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Do Wat Make Da Odda Peopo Stay Good Inside

15 You know, us guys dat stay strong inside, we gotta kokua da peopo dat no stay strong nuff inside fo handle all da stuff dat happen. No good we ony do da tings dat make us guys stay good inside. Dis wat I mean: us guys gotta try do wass good fo our bruddas an sistas, so dey goin come mo strong fo handle, an stay good inside too.

You know, even Jesus Christ neva do wat he wen do jus fo make himself stay good inside. Jalike God wen say befo time inside da Bible bout da bad kine stuff goin happen to Jesus,

“Wen dey stay talk any kine stuff to yoa face,
    Az jalike dey telling me same ting.”

Everyting dat peopo wen write inside da Bible befo time, all dat stay inside da Bible fo teach us, so den we can come mo strong fo hang in dea, an we can go get good kine words from da Bible. Den we goin know fo shua dat bumbye God goin do plenny good tings fo us. God, he da One dat help us hang in dea wen get hard time, an he give us good kine words. I like him help you guys figga da same tings wit each odda, jalike how Jesus Christ like you guys fo figga togedda. Den all you guys goin tink togedda, an tell togedda how awesome God stay. God, he our Boss Jesus Christʼs Fadda.

Da Good Kine Stuff From God, Fo Da Jewish Peopo An All Da Odda Peopos Too

So den, take each odda in, jalike Christ wen take you guys in. Den peopo goin tell how awesome God stay. I like say dis: Christ wen come jalike one worka guy fo help da Jewish peopo fo know dat God tell da trut an he do wat he say, an fo make um come true all da tings God wen promise our ancesta guys fo happen. Den all da diffren odda peopos too, dey goin tell how awesome God stay, cuz dey know dat he get pity fo us guys an give us guys chance. Jalike David wen say befo time inside da Bible,

“Az why I goin talk good bout you plenny
    To all da odda diffren peopos.
I goin sing songs bout wat kine guy you in front oddas.”

10 But da same ting, get one nodda place inside da Bible dat tell,

“Eh, all you diffren peopos from all ova da place,
    Stay good inside, jalike Godʼs own peopo.”

11 Anodda place inside da Bible David say dis:

“All you odda diffren peopos,
    Go tell how awesome an good da Boss stay.”

12 An anodda place inside da Bible Isaiah wen write,

“From Jesseʼs boy King David,
    Goin get one nodda Guy dass goin come bumbye.
He goin come da leada fo all da diffren peopos.
Dey know dat he goin come bumbye,
    An dat dey goin trus him cuz dey know who him.”

13 I like you guys stay real good inside an yoa hearts rest inside cuz you guys trus him. An da God dat make you guys stay shua bout wat goin happen bumbye, he goin do everyting good kine. Den Godʼs Spesho Spirit goin make you guys mo strong fo wait fo wat God goin do fo you guys bumbye.

God Wen Send Paul All Ova Fo Talk Fo Him

14 My bruddas an sistas, I know dis fo shua: dat you guys get good heart everytime, you guys get all da smarts you need, an you guys know how fo tell each odda fo do da importan stuff. 15 You know, I no shame fo write you guys dese tings, cuz az fo help you guys rememba dem one mo time. I do dis cuz God wen do plenny good kine stuff fo me. 16 God wen go make me one worka guy fo Jesus Christ fo tell all da diffren peopos da Good Stuff Bout God, jalike one priest guy. God do dat cuz he like all da diffren peopos come jalike one present fo him dat make him come good inside. An Godʼs Spesho Spirit goin make dem be good an spesho fo God.

17 Dass how come I feel plenny proud bout all dis stuff I doing fo God, cuz I stay tight wit Jesus Christ. 18 I no even talk bout any odda kine stuffs. I ony talk bout da tings Christ wen do, an I help him fo do um. Da diffren peopos listen to Christ now, cuz a da tings I wen tell an do. 19 Christ wen give me da power from Godʼs Spirit fo do awesome kine stuff. He do dat fo show who Christ. Dass how I wen tell all da Good Kine Stuff Bout Christ to all da peopo, from Jerusalem side, all da way to Illyricum side. 20 From long time befo I tinking, “I really like tell bout Christ to da peopo dat neva hear notting bout da Good Stuff Bout Him!” Cuz I no like go teach wea get odda peopo stay teaching awready. 21 Jalike da Bible wen say befo time,

“Da peopo dat neva have nobody fo tell um bout God,
    Dey da peopo dat goin see him.
Da peopo dat neva hear notting befo time,
    Dey goin undastan.”

