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Philippians 2:4
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Philippians 2:4
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4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
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Philippians 2:4
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Philippians 2:4
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4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.(A)
1 Corinthians 10:24
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.(A)
Romans 15:1
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Romans 15:1
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Living to Please Others
15 We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves.
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Romans 15:1
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Romans 15:1
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15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak(A) and not to please ourselves.
James 2:8
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James 2:8
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8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in the Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[a]
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James 2:8
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James 2:8
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8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](A) you are doing right.
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- James 2:8 Lev. 19:18
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
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1 Corinthians 13:4-5
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4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
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1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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32 Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles[a] or the church of God. 33 I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved.
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- 10:32 Greek or Greeks.
Romans 12:15
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Romans 12:15
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15 Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.
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Romans 12:15
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Romans 12:15
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15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(A)
1 Corinthians 12:22-26
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1 Corinthians 12:22-26
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22 In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. 23 And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the greatest care. So we carefully protect those parts that should not be seen, 24 while the more honorable parts do not require this special care. So God has put the body together such that extra honor and care are given to those parts that have less dignity. 25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other. 26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
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1 Corinthians 12:22-26
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1 Corinthians 12:22-26
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22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
Romans 14:19-22
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Romans 14:19-22
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19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.
20 Don’t tear apart the work of God over what you eat. Remember, all foods are acceptable, but it is wrong to eat something if it makes another person stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else if it might cause another believer to stumble.[a] 22 You may believe there’s nothing wrong with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have decided is right.
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- 14:21 Some manuscripts read to stumble or be offended or be weakened.
Romans 14:19-22
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Romans 14:19-22
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19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(A) and to mutual edification.(B) 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.(C) All food is clean,(D) but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.(E) 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(F)
22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn(G) himself by what he approves.
1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble. 10 For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol? 11 So because of your superior knowledge, a weak believer[a] for whom Christ died will be destroyed. 12 And when you sin against other believers[b] by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ. 13 So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(A) to the weak.(B) 10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(C) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(D) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(E) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(F) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(G)
2 Corinthians 11:29
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2 Corinthians 11:29
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29 Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?
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2 Corinthians 11:29
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2 Corinthians 11:29
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Matthew 18:6
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Matthew 18:6
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6 But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.
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Matthew 18:6
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Matthew 18:6
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Causing to Stumble
6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(A)
2 Corinthians 6:3
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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Paul’s Hardships
3 We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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2 Corinthians 6:3
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Paul’s Hardships
3 We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path,(A) so that our ministry will not be discredited.
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