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Atomic Bible
Romans 15:2
Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
from Accept One Another, Romans 15:1-6
What it says

Each believer is to please the neighbor for the neighbor’s good, with the goal of building them up.

What it is doing

This verse names the target of strength used well: the other’s formation.

In context

1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” 4For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. 5Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus, 6so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.