Romans 15:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 15:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 15:3 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 15:3 — KJV
“For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.”
— Romans 15:3 (KJV)
Romans 15:3 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 15:3
“And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:3: christ, himself, fell
“Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:3: even, christ, himself
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:3: even, christ, himself
“Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:3: even, christ, himself
“And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;”
Shares key themes with Romans 15:3: even, himself
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