Rom 15:1-13 | ESV | STEP | We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak , and not to please ourselves .

1 ^aWe who are strong ^bhave an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 ^cLet each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For ^dChrist did not please himself, but as it is written, ^e“The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4 For ^fwhatever was written in former days was written for our ^ginstruction, that through endurance and through ^hthe encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you ⁱto live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, 6 that together you may with one voice glorify ^jthe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Christ the Hope of Jews and Gentiles

8 For I tell you that Christ ^kbecame a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order ^lto confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order ^mthat the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

ⁿ“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles,
and sing to your name.”
10 And again it is said,

^o“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.”
11 And again,

^p“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and let all the peoples extol him.”
12 And again Isaiah says,

^q, ^r“The root of Jesse will come,
even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
^sin him will the Gentiles hope.”
13 May the God of hope fill you with all ^tjoy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.