Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

For even the Messiah did not please Himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.

New American Standard Bible

For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”

King James Version

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

International Standard Version

For even the Messiah did not please himself. Instead, as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

A Conservative Version

For Christ also did not please himself, but as it is written, The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell upon me.

American Standard Version

For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.

Amplified

For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written [in Scripture], “The reproaches of those who reproached You (the Father) fell on Me (the Son).”

An Understandable Version

For even Christ did not please [just] Himself, but as it is written [Psa. 69:9], "The insults of those people who insulted you [i.e., God] fell on me [i.e., Christ]."

Anderson New Testament

For the Christ did not please himself; but as it is written: The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell on me.

Bible in Basic English

For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.

Common New Testament

For even Christ did not please himself; but, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

Daniel Mace New Testament

for even Christ did not consult his own satisfaction; but as it is written, "the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

Darby Translation

For the Christ also did not please himself; but according as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproach thee have fallen upon me.

Godbey New Testament

for Christ did not please himself; but, as has been written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

Goodspeed New Testament

Christ did not please himself, but as the Scripture says, "The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me."

John Wesley New Testament

For Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me.

Julia Smith Translation

For Christ also pleased not himself, but as has been written, The reproaches of them reproaching thee fell upon me

King James 2000

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached you fell on me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

Modern King James verseion

For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me."

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For Christ pleased not himself: but as it is written, "The rebukes of them which rebuked thee, fell on me."

Moffatt New Testament

Christ certainly did not please himself, but, as it is written, The reproaches of those who denounced Thee have fallen upon me. ??4 All such words were written of old for our instruction, that by remaining stedfast and drawing encouragement from the scriptures we may cherish hope.

Montgomery New Testament

For even Christ pleased not himself; but as it is written, The reproaches of those who were reproaching thee fell upon me.

NET Bible

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."

New Heart English Bible

For even Christ did not please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

Noyes New Testament

For Christ did not seek his own pleasure, but, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached thee fell on me."

Sawyer New Testament

for Christ also pleased not himself, but, as it is written, The reproaches of those that reproached thee fell on me.

The Emphasized Bible

For, even the Christ, not unto himself gave pleasure, but, even as it is written - The reproaches of them that we reproaching thee, fell upon me:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For even Christ gratified not himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me."

Twentieth Century New Testament

Even the Christ did not please himself! On the contrary, as Scripture says of him--'The reproaches of those who were reproaching thee fell upon me.'

Webster

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

Weymouth New Testament

For even the Christ did not seek His own pleasure. His principle was, "The reproaches which they addressed to Thee have fallen on me."

Williams New Testament

Christ certainly did not please Himself; instead, as the Scripture says, "The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen upon me."

World English Bible

For even Christ didn't please himself. But, as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

Worrell New Testament

for even Christ pleased not Himself; but, as it has been written, "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on Me."

Worsley New Testament

For Christ also pleased not himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell upon me."

Youngs Literal Translation

for even the Christ did not please himself, but, according as it hath been written, 'The reproaches of those reproaching Thee fell upon me;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

ἀρέσκω 
Aresko 
Usage: 17

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

as
καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

it is written
γράφω 
Grapho 
Usage: 149

ὀνειδισμός 
oneidismos 
Usage: 5

ὀνειδέζω 
oneidizo 
Usage: 8

σέ 
Se 
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
Usage: 110

ἐπιπίπτω 
Epipipto 
fall, fall on, press, lie
Usage: 12

on
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

Devotionals

Devotionals about Romans 15:3

Devotionals containing Romans 15:3

Images Romans 15:3

Prayers for Romans 15:3

Context Readings

Accept One Another According To Christ's Example

2 Each one of us must please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For even the Messiah did not please Himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me. 4 For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.


Cross References

Psalm 69:9

because zeal for Your house has consumed me,
and the insults of those who insult You
have fallen on me.

John 5:30

“I can do nothing on My own. I judge only as I hear, and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Psalm 69:20

Insults have broken my heart,
and I am in despair.
I waited for sympathy,
but there was none;
for comforters, but found no one.

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

Philippians 2:8

He humbled Himself by becoming obedient
to the point of death—
even to death on a cross.

Psalm 40:6-8

You do not delight in sacrifice and offering;
You open my ears to listen.
You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

Psalm 89:50-51

Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—
in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—

Matthew 10:25

It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher and a slave like his master. If they called the head of the house ‘Beelzebul,’ how much more the members of his household!

Matthew 26:39

Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Matthew 26:42

Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, Your will be done.”

John 4:34

“My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work,” Jesus told them.

John 8:29

The One who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

John 12:27-28

“Now My soul is troubled. What should I say—Father, save Me from this hour? But that is why I came to this hour.

John 14:30-31

I will not talk with you much longer, because the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over Me.

John 15:10

If you keep My commands you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commands and remain in His love.

John 15:24

If I had not done the works among them that no one else has done, they would not have sin. Now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

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