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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell 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.”

Context of Romans 15:3

1We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 4For whatever things were written in former times were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 5Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to 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

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• pleasedἀρέσκωareskō · to pleaseG700
• notοὐou · noG3756
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• reproachesὀνειδισμόςoneidismos · reproachG3680
• reproachedὀνειδίζωoneidezō · to revileG3679
• theeσέse · youG4571
• fellἐπιπίπτωepipiptō · to fall/press uponG1968
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• meἐμέeme · meG1691

Cross-references for Romans 15:3

• Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; my ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
• Matthew 26:39And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt .
• John 4:34Jesus saith to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
• John 5:30I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who hath sent me.
• John 6:38For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• John 8:29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
• John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause I came to this hour.
• John 14:30After this I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.
• John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.
• John 15:10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
• Philippians 2:8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.
• Psalms 69:9For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me.
• Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he should be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
• John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which no other man hath done, they had not had sin: but now have they both 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