Romans 15:3

For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”
Romans 15:3
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται· οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσαν ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ.

  1. καὶkai“Even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ΧριστὸςChristos“Christ”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  5. οὐχouch“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  6. ἑαυτῷhe'autō“Himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, dative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  7. ἤρεσενēresen“pleased”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀρέσκω · “to please” · Strong's G0700
  8. ἀλλὰalla“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  9. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  10. γέγραπται·gegraptai“it has been written:”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  11. οἱhoi“The”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ὀνειδισμοὶoneidismoi“reproaches”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὀνειδισμός · “reproach” · Strong's G3680
  13. τῶνtōn“of those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ὀνειδιζόντωνoneidizontōn“reproaching”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὀνειδίζω · “to revile” · Strong's G3679
  15. σεse“You”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  16. ἐπέπεσανepepesan“fell”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιπίπτω · “to fall/press upon” · Strong's G1968
  17. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  18. ἐμέ.eme“Me myself.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)