For even (A)Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “(B)The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” For (C)whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Now may the (D)God [a]who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you (E)to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

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  1. Romans 15:5 Lit of perseverance

For even Christ did not please himself(A) but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”[a](B) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,(C) so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind(D) toward each other that Christ Jesus had,

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  1. Romans 15:3 Psalm 69:9