Romans 12:18

Romans 12:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
• New International Version (NIV)If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.

Context of Romans 12:18

16Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 20But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

Romans 12:18 word by word

εἰ δυνατόν, τὸ ἐξ ὑμῶν μετὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων εἰρηνεύοντες,Read the interlinear

• possibleδυνατόςdunatos · ableG1415
• peaceεἰρηνεύωeirēneuō · be at peaceG1514
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Romans 12:18

• Romans 14:17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Samuel 20:19I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of Jehovah?
• Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
• Psalms 120:5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
• Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
• Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
• Mark 9:50Salt is good: but if the salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.
• 1 Corinthians 7:15Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us in peace.
• 2 Corinthians 13:11Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
• Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• Ephesians 4:3giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
• Colossians 3:14and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:13and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
• 2 Timothy 2:22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Hebrews 12:14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
• James 3:16For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

Commentaries on Romans 12:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18If it be possible - To live in a state of peace with one's neighbors, friends, and even family, is often very difficult. But the man who loves God must labor after this, for it is indispensably necessary even for his own sake. A man cannot have broils and misunderstandings with others, without having his own peace very materially disturbed: he must, to be happy, be at peace with all men, whether they will be at peace with him or not. The apostle knew that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18If it be possible - If it can be done. This expression implies that it could not always be done. Still it should be an object of desire; and we should endeavor to obtain it. As much as lieth in you - This implies two things: (1) We are to do our utmost endeavors to preserve peace, and to appease the anger and malice of others. (2) we are not to “begin” or to “originate” a quarrel. So far as “we” are concerned, we are to seek peace. But then it does not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-21Verses 17-21 Since men became enemies to God, they have been very ready to be enemies one to another. And those that embrace religion, must expect to meet with enemies in a world whose smiles seldom agree with Christ's. Recompense to no man evil for evil. That is a brutish recompence, befitting only animals, which are not conscious of any being above them, or of any existence hereafter. And not only do, but study and take care to do, that which is amiable…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18If it is possible on your part: Paul understands that efforts to live at peace with others do not always succeed. Sometimes faithfulness to what is right limits what we can do. At other times, other people may refuse to be reconciled.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. If it be possible--that is, If others will let you. as much as lieth in you--or, "dependeth on you." live peaceably--or, "be at peace." with all men--The impossibility of this in some cases is hinted at, to keep up the hearts of those who, having done their best unsuccessfully to live in peace, might be tempted to think the failure was necessarily owing to themselves. But how emphatically expressed is the injunction to let nothing on our part prevent…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 12:18

• Commandments
• Meekness
• Peace
• Religion
• Strife

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Commentaries on Romans 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings