Romans 15:2

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

1Some of us trust God with strong faith. We must help those believers whose faith is weaker. We must be patient with them. We should not just do things that will make us happy ourselves. Instead, each of us should do things that will make other believers happy. We should help them to trust God more strongly. 3Even Christ did not just do things that would make himself happy. It is written in the Bible that he said this: ‘People have insulted you, God. In that way they have also insulted me.’ 4Everything that people wrote in the Bible in past times is there to teach us something. Those words help us to be patient and strong. As a result, we can trust God to do what he has promised.

Romans 15:2 word by word

ἕκαστος ἡμῶν τῷ πλησίον ἀρεσκέτω εἰς τὸ ἀγαθὸν πρὸς οἰκοδομήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• Letἀρέσκωareskō · to pleaseG700
• every oneἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• of usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• neighbourπλησίονplēsion · near/neighborG4139
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• edificationοἰκοδομήoikodomē · buildingG3619

Cross-references for Romans 15:2

• Romans 14:19So then, we should try to live in a way that brings peace. We should try to help each other so that we become stronger as God's people.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19Yes, I am a free man. I am not anybody's slave. But I choose to serve everybody like a slave. I do that so that I can help many more people to believe in Christ.
• 1 Corinthians 10:24Do not think about the things that will help you. Instead, each of you should think about what will help other people.
• 1 Corinthians 11:1Copy my example, in the same way that I copy Christ's example.
• 1 Corinthians 13:5If I love people, I will be polite. I will not just want to please myself. I will not quickly become angry. If someone does a wrong thing against me, I will not keep it in my thoughts.
• Philippians 2:4Do not think only about the things that you want to do for yourself. Each of you should think also about how you can help other people.

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

Topics related to Romans 15:2

• Church
• Commandments
• Example
• Fellowship
• Kindness
• Love
• Neighbor
• Righteousness
• Self-Denial
• Selfishness
• Unselfishness

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Commentaries on Romans 15

• 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