Romans 12:15
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
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Study Note
The terse injunctions 'rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep' define empathy as a specific Christian ethical practice — not merely a natural human tendency but a covenant obligation. The double command is deliberately symmetrical, but commentators have noted that weeping with the grieving is often more demanding than rejoicing with the joyful, since joy in another's success requires suppressing envy. The verse is embedded in Romans 12's comprehensive vision of the transformed community (12:9-21) as a body shaped by love, hope, and mutual self-giving. Paul's own practice of weeping (2 Corinthians 2:4; Philippians 3:18) and rejoicing (Philippians 4:4) demonstrates that these commands are autobiographical as well as prescriptive.
ترجمات أخرى
Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,
Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
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