KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Romans 15:1 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “We” | ἡμεῖς | We (only used when emphatic) | We |
| “then” | δὲ | But, and, etc | then |
| “that are strong” | δυνατοὶ | Powerful or capable (literally or figuratively); neuter possible | are strong |
| “ought” | Ὀφείλομεν | To owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty | ought |
| “to bear” | βαστάζειν | To lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.) | bear |
| “the” | τὰ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “infirmities of” | ἀσθενήματα | A scruple of conscience | infirmities |
| “the” | τῶν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “weak,” | ἀδυνάτων | Unable, i.e., weak (literally or figuratively); passively, impossible | weak |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “not” | μὴ | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether | not |
| “to please” | ἀρέσκειν | To be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so) | please |
| “ourselves.” | ἑαυτοῖς | (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc | ourselves |
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1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.
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