Romans 12:15

Amplified Bible

Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others' joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others' grief].

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
When others are happy, you should be happy with them. And when others are sad, you should be sad too.

Revised Standard Version
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Be mery with the that are mery. Wepe wt them that wepe.

Hebrew Names Version
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

International Standard Version
Rejoice with those who are rejoicing. Cry with those who are crying.1 Corinthians 12:26;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

New Century Version
Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.

Update Bible Version
Rejoice with those that rejoice; weep with those that weep.

Webster's Bible Translation
Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

English Standard Version
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

World English Bible
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Weymouth's New Testament
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for to ioye with men that ioyen, for to wepe with men that wepen.

English Revised Version
Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

Berean Standard Bible
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Contemporary English Version
When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad.

American Standard Version
Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

Bible in Basic English
Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.

Complete Jewish Bible
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

Darby Translation
Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep.

Etheridge Translation
Rejoice with them who rejoice, and weep with them who weep.

Murdock Translation
Rejoice with them who rejoice: and weep with them who weep.

King James Version (1611)
Reioyce with them that doe reioice, and weepe with them that weepe.

New Living Translation
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.

New Life Bible
Be happy with those who are happy. Be sad with those who are sad.

New Revised Standard
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Reioyce with them that reioyce, & weepe with them that weepe.

George Lamsa Translation
Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Rejoice with them that rejoice, weep with them that weep:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Rejoice with them that rejoice: weep with them that weep.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Reioyce with them that do reioyce, and wepe with them that wepe.

Good News Translation
Be happy with those who are happy, weep with those who weep.

Christian Standard Bible®
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

King James Version
Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

Lexham English Bible
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Literal Translation
Rejoice with rejoicing ones, and weep with weeping ones;

Young's Literal Translation
to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Be mery with them that are mery and wepe with them that wepe.

Mace New Testament (1729)
bless them, but curse not. rejoice with those that do rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

New English Translation
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

New King James Version
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Give a smile to those with a smile and shed a tear with those shedding tears.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

Legacy Standard Bible
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep,

Contextual Overview

¹Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship. ²And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you]. ³For by the grace [of God] given to me I say to everyone of you not to think more highly of himself [and of his importance and ability] than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has apportioned to each a degree of faith [and a purpose designed for service]. ⁴For just as in one [physical] body we have many parts, and these parts do not all have the same function or special use, ⁵so we, who are many, are [nevertheless just] one body in Christ, and individually [we are] parts one of another [mutually dependent on each other]. ⁶Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift of] prophecy, [let him speak a new message from God to His people] in proportion to the faith possessed; ⁷if service, in the act of serving; or he who teaches, in the act of teaching; ⁸or he who encourages, in the act of encouragement; he who gives, with generosity; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy [in caring for others], with cheerfulness. ⁹Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good. ¹⁰Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family], give preference to one another in honor;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Rejoice: Isaiah 66:10-14, Luke 1:58, Luke 15:5-10, Acts 11:23, 1 Corinthians 12:26, 2 Corinthians 2:3, Philippians 2:17, Philippians 2:18, Philippians 2:28

weep: Nehemiah 1:4, Job 2:11, Psalms 35:13, Psalms 35:14, Jeremiah 9:1, John 11:19, John 11:33-36, 2 Corinthians 11:29, Philippians 2:26, Hebrews 13:3

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:6 - will laugh Genesis 42:24 - wept Exodus 18:9 - General Ruth 4:14 - the women 1 Samuel 11:4 - lifted up 2 Samuel 1:11 - likewise 2 Samuel 15:23 - all the country 2 Samuel 15:30 - weeping 2 Samuel 19:24 - dressed his feet Esther 4:5 - to know Job 6:14 - To him Job 16:4 - if your soul Job 19:21 - have pity Job 30:25 - Did not I Job 42:11 - they bemoaned Psalms 35:27 - shout Proverbs 17:5 - and Proverbs 25:20 - so Ecclesiastes 3:4 - time to weep Jeremiah 38:12 - Put Ezekiel 32:18 - wail Amos 6:6 - but Matthew 18:31 - they Luke 15:24 - they 1 Corinthians 4:8 - ye did 2 Corinthians 2:2 - General 2 Corinthians 6:10 - sorrowful 2 Corinthians 7:13 - we were Philippians 2:4 - General Hebrews 10:24 - consider 1 Peter 3:8 - having

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you [abundantly], And make your name great (exalted, distinguished); And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];

Genesis 12:4
So Abram departed [in faithful obedience] as the LORD had directed him; and Lot [his nephew] left with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12:5
Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions which they had acquired, and the people (servants) which they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,

Genesis 12:16
Therefore Pharaoh treated Abram well for her sake; he acquired sheep, oxen, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.

