3 Even Christ did not live to please himself. It was as the Scriptures said: “When people insult you, it hurts me.”
4 Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us. The Scriptures give us patience and encouragement so that we can have hope.
5 May the patience and encouragement that come from God allow you to live in harmony with each other the way Christ Jesus wants.
6 Then you will all be joined together, and you will give glory to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7 Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God.
8 I tell you that Christ became a servant of the Jews to show that God’s promises to the Jewish ancestors are true.
9 And he also did this so that those who are not Jews could give glory to God for the mercy he gives to them. It is written in the Scriptures:“So I will praise you among the non-Jewish people.I will sing praises to your name.”