^3–6That’s exactly what Jesus did. He didn’t make it easy for himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For even Christ did not please himself. On the contrary, as it is written, The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

NLTNew Living Translation

For even Christ didn’t live to please himself. As the Scriptures say, “The insults of those who insult you, O God, have fallen on me.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For even Christ did not please himself, but just as it is written, “The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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