Romans 15:1–6 — Living to please others

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Rom 15:1–6

15:1 Living to please others

15 We who are powerful should be carrying the weaknesses of the powerless, rather than just trying to please ourselves. 2 Each one of us should be pleasing those near us—displaying goodness and building them up, 3 because even the messiah didn’t please himself, but, as it was written: ‘Those who were insulting you, their insults landed on me.’[ref] 4 Everything that was written in the past was written for teaching us, so that through endurance and through encouragement from the scriptures, we would have hope. 5 May the God of endurance and encouragement help you all to think likewise, just like Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) Messiah did, 6 so that you’ll be united in your purpose and your teaching, thus honouring the God and father of our master, Yeshua Messiah.

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15 And ought we, the powerful, the weaknesses of _the powerless to _be _bearing, and not to _ourselves to _be _bringing _pleasure.

2 Each of _us to _the one near him _let _be _bringing _pleasure to the good for building.

3 For/Because also the chosen _one /messiah not to _himself brought _pleasure, but as it _has _been _written:
The derisions of _the ones deriding you, fell _on on me.

4 For/Because as _much _as was _previously _written, because/for the our teaching was _written, in _order _that through the endurance and through the exhortation of _the scriptures, the hope we _may _be _having.

5 And the god of_ the _endurance and the exhortation, might _give to _you _all the same to _be _thinking with one _another according _to Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), chosen _one /messiah

6 in _order _that with _one _accord, with one mouth, you _all _may _be _glorifying the god and father of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous chosen _one /messiah.

15:3: Psa 69:9.

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Living to please others

Rom 15:1–6

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