Romans 15:1 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 15:1

We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

BSB

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ASV

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

KJV

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

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Commentary

5 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS (253)

But we who are stronger ought to bear the weaknesses of the infirm, and not to please ourselves. In these words Paul appears to declare himself one of the strong, just as he also says in the first Epistle to the Corinthians, that I became weak to the weak, that I might gain the weak. For there too he does not say that he is weak, but that he becomes weak; and certainly, if he had been weak, he could not have become weak.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

For as God has destined those to whom he has granted superior knowledge to convey instruction to the ignorant, so to those whom he makes strong he commits the duty of supporting the weak by their strength; thus ought all gifts to be communicated among all the members of Christ. The stronger then any one is in Christ, the more bound he is to bear with the weak.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The closer the stones lie, and the better they are squared to fit one another, the stronger is the building. Now observe the reason why Christians must please one another: For even Christ pleased not himself. The self-denial of our Lord Jesus is the best argument against the selfishness of Christians.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

We then that are strong - The apostle resumes the subject of the preceding chapter; and continues the exhortation to brotherly love and mutual kindness and forbearance. By the “strong” here he means the strong “in faith” in respect to the matters under discussion; those whose minds were free from doubts and perplexities. His own mind was free from doubt, and there were many others, particularly of the Gentile converts, that had the same views. But many also, particularly of the “Jewish” converts, had many doubts and scruples.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὀφείλομεν	Opheilomen	We ought	G3784 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves	G3165 →
οἱ	hoi	who [are]	G3588 →
δυνατοὶ	dunatoi	strong	G1415 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἀσθενήματα	asthenēmata	weaknesses	G771 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἀδυνάτων	adunatōn	weak	G102 →
βαστάζειν	bastazein	to bear	G941 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἑαυτοῖς	he'autois	ourselves	G1438 →
ἀρέσκειν·	areskein	to please;	G700 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 14:1
Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 8:7–13
  But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it…
- 1 Corinthians 9:22
  To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
- Romans 15:7
  Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
- Romans 14:21
  It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Through
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:33
  as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19
  Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
  Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Romans 14:1
  Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.

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01Commentary

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans