11 December - Romans 14-16

Jude Fri Nov 23, 2018 6:44 am

My soul doth magnify my YAH, and my spirit hath rejoiced in EL my Saviour; For HE that is mighty hath done to me great things; and Holy is HIS Name. Now unto HIM who is ever present in my helpless estate; who is able to keep me from falling and to present me faultless before the presence of His Glory with exceeding joy, unto the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only wise EL our Saviour be honour and glory and majesty, dominion and power both now and for ever Halleluyah!

ROMANS 14

1And receive him who is weak in the belief, not criticising his thoughts.

2One indeed believes to eat all food, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.

3He that eats, let him not despise him who does not eat, and he that does not eat, let him not judge him who eats, for Elohim received him.

4Who are you that judges another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he shall be made to stand, for Elohim is able to make him stand.

5One indeed judges one day above another, another judges every day alike. Let each one be completely persuaded in his own mind.

6He who minds the day, minds it to יהוה. And he who does not mind the day, to יהוה he does not mind it. He who eats, eats to יהוה, for he gives Elohim thanks. And he who does not eat, to יהוה he does not eat, and gives Elohim thanks.

7For not one of us lives to himself, and not one dies to himself.

8For both, if we live, we live unto the Master, and if we die, we die unto the Master. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Master’s.

9For unto this Messiah died and rose and lived again, to rule over both the dead and the living.

10But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you despise your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Messiah.

11For it has been written, “As I live, says יהוה, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to Elohim.”

12Each one of us, therefore, shall give account of himself to Elohim.

13Therefore let us not judge one another any longer, but rather judge this, not to put an obstacle or a stumbling-block in our brother’s way.

14I know and am persuaded in the Master יהושע that none at all is common of itself. But to him who regards whatever to be common, to him it is common.

15And if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not by your food ruin the one for whom Messiah died.

16Do not then allow your good to be spoken of as evil.

17For the reign of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Set-apart Spirit.

18For he who is serving Messiah in these matters is well-pleasing to Elohim and approved by men.

19So, then, let us pursue the matters of peace and the matters for building up one another.

20Do not destroy the work of Elohim for the sake of food. All indeed are clean, but evil to that man who eats so as to cause stumbling.

21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine, nor to do whatever by which your brother stumbles.

22Do you have belief? Have it to yourself before Elohim. Blessed is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.

23But he who doubts, if he eats, is condemned, because it is not of belief, and all that is not of belief is sin.

ROMANS 15

1But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

2Let each one of us please his neighbour for his good, to build him up.

3For even the Messiah did not please Himself, but, as it has been written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell upon Me.”

4For whatever was written before was written for our instruction,a that through endurance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have the expectation.

5And the Elohim of endurance and encouragement give you to be of the same mind toward one another, according to Messiah יהושע,

6that with one mind and one mouth, you might praise the Elohim and Father of our Master יהושע Messiah.

7So accept one another, as Messiah also did accept us, to the esteem of Elohim.

8And I say that יהושע Messiah has become a servant of the circumcised for the truth of Elohim, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

9and for the gentiles to praise Elohim for His compassion, as it has been written, “Because of this I shall confess to You among the gentiles, and I shall sing to Your Name.”

10And again it says, “Rejoice, O gentiles, with His people!”

11And again, “Praise יהוה, all you gentiles! Praise Him, all you peoples!”

12And again, Yeshayahu says, “There shall be a root of Yishai, and He who shall rise to reign over the gentiles, on Him the gentiles shall set their expectation.”

13And the Elohim of expectation fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you overflow with expectation by the power of the Set-apart Spirit.

14Now I myself am persuaded concerning you, my brothers, that you too are filled with goodness, complete in all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

15But I have written more boldly to you, in part, as reminding you, because of the favour given to me by Elohim,

16to be a servant of יהושע Messiah to the gentiles, with the priestly duty of bringing the Good News of Elohim, so that the offering of the gentiles becomes acceptable, set apart by the Set-apart Spirit.

