King James Version

Romans 15:2

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for” (γάρ) before us here.

ἕκαστοςhekastosevery oneἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “every one”.every oneἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).of usτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πλησίονplēsionhis neighbourπλησίονadverb — “his neighbour”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.his neighbourἀρεσκέτωaresketōto pleaseἀρέσκω (areskō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to please”, an ongoing or repeated actionG700I please, with the idea of willing service rendered to others; hence almost: I serve.This verse uses “please”.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθὸνagathonhis goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “his good”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.his goodπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toοἰκοδομήνoikodomēnedificationοἰκοδομή (oikodomē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “edification”, the object formG3619(a) the act of building, (b) a building, (c) met: spiritual advancement, edification.This verse uses “edification”.edification

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for let each one of us please the neighbour for good, unto edification,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

Young’s Literal Translation

for let each one of us please the neighbour for good, unto edification,

World English Bible

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

Darby Translation

Let each one of us please his neighbour with a view to what is good, to edification.

Douay-Rheims

Let every one of you please his neighbour unto good, to edification.

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