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Romans 15:4
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2 aLet each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to1 edification.  
3 aFor even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, b“The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”  
4 For awhatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the1 patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.  
5 aNow may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus,  
6 that you may awith one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  

Glorify God Together

7 Therefore areceive one another, just bas Christ also received us, to the glory of God.  
8 Now I say that aJesus Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, bto confirm the promises made to the fathers,  
9 and athat the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy, as it is written:
b“For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles,
And sing to Your name.”  
10 And again he says:
a“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people!”  
11 And again:
a“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!”  
12 And again, Isaiah says:
a“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 ajoy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  

From Jerusalem to Illyricum

14 Now aI myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, bfilled with all knowledge, able also to admonish1 one another.  
15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, abecause of the grace given to me by God,  
Verse Comparison: Romans 15:4

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

Amplified® Bible
For whatever was thus written in former days was written for our instruction, that by [our steadfast and patient] endurance and the encouragement [drawn] from the Scriptures we might hold fast to {and} cherish hope.

Contemporary English Version
And the Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

Darby English Version
For as many things as have been written before have been written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.

Good News Bible
Everything written in the Scriptures was written to teach us, in order that we might have hope through the patience and encouragement which the Scriptures give us.

International Standard Version
For everything that was written long ago was written for our instruction, so that we might have hope through the endurance and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

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

New American Standard Bible
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

New International Version
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

New King James Version
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For whatever scripture said in earlier times we received for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Young's Literal Translation
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.


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