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Each of us must consider his neighbor’s good for the purpose of building him up. Even Christ never sought to please himself, but, as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen upon me.” For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that by perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we may continue to have hope.

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Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,(A) to build them up.(B) For 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) For 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9