Romans 15:1-3

The Example of Christ

¹ _s We who are strong _t have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. ² _u Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. ³ For _v Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, _w "The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me."

1. Cross References
   Galatians 6:1
   Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Thessalonians 5:14
   And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.
   Romans 14:1
   As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 10:33
   Just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
   1 Corinthians 9:19
   For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
   1 Corinthians 9:22
   To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
   1 Corinthians 10:24
   Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.
   Philippians 2:4
   Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
   
4. Cross References
   Philippians 2:5
   Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.
   Philippians 2:8
   And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
   John 5:30
   I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
   John 6:38
   For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 69:9
   For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
   
6. Cross References
   Psalms 69:9
   For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.