Romans 15:2
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good, to edify him.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
In Context
1We then who are strong ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself the servant to all, that I might win the more.
1 Corinthians 10:33Just as I try to please all men in all things, not seeking my own good, but that of the many, that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Let each of you not only look to your own interests, but also to the interests 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 →