Romans 15:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 15:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 15:1 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 15:1 — KJV
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”
— Romans 15:1 (KJV)
Romans 15:1 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 15:1
“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:1: then, strong, infirmities
“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes one...: Heb. so and such”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:1: then, strong, please
“Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. consecrated...: or, filled your hand”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:1: then, ought, ourselves
“Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone;”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:1: then, ought, bear
“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. beseech: or, request exhort: or, beseech”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:1: then, ought, please
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