Romans 15:2
but let every one of us please our neighbor for his good, to his edification.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
In Context
1Now we that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant to all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 10:33Even as I also endeavour to please all men in all things, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:4Look not every one to his own interests only, but every one also to the concerns 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 →