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!
16 He chose me to be a servant of Christ Jesus for the Gentiles and to do the work of a priest in the service of his good news. God did this so that the Holy Spirit could make the Gentiles into a holy offering, pleasing to him.
17 Because of Christ Jesus, I can take pride in my service for God.