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OET (OET-RV) We who are powerful should be bearing the weaknesses of the powerless rather than just seeking to bring pleasure to ourselves.
OET-LV And ought we, the powerful, the weaknesses of_the powerless to_be_bearing, and not to_ourselves to_be_bringing_pleasure.
SR-GNT Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς, οἱ δυνατοὶ, τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν. ‡
(Ofeilomen de haʸmeis, hoi dunatoi, ta asthenaʸmata tōn adunatōn bastazein, kai maʸ heautois areskein.)
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Now we, being able, ought to bear the weaknesses of the ones being unable, and not to please ourselves.
UST Indeed, we spiritually mature believers in the Messiah must support our fellow believers in the Messiah who are spiritually immature. We must not only do what pleases us.
BSB § We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
BLB Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak and not to please ourselves.
AICNT Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.
OEB We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.
WEBBE Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.
LSV And we ought—we who are strong—to bear the weaknesses of the powerless, and not to please ourselves;
FBV Those of us who are spiritually strong ought to support those who are spiritually weak. We shouldn't just please ourselves.
TCNT Now we who are strong ought to bear with the weaknesses of those who are without strength; we ought not to please ourselves.
T4T Most of us are sure that God will not punish us for doing certain things that the laws and rituals God gave Moses said the Jews should not do. But we should be patient with those who are uncertain about such things, and we should not let them irritate us. We should not simply please ourselves.
LEB But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
BBE We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.
Moff No Moff ROM book available
Wymth As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.
ASV Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
DRA Now we that are stronger, ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
YLT And we ought — we who are strong — to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves;
Drby But we ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
RV Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Wbstr We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
KJB-1769 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
KJB-1611 ¶ Wee then that are strong, ought to beare the infirmities of the weake, and not to please our selues.
(¶ We then that are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weake, and not to please our selves.)
Bshps We whiche are stronge, ought to beare ye fraylnes of the weake, & not to stande in our owne conceiptes.
(We which are strong, ought to bear ye/you_all fraylnes of the weake, and not to stand in our own conceiptes.)
Gnva We which are strong, ought to beare the infirmities of the weake, and not to please our selues.
(We which are strong, ought to bear the infirmities of the weake, and not to please our selves. )
Cvdl We that are stronge ought to beare ye fraylnesse of them which are weake, and not to stonde in oure awne consaytes.
(We that are strong ought to bear ye/you_all fraylnesse of them which are weake, and not to stand in our own consaytes.)
TNT We which are stronge ought to beare the fraylnes of them which are weake and not to stonde in oure awne cosaytes.
(We which are strong ought to bear the fraylnes of them which are weak and not to stand in our own cosaytes. )
Wycl But we saddere men owen to susteyne the feblenesses of sijke men, and not plese to vs silf.
(But we saddere men owen to susteyne the feblenesses of sijke men, and not please to us self.)
Luth Wir aber, die wir stark sind, sollen der Schwachen Gebrechlichkeit tragen und nicht Gefallen an uns selber haben.
(We but, the we/us stark are, sollen the/of_the Schwachen Gebrechlichkeit tragen and not Gefallen at us/to_us/ourselves selber have.)
ClVg Debemus autem nos firmiores imbecillitates infirmorum sustinere, et non nobis placere.
(Debemus however we firmiores imbecillitates infirmorum sustinere, and not/no us placere. )
UGNT ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς, οἱ δυνατοὶ, τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.
(ofeilomen de haʸmeis, hoi dunatoi, ta asthenaʸmata tōn adunatōn bastazein, kai maʸ heautois areskein.)
SBL-GNT Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.
(Ofeilomen de haʸmeis hoi dunatoi ta asthenaʸmata tōn adunatōn bastazein, kai maʸ heautois areskein.)
TC-GNT Ὀφείλομεν δὲ ἡμεῖς οἱ δυνατοὶ τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων βαστάζειν, καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν.
(Ofeilomen de haʸmeis hoi dunatoi ta asthenaʸmata tōn adunatōn bastazein, kai maʸ heautois areskein. )
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).
15:1-4 We who are strong: Paul aligns himself with those he identifies as strong in faith, and he reveals that the division in the Roman church was not simply between Jews and Gentiles. Like Paul, some Jews had enlightened consciences and so were counted among the strong. Similarly, some Gentiles were so strongly influenced by Jewish teaching and tradition that they were among the weak in faith.
• must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this: This phrase is reminiscent of Gal 6:2. Paul did not want the strong to simply put up with those who were weak in faith; rather the strong were to actively and sympathetically assist the weak in living out their Christian faith with integrity (see also Gal 5:13-15).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
ἡμεῖς & ἑαυτοῖς
we & ˱to˲_ourselves
Here and throughout this chapter the pronouns we and ourselves refer inclusively to all believers in Christ. Your language may require you to mark these forms.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ἡμεῖς, οἱ δυνατοὶ
we the powerful
Here, we, being able refers to Paul and other people who have mature faith. See the discussion about this in the General Notes for this chapter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [we, having mature faith] or [we, being spiritually strong]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τὰ ἀσθενήματα & βαστάζειν
the weaknesses & /to_be/_bearing
Paul speaks of weaknesses as if they were objects that a person could bear. He means that mature Christians should patiently help spiritually weak Christians. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [help overcome the weaknesses]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
τὰ ἀσθενήματα
the weaknesses
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of weaknesses, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the weak qualities]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
τῶν ἀδυνάτων
˱of˲_the powerless
Here, the ones who are unable refers to Christians who are not spiritually mature. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [of the ones who have immature faith] or [of the ones who are spiritually weak]