Romans 15:2 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 15:2

Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

BSB

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ASV

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

KJV

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS (253)

And to this — that we bear the weaknesses of the weak — we ought also to add this, that we should not please ourselves, but our neighbor, only in what is good, and unto edification. The vice of self-love (philautia), that is, of pleasing oneself, the prophet also blames elsewhere when he says: Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and learned in their own sight. Likewise, then, in this matter also we can say: Woe to those who please themselves, and seem good in their own sight.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Let everyone of us please his neighbour,.... Every man, particularly his Christian friend and brother, whom he should seek to please in all things, and by all means lawful; he should carry it affably and courteously, should make himself agreeable to him; should condescend and accommodate himself to his weakness, and bear his infirmities, and deny himself rather than displease him. The Vulgate Latin version and some copies read, "let everyone of you"; but the other reading is preferable, and best agrees with the context, Rom 15:

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 Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Let every one of us please his neighbor - For it should be a maxim with each of us to do all in our power to please our brethren; and especially in those things in which their spiritual edification is concerned. Though we should not indulge men in mere whims and caprices, yet we should bear with their ignorance and their weakness, knowing that others had much to bear with from us before we came to our present advanced state of religious knowledge.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἕκαστος	hekastos	Each	G1538 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	of us	G3165 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
πλησίον	plēsion	neighbour	G4139 →
ἀρεσκέτω	aresketō	should please	G700 →
εἰς	eis	unto	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἀγαθὸν	agathon	good	G18 →
πρὸς	pros	for	G4314 →
οἰκοδομήν.	oikodomēn	edification.	G3619 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
1 Corinthians 10:24
No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 9:19–23
  Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Romans 15:1–2
  We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- Philippians 2:4–5
  Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
- 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.
Through
Romans 14:19
So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Romans 12:18
  If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
- Psalms 34:14
  Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
- Hebrews 12:14
  Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

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01Commentary

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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