Romans 15:1 directly commands believers not to please themselves, using Christ's example from verse 3 as the model.

Romans 15:5 prays for harmony according to Christ — the same Christ who set the pattern of not pleasing himself in verse 3.

Psalm 69:9 is the exact verse Paul quotes — Christ bore the insults meant for God, not pleasing himself.

John 15:10 has Jesus keeping the Father's commandments—a life of obedient self-denial that corresponds to not pleasing himself.

John 14:31 states Jesus does exactly as the Father commanded—the same submission that led him to bear others' reproaches.

John 8:29 has Jesus always doing what pleases the Father—the positive counterpart to not pleasing himself, showing consistent obedience.

John 6:38 records Jesus descending from heaven to do the Father's will, not his own—a clear parallel to not pleasing himself.

John 5:30 shows Jesus seeking not his own will but the Father's—directly mirroring the principle that Christ did not please himself.

In John 4:34, Jesus states his food is to do the Father's will—the same self-denying devotion behind bearing others' insults.

Matthew 26:42 repeats Christ's submission to the Father's will — another instance of the selflessness described here.

Matthew 26:39 records Christ's prayer 'not as I will, but as you will' — the exact self-denial that Romans 15:3 says Christ did not please himself.

Matthew 10:25 applies the same logic: if the master is insulted, his disciples will be too — Christ's suffering is shared.

Philippians 2:8 depicts Christ humbling himself in obedience to death—the ultimate expression of not pleasing himself for God's glory.

In John 8:48, the Jews hurl reproach at Jesus — exactly the kind of reproach that Psalm 69:9 says fell on Christ.

Philippians 2:7 describes Christ emptying himself and taking servant form — the ultimate expression of not pleasing himself, as in verse 3.

Philippians 2:5 introduces the mind of Christ — the same self‑emptying attitude that drove Christ not to please himself in verse 3.

1 Corinthians 10:33 describes Paul's selfless approach — seeking others' good, which is a direct application of Christ's example in verse 3.

1 Corinthians 11:1 calls believers to imitate Paul as he imitates Christ — the selfless Christ from verse 3 is the ultimate pattern.

Psalm 69:20, from the same psalm, deepens the picture: Christ's heart was broken, and he found no comfort in his suffering.

John 12:28 shows Jesus prioritizing the Father's glory over his own comfort—directly reflecting the selflessness of not pleasing himself.

John 12:27 reveals Jesus wrestling with his soul yet embracing his mission—the same self-denial as bearing insults for God's glory.

Psalm 89:51 mentions mockery of God's anointed — a type of Christ, who endured insults from his enemies.