Romans 15:2
Let each one of us please his neighbor in that which is good for his edification.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:19For, though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself a servant to all, that I may gain the more.
1 Corinthians 10:33even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own good, but that of the many, in order that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Consider not each one his own gifts, but each one also the gifts of others.
Matthew Henry on Romans 15:2-5
Condescension and Self-denial; Tenderness and Generosity. ( a. d. 58.) 1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. The… Read the whole commentary →