Focused Passage

Romans 15:1-6

Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

Paul moves from the strong bearing with the weak, to Christ's self-denying example, to Scripture's role in endurance, encouragement, and hope, to a prayer for unified worship, to the command to accept one another as Christ accepted them, to Christ's ministry to Jews and Gentiles, to Old Testament proof of Gentile praise, to Paul's apostolic priestly mission, to his ambition to preach where Christ is not named, to his plans for Jerusalem, Rome, and Spain, and finally to a request for prayer and a blessing of peace.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

5Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,

6so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWeἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Pluralwho [are]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralstrongδυνατοὶG1415Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraloughtὈφείλομενG3784Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Pluralto bear withβαστάζεινG941Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralshortcomingsἀσθενήματαG771Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralweakἀδυνάτωνG102Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionnotμὴG3361Adverbto pleaseἀρέσκεινG700Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveourselvesἑαυτοῖςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 2

Original words

EachἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularof usἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Pluralshould pleaseἀρεσκέτωG700Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular[his]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularneighborπλησίονG4139AdverbforεἰςG1519Preposition[his]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargoodἀγαθὸνG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulartoπρὸςG4314Prepositionbuild [him] upοἰκοδομήνG3619Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 3

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionevenκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularChristΧριστὸςG5547Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular{did} notοὐχG3756AdverbpleaseἤρεσενG700Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularHimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionasκαθὼςG2531Adverbit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularTheΟἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralinsultsὀνειδισμοὶG3680Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof those whoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralinsultὀνειδιζόντωνG3679Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralYouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularhave fallenἐπέπεσανG1968Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralonἐπ’G1909PrepositionMeἐμέG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Psalm 69:9
Verse 4

Original words

ForγὰρG1063Conjunctioneverything thatὅσαG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural. . .(πάντα)G3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralwas written in the pastπροεγράφηG4270Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularwas writtenἐγράφηG1125Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularforεἰςG1519PrepositionourἡμετέρανG2251Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularinstructionδιδασκαλίανG1319Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctionthroughδιὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularenduranceὑπομονῆςG5281Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-διὰG1223PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularencouragementπαρακλήσεωςG3874Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Feminine PluralScripturesγραφῶνG1124Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralwe might haveἔχωμενG2192Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhopeἐλπίδαG1680Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 5

Original words

NowδὲG1161Conjunction{may} theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular[who gives] enduranceὑπομονῆςG5281Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularencouragementπαρακλήσεωςG3874Noun - Genitive Feminine SingulargrantδῴηG1325Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralvvvτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularvvvαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingularharmonyφρονεῖνG5426Verb - Present Infinitive ActivewithἐνG1722Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλοιςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine PluralinκατὰG2596PrepositionChristΧριστὸνG5547Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 6

Original words

so thatἵναG2443Conjunctionwith one mindὁμοθυμαδὸνG3661Adverb[and]ἐνG1722PrepositiononeἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularvoiceστόματιG4750Noun - Dative Neuter Singularyou may glorifyδοξάζητεG1392Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof ourἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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