17Therefore I have cause for boasting in Messiah יהושע in the matters pertaining to Elohim.

18For I shall not presume to speak of any matter except what Messiah has worked out through me, in word and deed, to make the gentiles obedient,

19in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of Elohim, so that from Yerushalayim and round about to Illurikon I have completed the preaching of the Good News of Messiah.

20And so I was ambitious to bring the Good News where Messiah had not been named, lest I should build on another man’s foundation,

21but as it has been written, “To whom it was not announced concerning Him, they shall see, and those that have not heard shall understand.”

22This is why I was often hindered from coming to you.

23But now, no longer having a place in these parts, and having a longing to come to you for many years,

24I shall come to you when I go to Spain. For I expect to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.

25But now I am going to Yerushalayim to serve the set-apart ones.

26For it pleased those from Makedonia and Achaia to make some contribution for the poor among the set-apart ones who are in Yerushalayim.

27For they were pleased, and they are their debtors. For if the gentiles have shared in their spiritual matters, their duty is also to serve them in material matters.

28Having completed this, then, and having put my seal on this fruit of theirs, I shall return through you to Spain.

29And I know that when I come to you, I shall come in the completeness of the blessing of the Good News of Messiah.

30But I urge you, brothers, through our Master יהושע Messiah, and through the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in prayers for me, unto Elohim,

31that I might be delivered from those in Yehuḏah who do not believe, and that my service for Yerushalayim be well received by the set-apart ones,

32that I might come to you with joy, through the desire of Elohim, and be refreshed together with you.

33And the Elohim of peace be with you all. Amĕn.

ROMANS 16

1And I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the assembly in Kenḥrea,

2that you receive her in יהוה, worthy of the set-apart ones, and assist her in whatever matter she has need of you. For she has been a great help to many, including me.

3Greet Priscilla and Aqulas, my fellow workers in Messiah יהושע,

4who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the gentiles,

5and the assembly that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epainetos, who is the first-fruits of Achaia to Messiah.

6Greet Miryam, who worked very hard for us.

7Greet Andronikos and Junias, my relatives and my fellow prisoners, who are eminent among the emissaries, who also were in Messiah before me.

8Greet Amplias, my beloved in יהוה.

9Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Messiah, and Stachus, my beloved.

10Greet Apelles, the approved in Messiah. Greet those who are of Aristobulos.

11Greet Herodion, my relative. Greet those who are of Narcissus who are in יהוה.

12Greet Truphaina and Truphosa, who work in יהוה. Greet the beloved Persis, who worked very hard in יהוה.

13Greet Rufus, chosen in יהוה and his mother and mine.

14Greet Asugritos, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers who are with them.

15Greet Philologos and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olumpas, and all the set-apart ones who are with them.

16Greet one another with a set-apart kiss. The assemblies of Messiah greet you.

17Now I call upon you, brothers, watch out for those who cause divisions and stumbling, contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.

18For such ones do not serve our Master יהושע Messiah, but their own stomach, and by smooth words and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

19Your obedience, indeed, is reported to all. Therefore I rejoice concerning you, but I wish you to be wise indeed as to the good, and simple toward the evil.

20And the Elohim of peace shall crush Satan under your feet shortly. The favour of our Master יהושע Messiah be with you. Amĕn.

21Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives, greet you.

22I, Tertius, who wrote this letter, greet you in יהוה.

23Gaios, the host of all the assembly and me, greets you. Ěrastos, the treasurer of the city, greets you, and Quartus, a brother.

24The favour of our Master יהושע Messiah be with you all. Amĕn.

25And to Him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of יהושע Messiah, according to the revelation of the secret which was kept silent since times of old,

26but now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the everlasting Elohim, for belief-obedience.

27To Elohim, wise alone, be the esteem, through יהושע Messiah forever. Amĕn.