Romans 15:3

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

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
even	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Christ	Χριστὸς Christos	G5547	anointed · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
pleased	ἤρεσεν ēresen	G700	to be agreeable (or by implication · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
not	οὐχ ouch	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
himself	ἑαυτῷ he'autō	G1438	him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
as	καθὼς kathōs	G2531	just (or inasmuch) as · conjunction
written	γέγραπται· gegraptai	G1125	to "grave" · verb — perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular
reproaches	ὀνειδισμοὶ oneidismoi	G3680	contumely · noun — nominative plural masculine
reproached	ὀνειδιζόντων oneidizontōn	G3679	to defame · verb — present active participle, genitive plural masculine
thee	σέ sé	G4571	thee
fell	ἐπέπεσαν epepesan	G1968	to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less… · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
on	ἐπ᾽ ep᾽	G1909	properly · preposition
me	ἐμέ emé	G1691	me

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Cross-references

Psalms 69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Philippians 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Psalms 89:50-51 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father…
John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
2 Corinthians 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty mig…
Psalms 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:1-4

The apostle here lays down two precepts, with reasons to enforce them, showing the duty of the strong Christian to consider and condescend to the weakest. I. We must bear the infirmities of the weak, Rom 15:1. We all have our infirmities; but the weak are more subject to them than others - the weak in knowledge or grace, the bruised reed and the smoking flax. We must consider these; not trample upon them, but encourage them, and bear with their infirmities. If through weakness they judge and censure us, and speak evil of us, we must bear with them, pity them, and not have our affections alienated from them. Alas! it is their weakness, they cannot help it. Thus Christ bore with his weak disci…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 15:3

For even Christ pleased not--lived not to please himself; but, as it is written-- (Psa 69:9). The reproaches, &c.--see Mar 10:42-45.

Adam Clarke on Romans 15:3

For even Christ pleased not himself - Christ never acted as one who sought his own ease or profit; he not only bore with the weakness, but with the insults, of his creatures; as it is written in Psa 69:9 : The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me - I not only bore their insults, but bore the punishment due to them for their vicious and abominable conduct. That this Psalm refers to the Messiah and his sufferings for mankind is evident, not only from the quotation here, but also from Joh 19:28, Joh 19:29, when our Lord's receiving the vinegar during his expiatory suffering is said to be a fulfilling of the scripture, viz. of Psa 69:21 of this very Psalm; and his cleansing the tem…

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John Gill on Romans 15:3

For even Christ pleased not himself,.... He sought not his own ease, pleasure, profit, honour, and glory, but to do his Father's will and work, John 4:34; and he always did the things which pleased him, in his obedience, sufferings, and death; and sought not his own, but his glory: moreover, what he did and suffered were not for himself, but for us; he became incarnate for us; he obeyed, suffered, and died for us; he came not to be ministered to, to be attended upon as an earthly prince, enjoying his own ease and pleasure, things grateful to nature, but to minister to others, Matthew 20:28; hence he appeared in the form of a servant, did the work of one in life, and at last became obedient t…

The Church Fathers

Remember the words of Christ's prayer concerning his passion: "Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will but as thou wilt."
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS

An imitator and disciple of Christ does not seek his own advantage. Christ died for the salvation of others and bore the most bitter reproach.… But whatever insults are cast, not only upon Christ but also upon the saints for God's sake, are cast upon God himself.
— Pelagius, PELAGIUS'S COMMENTARY ON ROMANS

The Savior does not say that He pleased Himself, but rather God the Father; for He says: "For I have not come down from heaven to do my own will, but the will of Him who sent me, the Father" (John 6:38). And because He said these things, the Jews who were contradicting Him treated Him as a sinner, so the Psalmist speaks on His behalf to God the Father, saying: "The insults of those who reproach you have fallen upon me" (Psalm 69:10); that is to say, when I was doing your will, they accused me of sinning against you. By not receiving me, whom you sent, they insulted you. Because the Jews sinned against God, and not receiving Christ whom He sent, they even killed Him as if He were sinning against God. So the sins of sinners fell upon God Himself; for the innocent is killed by sinners as if He were a blasphemer, as it is written in the Gospel (Mark XV, 28).
— Ambrosiaster, Commentary on Romans

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Dictionary and topics

Achaia — The name originally of a narrow strip of territory in Greece, on the north-west of the Peloponnesus. Subsequently it was applied by the Romans to the whole Peloponnesus, now called the Morea, and the…
Example · CHRIST, OUR — CHRIST, OUR
Example Of Christ, The · Conformity to, required in: Self-denial — Conformity to, required in: Self-denial
Fellowship · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Humility Of Christ, The · Exhibited in his: Exposing himself to reproach and contempt — Exhibited in his: Exposing himself to reproach and contempt
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled
Reviling And Reproaching · Of Christ, predicted — Of Christ, predicted
Righteousness · FRUITS OF — FRUITS OF
Self-Denial · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Selfishness · 1:10; — 1:10;
Unselfishness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Romans 15:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 15:3

Adam Clarke on Romans 15:3

John Gill on Romans 15:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Romans 15:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Romans 15:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Romans 15:3

Adam Clarke on Romans 15:3

John Gill on Romans 15:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Romans 15:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Romans 15:3