Romans 15:2-4

Complete Jewish Bible

²Each of us should please his neighbor and act for his good, thus building him up. ³For even the Messiah did not please himself; rather, as the Tanakh says, ‘The insults of those insulting you fell on me.’^[a] ⁴For everything written in the past was written to teach us, so that with the encouragement of the Tanakh we might patiently hold on to our hope.

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Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:10(9)

Romans 15:2-4

New International Version

²Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,^(A) to build them up.^(B) ³For even Christ did not please himself^(C) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”^[a]^(D) ⁴For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,^(E) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.