Paul Make Plan Fo Go Rome

22 Az how come I neva go by you guys befo. From long time I like go, but den, I no can. 23 But now, I pau do my work dis side, an long time now, I wen like plenny fo go see you guys. 24 Az why, wen I go Spain side, I like stop see you guys dat time. Afta I stay wit you guys litto wile, you guys can kokua me fo go Spain.

25 I going Jerusalem side first, fo kokua da peopo ova dea dat stay spesho fo God. 26 Cuz da bruddas an sistas Macedonia side an Akaia side wen like give money fo kokua da poor peopo Jerusalem side dat stay spesho fo God. 27 Dey wen figga fo do dat, an dass good, cuz dey owe da Jerusalem peopo. Cuz all da odda peopos from all ova wen get da same good kine stuff dat da Spirit from God wen give da Jews first, so az good, yeah? if da church peopos dat not Jews give da Jewish bruddas an sistas some money fo help um.

28 So afta I pau dis job, an make shua dat da Jerusalem bruddas an sistas wen get da money, den I goin see you guys wen I going Spain. 29 I know dat wen I go by you guys, goin get all da good kine stuffs Christ like give us.

30 Eh, bruddas an sistas, I aks you guys fo pray hard wit me dat God goin help me. You guys pray cuz Jesus Christ yoa Boss, an cuz Godʼs Spirit give you guys love an aloha. 31 Aks God fo take care me Judea side, so da peopo dat stay ova dea dat no like trus God no goin hurt me; an, wen I go kokua da Jerusalem peopo dat stay spesho fo God, dey goin stay good inside cuz a dat. 32 Den, if God like, I going by you guys, an I goin stay real good inside, an rest up. 33 God, he da kine God dat make you guys heart rest inside. I like him stay tight wit all you guys. Dass it!

15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(B) to build them up.(C) For even Christ did not please himself(D) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](E) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(F) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(G) toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify(H) the God and Father(I) of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Accept one another,(J) then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b](K) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(L) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles(M) might glorify God(N) for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”[c](O)

10 Again, it says,

“Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”[d](P)

11 And again,

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles;
    let all the peoples extol him.”[e](Q)

12 And again, Isaiah says,

“The Root of Jesse(R) will spring up,
    one who will arise to rule over the nations;
    in him the Gentiles will hope.”[f](S)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace(T) as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(U)

Paul the Minister to the Gentiles

14 I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness,(V) filled with knowledge(W) and competent to instruct one another. 15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(X) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(Y) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(Z) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(AA) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus(AB) in my service to God.(AC) 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles(AD) to obey God(AE) by what I have said and done— 19 by the power of signs and wonders,(AF) through the power of the Spirit of God.(AG) So from Jerusalem(AH) all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.(AI) 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel(AJ) where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.(AK) 21 Rather, as it is written:

“Those who were not told about him will see,
    and those who have not heard will understand.”[g](AL)

22 This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.(AM)

Paul’s Plan to Visit Rome

23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,(AN) 24 I plan to do so when I go to Spain.(AO) I hope to see you while passing through and to have you assist(AP) me on my journey there, after I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem(AQ) in the service(AR) of the Lord’s people(AS) there. 26 For Macedonia(AT) and Achaia(AU) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(AV) 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(AW) 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain(AX) and visit you on the way. 29 I know that when I come to you,(AY) I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.

30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit,(AZ) to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me.(BA) 31 Pray that I may be kept safe(BB) from the unbelievers in Judea and that the contribution(BC) I take to Jerusalem may be favorably received by the Lord’s people(BD) there, 32 so that I may come to you(BE) with joy, by God’s will,(BF) and in your company be refreshed.(BG) 33 The God of peace(BH) be with you all. Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9
  2. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
  3. Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49
  4. Romans 15:10 Deut. 32:43
  5. Romans 15:11 Psalm 117:1
  6. Romans 15:12 Isaiah 11:10 (see Septuagint)
  7. Romans 15:21 Isaiah 52:15 (see Septuagint)