3. for even the Christ did not please himself, but, according as it hath been written, `The reproaches of those reproaching Thee fell upon me;'
4. for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.
5. And may the God of the endurance, and of the exhortation, give to you to have the same mind toward one another, according to Christ Jesus;
6. that with one accord--with one mouth--ye may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ;
7. wherefore receive ye one another, according as also the Christ did receive us, to the glory of God.
8. And I say Jesus Christ to have become a ministrant of circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises to the fathers,
9. and the nations for kindness to glorify God, according as it hath been written, `Because of this I will confess to Thee among nations, and to Thy name I will sing praise,'
10. and again it saith, `Rejoice ye nations, with His people;'
11. and again, `Praise the Lord, all ye nations; and laud Him, all ye peoples;'
12. and again, Isaiah saith, `There shall be the root of Jesse, and he who is rising to rule nations--upon him shall nations hope;'
13. and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.
14. And I am persuaded, my brethren--I myself also--concerning you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also one another to admonish;
15. and the more boldly I did write to you, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by God,
16. for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
17. I have, then, a boasting in Christ Jesus, in the things pertaining to God,