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Rom 15:3. Ὁ Χριστὸς, Christ) who alone was truly δυνατὸς, strong, comp. Rom 15:1 with ch. 5 and 6: δυνατοὶ strong, ἀσθενεῖς weak.-οὐχ ἑαυτῷ, not Himself) Admirable συγκατάβασις, condescension! Not Himself but us, Rom 15:7-8; Psa 69:32 : Christ procured ἀρέσκειαν, what is well-pleasing to God for those, who see and are glad [Referring to Psa 69:32, which see].-ἀλλὰ) but, viz., He took that upon Himself, which is written.-γέγραπται, it is written) Psa 69:10, with which comp. Rom 15:11-12, in the latter hemistich of either, it matters not which.-οἱ-ἐμὲ) So the LXX.-ἐπέπεσον, fell on) By right Christ might have borne Himself as God, and have enjoyed Divine honours, but He did not use His right, for our sakes, Php 2:6. He indeed thoroughly felt the reproaches, which wicked men cast upon God, with that sorrow, which they ought to have felt, who gave utterance to them; and He Himself bore and expiated those reproaches as patiently, as if He Himself had been the guilty person. His whole sufferings are here intended; He at that time performed the office of a minister [a servant], Mat 20:28. [At that time, He did not please Himself, but He interposed Himself, in order that in respect to [in the case of] all who had dishonoured GOD, GOD might receive what was well-pleasing [“caperet beneplacitum.” Or rather, that God might by the atonement, be enabled to exercise good-will consistently with justice]. It behoved Him to endure many things with patience, Rom 15:1; Rom 15:4.-V. g.]