Romans 15:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For Christ also pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ γὰρ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτῷ ἤρεσεν· ἀλλά, καθὼς γέγραπται, Οἱ ὀνειδισμοὶ τῶν ὀνειδιζόντων σε ἐπέπεσον ἐπʼ ἐμέ.

Transliteration

And gar the Christos not heautō ēresen; alla, kathōs gegraptai, The oneidismoi of the oneidizontōn you epepeson ep' me.

Grammar Details

• *gar*: postpositive particle - for/indeed
• *Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One
• *heautō*: dative, reflexive pronoun, masculine, singular - himself
• *ēresen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - pleased
• *alla*: adversative conjunction - but
• *kathōs*: comparative adverb - as/just as
• *gegraptai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written
• *oneidismoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - reproaches/insults
• *oneidizontōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of those reproaching/insulting
• *epepeson*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fell upon
• *ep'*: preposition with accusative - upon/on

Word Meanings

• *ēresen*: pleased/satisfied/gratified
• *kathōs*: as/just as/according as
• *gegraptai*: it has been written/it stands written
• *oneidismoi*: reproaches/insults/revilings
• *oneidizontōn*: of those reproaching/of those insulting/of those reviling
• *epepeson*: fell upon/came upon

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:9 : 9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
• John 5:30 : 30 I can of myself do {G3756} nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is righteous; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• John 6:38 : 38 For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
• Phil 2:8 : 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross.
• Ps 40:6-8 : 6 Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me: 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
• John 12:27-28 : 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, [saying], I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
• Matt 26:39 : 39 And he went forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.
• Matt 26:42 : 42 Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done.
• John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
• Ps 69:20 : 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
• Ps 89:50-51 : 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty peoples, 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Jehovah, Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
• Matt 10:25 : 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more them of his household!
• John 8:29 : 29 And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him.
• John 14:30-31 : 30 I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world cometh: and he hath {G3756} nothing in me; 31 but that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
• John 15:10 : 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
• John 15:24 : 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.