“ Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. ”
Please his neighbour - That is, all other persons, but especially the friends of the Redeemer. The word “neighbor” here has special reference to the members of the church. It is often used, howev...
Let every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his] (b) good to edification. (b) For his profit and edification.
Harmony through Self-renouncement. Romans 15:1 f. Strength carries with it the duty of bearing others-' weaknesses, not of pleasing oneself ( cf. 1 Corinthians 10:33 ). The strong are men of r...
every . each. his . the. for his good . Literally unto (App-104.) the good. edification . The same Greek. word as Romans 14:19 .
2. Let indeed (438) every one of us, etc. He teaches us here, that we are under obligations to others, and that it is therefore our duty to please and to serve them, and that there is no...
DISCOURSE: 1919 SELF-DENYING LOVE INCULCATED Romans 15:1-3 . We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighb...
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. Let every one of us please his neighbor - For it should be a maxim with each of us to do all in our power to please our breth...
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. Let every one of us. [The gar ( G1063 ) of the Received Text after " hekastos ( G1538 ), which hardly has any s...
Jew and Gentile alike the Object of God's Love. The Apostle's Plans 1-13. The subject of Romans 14 is continued. 'Strength' should be displayed in helping the 'weak' after Christ's example ( Rom...
For his good. — The object of this tender dealing with others is to be their benefit and growth in spiritual perfection. It is grounded on the example of Christ Himself.
Chapter 30 THE SAME SUBJECT: THE LORD'S EXAMPLE: HIS RELATION TO US ALL Romans 15:1-13 THE large and searching treatment which the Apostle has already given to the right use of Christian Liber...
Following Christ in Pleasing Others Romans 15:1-13 This chapter is remarkable for its threefold designation of God. The God of patience and comfort, Romans 15:5 ; the God of hope, Romans 15:1...
The most powerful argument for Christian conduct is the example of Christ. He pleased not Himself. The injunction to receive one another is an injunction addressed to Jews and Gentiles. Throughout th...
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. (2) Let everyone of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. (3) For even Christ pleased not...
Let everyone of us please his neighbour ,.... Every man, particularly his Christian friend and brother, whom he should seek to please in all things, and by all means lawful; he should carry it affab...
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. Ver. 2. Please his neighbour ] Though he cross himself: this is true Christian love, and driven almost out of the world b...
We then that are strong Who have attained a greater degree of knowledge in spiritual things, have a clearer judgment, and are free from these scruples; ought to bear the infirmities of the weak T...
The subject of Romans 14:1-23 continues through verse 7 of Romans 15:1-33 . We have seen first the Lord's authority in regard to men's consciences, then love toward our brethren a reason for consi...
Condescension and Self-denial; Tenderness and Generosity. A. D. 58. 1 We then that are strong...
Having said we must not please ourselves, he immediately subjoins, we must please others, viz. every one his neighbour: he means, that we should condescend and accommodate ourselves to others, and...
The Strong Should Help The Weak, And Unity Must Be Foremost (15:1-15:6). Paul now brings out the underlying lesson, that among believers those who are strong should have consideration for weaker b...
CRITICAL NOTES Romans 15:1 .—We who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to be self-pleasers. Romans 15:2 . Let every one of us please his neighbour .—Not for mere gra...
Romans 15:1-3 Against Self-pleasing. I. We ought not to please ourselves. "We": who are the we? Christians, but not that alone. Among Christians, the strong. "We that are strong." The strength he...
Romans 15:1 . We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. When we are free from scruples upon any point, and feel that there are things that we...
Romans 15:4 . Whatsoever things were written afore-time, by Moses and the prophets concerning Christ, and the calling of the gentiles, were written in order to afford us the greatest comfort, by d...
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. The weak and the strong This noble aphorism contains the highest philosophy and the purest religio...
EXPOSITION Romans 16:1-45 IV . SUPPLEMENTARY . Questions have been raised and much discussed as to the connection of the last two chapters, 15. and 16., with the rest of the Epistle. The...
An Admonition to Patience and Harmony. Christians should not please themselves:
1 Corinthians 10:24 ; 1 Corinthians 10:33 ; 1 Corinthians 11:1 ; 1 Corinthians 13:5 ; 1 Corinthians 9:19-22 ; Philippians 2:4 ; Philippians 2:5 ; Romans 14:19 ; Titus 2:10 ; Titus 2:9
For his good — This is a general word: edification is one species of good.