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Romans 15:1

Fellowship and the churchLove for othersServing othersHumility
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.

2 Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

3 For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”

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BSB
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
KJV
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
WEB
Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
ASV
Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
DARBY
But *we* ought, we that are strong, to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
BLB
Now we who [are] strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the powerless and not to please ourselves.
ÅB
Vi som er sterke, skylder å bære de svakes svakheter og ikke søke vårt eget behag.
OTB
Vi som er sterke, bør bære svakhetene til dem uten styrke og ikke bare glede oss selv.
B1930
Vi som er sterke, er skyldige til å bære de svakes skrøpeligheter og ikke være oss selv til behag;

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