Romans 15:3

Romans 15:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
• New International Version (NIV)For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”

Context of Romans 15:3

1We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me." 4For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

Romans 15:3 word by word

καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται· οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• pleasedἀρέσκωareskō · to pleaseG700
• notοὐou · noG3756
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• The reproachesὀνειδισμόςoneidismos · reproachG3680
• of them that reproachedὀνειδίζωoneidezō · to revileG3679
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• fellἐπιπίπτωepipiptō · to fall/press uponG1968
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Romans 15:3

• Psalms 40:6In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required.
• Matthew 26:39And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."
• John 4:34Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
• John 5:30"I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
• John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
• John 8:29And he who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
• John 12:27"Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
• John 14:30I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me,
• John 14:31but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here.
• John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
• Philippians 2:8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
• Psalms 69:9For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
• Psalms 89:50Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked, and how I bear in my heart the insults of all the many nations,
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
• John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

Commentaries on Romans 15:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For even Christ pleased not himself - Christ never acted as one who sought his own ease or profit; he not only bore with the weakness, but with the insults, of his creatures; as it is written in Psalm 69:9; : The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me - I not only bore their insults, but bore the punishment due to them for their vicious and abominable conduct. That this Psalm refers to the Messiah and his sufferings for mankind is evident, not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For even Christ - The apostle proceeds, in his usual manner, to illustrate what he had said by the example of the Saviour. To a Christian, the example of the Lord Jesus will furnish the most ready, certain, and happy illustration of the nature and extent of his duty. Pleased not himself - This is not to be understood as if the Lord Jesus did not voluntarily and cheerfully engage in his great work. He was not “compelled” to come and suffer. Nor is it to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3This quotation is from Psalm 69:9. Several passages in the New Testament use Psalm 69 to describe the suffering of Jesus (Matthew 27:34; Mark 15:35–36; Luke 23:36; John 15:25; 19:28–29). By quoting only part of this psalm, Paul reminds people of the full story of the suffering of Jesus, not just one moment.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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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