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Romans 12:9-21

9ἩHēG3588LoveἀγάπηagapēG26must be sincereἀνυπόκριτος.anupokritosG505.DetestἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655whatτὸtoG3588isevilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190;cling toκολλώμενοιkollōmenoiG2853whatτῷtōG3588isgoodἀγαθῷ·agathōG18.

10Be devotedφιλόστοργοι,philostorgoiG5387toεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240τῇtēaG3588in brotherly loveφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360.Outdo yourselvesπροηγούμενοι,proēgoumenoiG4285τῇtēaG3588in honoringτιμῇtimēaG5092one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.

11Do not letμὴmēG3361yourτῇtēaG3588zealσπουδῇspoudēaG4710subsideὀκνηροί,oknēroiG3636;keep your spiritual fervorτῷ πνεύματι ζέοντες,tō pneumati zeontesG2204 G3588 G4151,servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

12Be joyfulχαίροντες,chairontesG5463τῇtēaG3588in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,patientὑπομένοντες,hupomenontesG5278τῇtēaG3588in afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347,persistentπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342τῇtēaG3588in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.

13Share withκοινωνοῦντες,koinōnountesG2841theταῖςtaisG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40whoτῶνtōnG3588arein needχρείαιςchreiaisG5532.Practiceδιώκοντες·diōkontesG1377τὴνtēnG3588hospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127those whoτοὺςtousG3588persecuteδιώκονταςdiōkontasG1377youὑμᾶς·humasG4771.BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463withμετὰmetaG3326those who rejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463;weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799withμετὰmetaG3326those who weepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16Live in harmonyτὸ αὐτὸ φρονοῦντες,to auto phronountesG5426 G3588 G846withεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.Do not be proudμὴ τὰ ὑψηλὰ φρονοῦντες,mē ta hupsēla phronountesG3361 G5426 G3588 G5308,butἀλλὰallaG235associateσυναπαγόμενοι.sunapagomenoiG4879with theτοῖςtoisG3588lowlyταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.Do notμὴmēG3361beγίνεσθεginestheG1096conceitedφρόνιμοι παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς.phronimoi par᾽ he'autoisG5429 G3844 G1438.

17Do not repay anyoneμηδενὶ ἀποδιδόντες,mēdeni apodidontesG591 G3367evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556.Carefully considerπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoiG4306what is rightκαλὰkalaG2570in the eyes ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everybodyπάντων ἀνθρώπων·pantōn anthrōpōnG3956 G444.

18IfεἰeiG1487it ispossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415τὸtoG3588onἐξexG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771part,live at peaceεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514withμετὰmetaG3326everyoneπάντων ἀνθρώπωνpantōn anthrōpōnG3956 G444.

19Do notμὴmēG3361avengeἐκδικοῦντες,ekdikountesG1556yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,butἀλλὰallaG235leaveδότεdoteG1325roomτόπονtoponG5117τῇtēaG3588for God’s wrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709.Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557isMineἐμοὶemoiG1473;IἐγὼegōG1473will repayἀνταποδώσω,antapodōsōG467,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.”

20On the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, “IfἐὰνeanG1437yourσου,souG4771ὁhoG3588enemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190is hungryπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595himαὐτόν·autonG846;ifἐὰνeanG1437he is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,give him a drinkπότιζε αὐτόν·potize autonG846 G4222.ForγὰρgarG1063in so doingτοῦτο ποιῶνtouto poiōnG4160 G3778,you will heapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987burningπυρὸςpurosG4442coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21Do notμὴmēG3361be overcomeνικῶnikōG3528byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588evilκακοῦkakouG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235overcomeνίκαnikaG3528τῷtōG3588evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556withἐνenG1722τὸtoG3588goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

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