Romans 15:2-4

International Children’s Bible

²Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to help him be stronger in faith. ³Even Christ did not live to please himself. It was as the Scriptures said: “When people insult you, it hurts me.”^[a] ⁴Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that we could have hope. That hope comes from the patience and encouragement that the Scriptures give us.

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15:3 “When . . . me.” Quotation from Psalm 69:9.

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.