Romans 15:9-26

⁹And heathen men owe to honour God for mercy; as it is written, Therefore, Lord, I shall acknowledge to thee among heathen men, and I shall sing to thy name.

¹⁰And again he saith, Ye heathen men, be ye glad or joy with his people.

¹¹And again, All heathen men, praise ye the Lord; and all peoples, magnify ye him.

¹²And again Isaiah saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, that shall rise up to govern heathen men, and heathen men shall hope in him.

¹³And God of hope full-fill you in all joy and peace in believing, that ye increase or abound in hope and virtue of the Holy Ghost.

¹⁴And, brethren, I myself am certain of you, that also ye be full of love, and ye be full-filled with all knowing or all science, so that ye may admonish each other.

¹⁵And, brethren, more boldly I wrote to you a part, as bringing you into mind, for the grace that is given to me of God,

¹⁶that I be the minister of Christ Jesus among heathen men. And I hallow the gospel of God, that the offering of heathen men be accepted or be made acceptable, and hallowed in the Holy Ghost.

¹⁷Therefore I have glory in Christ Jesus to God.

¹⁸For I dare not speak anything of those things, which Christ doeth not by me, into obedience of heathen men, in word and deeds,

¹⁹in virtue of tokens and great wonders, in virtue of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem by compass to the Illyricum sea or till unto Illyricum, I have full-filled the gospel of Christ.

²⁰And so I have preached this gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I build upon another’s ground,

²¹but as it is written, For to whom it is not told of him, they shall see, and they that heard not, shall understand.

²²For which thing I was hindered full much to come to you, and I am hindered till to this time.

²³And now I have not further place, or cause of longer dwelling, in these countries, but I have desire to come to you, of many years that now be passed.

²⁴When I begin to pass into Spain, I hope that in my going I shall see you, and of you I shall be led thither, if I shall use you first in part.

²⁵Therefore now I shall pass forth to Jerusalem, to minister to saints.

²⁶For Macedonia and Achaia have assayed to make some gift, or some collection, or gathering of money, to poor men of saints, that be in Jerusalem.