Genesis 20:2
Abraham said [again] of Sarah his wife, "She is my sister." So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah [into his harem].

Genesis 40:2
Pharaoh (Sesostris II) was extremely angry with his two officials, the chief of the cupbearers and the chief of the bakers.

Genesis 41:1
Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile.

Exodus 2:5
Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, and [she, together with] her maidens walked along the river's bank; she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid [to get it], and she brought it to her.

Exodus 2:15
When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. Then Moses fled from Pharaoh's presence and took refuge in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well.

1 Kings 3:1
Now Solomon became a son-in-law to Pharaoh king of Egypt [and formed an alliance] by taking Pharaoh's daughter [in marriage]. He brought her to the City of David [where she remained temporarily] until he had finished building his own house (palace) and the house of the LORD and the wall around Jerusalem.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Rejoice with them that do rejoice,.... Not in anything sinful and criminal, in a thing of nought, in men's own boastings; all such rejoicing is evil, and not to be joined in; but in things good and laudable, as in outward prosperity; and to rejoice with such, is a very difficult task; for unless persons have a near concern in the prosperity of others, they are very apt to envy it, or to murmur and repine, that they are not in equal, or superior circumstances; and also in things spiritual, with such who rejoice in the discoveries of God's love to their souls, in the views of interest in Christ, and of peace, pardon, and righteousness by him, and in hope of the glory of God; when such souls make their boast in the Lord, the humble hearing thereof will be glad, and will, as they ought to do, join with them in magnifying the Lord, and will exalt his name together:

and weep with them that weep; so Christ, as he rejoiced with them that rejoiced, at the marriage in Cana of Galilee, wept with them that wept, with Mary at the grave of Lazarus. The design of these rules is to excite and encourage sympathy in the saints with each other, in all conditions inward and outward, and with respect to things temporal and spiritual; in imitation of Christ their great high priest, who cannot but be touched with the infirmities of his people; and as founded upon, and arising from, their relation to each other, as members of the same body; see 1 Corinthians 12:26;

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Rejoice with them ... - This command grows out of the doctrine stated in Romans 12:4-5, that the church is one; that it has one interest; and therefore that there should be common sympathy in its joys and sorrows. Or, enter into the welfare of your fellow-Christians, and show your attachment to them by rejoicing that they are made happy; compare 1 Corinthians 12:26, “And whether .... one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.” In this way happiness diffuses and multiplies itself. It becomes expanded over the face of the whole society; and the union of the Christian body tends to enlarge the sphere of happiness and to prolong the joy conferred by religion. God has bound the family of man together by these sympathies, and it is one of the happiest of all devices to perpetuate and extend human enjoyments.

Weep ... - See the note at John 11:35. At the grave of Lazarus our Saviour evinced this in a most tender and affecting manner. The design of this direction is to produce mutual kindness and affection, and to divide our sorrows by the sympathies of friends. Nothing is so well suited to do this as the sympathy of those we love. All who are afflicted know how much it diminishes their sorrow to see others sympathizing with them, and especially those who evince in their sympathies the Christian spirit. How sad would be a suffering world if there were none who regarded our griefs with interest or with tears! if every sufferer were left to bear his sorrows unpitied and alone! and if all the ties of human sympathy were rudely cut at once, and people were left to suffer in solitude and unbefriended! It may be added that it is the special duty of Christians to sympathize in each other’s griefs:

1. Because their Saviour set them the example;
2. Because they belong to the same family;
3. Because they are subject to similar trials and afflictions; and,
4. Because they cannot expect the sympathy of a cold and unfeeling world.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 12:15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice — Take a lively interest in the prosperity of others. Let it be a matter of rejoicing to you when you hear of the health, prosperity, or happiness of any brother.

Weep with them that weep. — Labour after a compassionate or sympathizing mind. Let your heart feel for the distressed; enter into their sorrows, and bear a part of their burdens. It is a fact, attested by universal experience, that by sympathy a man may receive into his own affectionate feelings a measure of the distress of his friend, and that his friend does find himself relieved in the same proportion as the other has entered into his griefs. "But how do you account for this?" I do not account for it at all, it depends upon certain laws of nature, the principles of which have not been as yet duly developed.