Romans 15:2
Let each of us please the neighbor with a view to what is good for edifying.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
In Context
1Now we who are strong ought to bear with the limitations of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:19Though being free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, in order that I might win the more:
1 Corinthians 10:33—even as I try to please everyone in every way, not seeking my own profit but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Let each of you look out not only for his own concerns, but also for what concerns 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 →