Romans 15:1
ContextExhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak
15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. 1
Romans 15:7
ContextExhortation to Mutual Acceptance
15:7 Receive one another, then, just as Christ also received you, to God’s glory.
1 tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”