7. Honour God by accepting each other, as Christ has accepted you.
8. I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors. Christ also came,
9. so that the Gentiles would praise God for being kind to them. It is just as the Scriptures say,“I will tell the nationsabout you,and I will sing praisesto your name.”
10. The Scriptures also say to the Gentiles, “Come and celebrate with God's people.”
11. Again the Scriptures say,“Praise the Lord,all you Gentiles.All you nations, comeand worship him.”
12. Isaiah says,“Someone from David's familywill come to power.He will rule the nations,and they will put their hopein him.”
13. I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.
14. My friends, I am sure that you are very good and that you have all the knowledge you need to teach each other.
15. But I have spoken to you plainly and have tried to remind you of some things. God was so kind to me!