Romans 15:3 Meaning and Explanation
“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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Read Full Chapter →Christ is the supreme example: He did not live to please Himself, but took upon Himself the insults aimed at God.
What Does Romans 15:3 Mean?
Paul grounds his whole appeal in the example of Christ, and reaches for Scripture to do it, quoting the words of Psalm 69. The One who had every right to please Himself chose instead the path of reproach.
The quoted line shows the depth of that choice: the scorn directed at the Father landed upon the Son. He stood in the place of others and absorbed what was not His. This is the pattern set before the strong and the weak alike. Self-denial is not merely a rule of community life; it is the very shape of the Savior's love, and to bear with one another is to walk where He has already gone.
Romans 15:3 in the Original Language
oneidismos (ὀνειδισμός), 'reproach' -- reviling, insult, the verbal abuse heaped upon a person.
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What does Romans 15:3 mean?
Christ is the supreme example: He did not live to please Himself, but took upon Himself the insults aimed at God.