Romans 15:3

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Summary

Romans 15:3

For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

Christ

The

Matthew 10:25

John 15:24

General references

1 Corinthians 10:33

Philippians 2:5

Bible References

Christ

And He went on ahead a short distance and fell face-down and prayed, "My Father, allow this cup [i.e., of suffering] to pass away from me if it is [at all] possible; nevertheless, let it not be what I want, but what You want [for me]."

Jesus answered them, "My food is doing what God, who sent me, wants me to, and accomplishing His work.

"I cannot do anything by my own [authority]. I judge [people] based on what I hear [i.e., from the Father] and my judgment [of them] is just, because I do not look for what I want [to do], but for what He who sent me [i.e., God] wants.

For I have come down from heaven to do what God, who sent me, wants me to do, not what I want to do.

And God, who sent me, is with me; He has not left me alone, because I always do what is pleasing to Him."

"Now my heart is distressed; and what shall I say [i.e., to God]? 'Father, bring me safely through this time.' But, this is the reason I came [to earth]; to [go through] such a time.

I will not speak with you very much anymore because the ruler of the world [i.e., Satan] is coming, and he has no control over me.

If you obey my commandments, [then] you will continue receiving my love; just as I have obeyed my Father's commandments and [so] continue receiving His love.

He humbled Himself [by] becoming obedient [to God] to the point of death, even death on a cross.

The

A disciple is doing well if he can be [as good] as his teacher, and the slave [as good] as his master. If they have called the master of the house [i.e., Jesus] Beelzebub [i.e., the chief of evil spirits. See Mark 3:22], how much more [likely] will they call members of his household [i.e., the disciples] the same thing!

If I had not performed the [miraculous] deeds among them which no one else had done, they would not be guilty of sinning. But now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

General references

For even I myself [try] to please everyone in every way, and not to look out [just] for my own good, but [also] for the good of many people, so that they may be saved.

You should think about things the way Christ Jesus did.