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Romans 15:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”

Romans 15:1 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 15:114 words
GreekMeaning
ὈφείλομενOpheilomen
We oughtverbG3784
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἡμεῖςhēmeis
we ourselvespronounG1473
οἱhoi
who arearticleG3588
δυνατοὶdynatoi
strongadjectiveG1415
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἀσθενήματαasthenēmata
weaknessesnounG771
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἀδυνάτωνadynatōn
weakadjectiveG102
βαστάζεινbastazein
to bearverbG941
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μὴmē
notadverbG3361
ἑαυτοῖςheautois
ourselvespronounG1438
ἀρέσκεινareskein
to pleaseverbG700
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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The Strong Who Carry the Weak
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Strength, in Paul's definition, is the capacity to restrict your own freedom for someone else's good. Th...
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