American Standard Version
Romans 15:2
2Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.
Romans 15:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
- New International Version (NIV)Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.
Context of Romans 15:2
1Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying. 3For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me. 4For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that through patience and through comfort of the scriptures we might have hope.
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ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Romans 15:2
- Romans 14:19So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.
- 1 Corinthians 10:24Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.
- 1 Corinthians 11:1Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 13:5doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
- Philippians 2:4not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.
Commentaries on Romans 15:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Let every one of us please his neighbor - For it should be a maxim with each of us to do all in our power to please our brethren; and especially in those things in which their spiritual edification is concerned. Though we should not indulge men in mere whims and caprices, yet we should bear with their ignorance and their weakness, knowing that others had much to bear with from us before we came to our present advanced state of religious knowledge.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Please his neighbour - That is, all other persons, but especially the friends of the Redeemer. The word “neighbor” here has special reference to the members of the church. It is often used, however, in a much larger sense; see Luke 10:36. For his good - Not seek to secure for him indulgence in those things which Would be injurious to him, but in all those things whereby his welfare would be promoted. To edification - See the note at Romans 14:19.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2his neighbor: See Leviticus 19:18, quoted in Romans 13:9. Love for others should guide how Christians who are strong in faith live and act.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. Let every one of us--lay himself out to please his neighbour--not indeed for his mere gratification, but for his good--with a view to his edification.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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