also received [d]us, to the glory of God. Now I say that (J)Jesus Christ has become a [e]servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, (K)to confirm the promises made to the fathers, and (L)that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:

(M)“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”

10 And again he says:

(N)“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”

11 And again:

(O)“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”

12 And again, Isaiah says:

(P)“There shall be a root of Jesse;
And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles,
In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”

13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all (Q)joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

From Jerusalem to Illyricum

14 Now (R)I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, (S)filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish [f]one another. 15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, (T)because of the grace given to me by God, 16 that (U)I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the (V)offering [g]of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17 Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus (W)in the things which pertain to God. 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things (X)which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, (Y)to make the Gentiles obedient— 19 (Z)in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 And so I have made it my aim to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, (AA)lest I should build on another man’s foundation, 21 but as it is written:

(AB)“To whom He was not announced, they shall see;
And those who have not heard shall understand.”

Plan to Visit Rome

22 For this reason (AC)I also have been much hindered from coming to you. 23 But now no longer having a place in these parts, and (AD)having a great desire these many years to come to you, 24 whenever I journey to Spain, [h]I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, (AE)and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may (AF)enjoy your company for a while. 25 But now (AG)I am going to Jerusalem to [i]minister to the saints. 26 For (AH)it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. 27 It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For (AI)if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, (AJ)their duty is also to minister to them in material things. 28 Therefore, when I have performed this and have sealed to them (AK)this fruit, I shall go by way of you to Spain. 29 (AL)But I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing [j]of the gospel of Christ.

30 Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and (AM)through the love of the Spirit, (AN)that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me, 31 (AO)that I may be delivered from those in Judea who [k]do not believe, and that (AP)my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 (AQ)that I may come to you with joy (AR)by the will of God, and may (AS)be refreshed together with you. 33 Now (AT)the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:1 weaknesses
  2. Romans 15:2 building up
  3. Romans 15:4 perseverance
  4. Romans 15:7 NU, M you
  5. Romans 15:8 minister
  6. Romans 15:14 M others
  7. Romans 15:16 Consisting of
  8. Romans 15:24 NU omits I shall come to you and joins Spain with the next sentence.
  9. Romans 15:25 serve
  10. Romans 15:29 NU omits of the gospel
  11. Romans 15:31 are disobedient