New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 12:9-21

9LetloveἀγάπηagapēG26bewithoutG505hypocrisyG505.AbhorἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655whatG4190is evilG4190;clingκολλώμενοιkollōmenoiG2853to whatG18is goodG18.

10Bedevotedφιλόστοργοι,philostorgoiG5387to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240in brotherlyφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360loveG5360;giveG4285preferenceG4285to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240in honorτιμῇtimēaG5092;

11not laggingG3636behindG3636in diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,ferventζέοντες,zeontesG2204in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;

12rejoicingχαίροντες,chairontesG5463in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,perseveringὑπομένοντες,hupomenontesG5278in tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347,devotedπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,

13contributingκοινωνοῦντες,koinōnountesG2841to the needsχρείαιςchreiaisG5532of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,practicingδιώκοντες·diōkontesG1377hospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127thoseτοὺςtousG3588who persecuteδιώκονταςdiōkontasG1377you; blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127and do not curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463with those who rejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463,and weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799with those who weepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16Be of the sameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426towardεἰςeisG1519oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240;do not be haughtyὑψηλὰhupsēlaG5308in mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426, butassociateσυναπαγόμενοι.sunapagomenoiG4879with the lowlyταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.Do not be wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429in your ownG1438estimationG1438.

17NeverG3367payG591backG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556to anyoneG3367.RespectπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoiG4306whatG2570is rightκαλὰkalaG2570in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444.

18IfεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,so farτὸtoG3588as it dependsἐξexG1537on you,be at peaceεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514with allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

19NeverμὴmēG3361takeG1556your ownἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438revengeG1556,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, butleaveδότεdoteG1325roomτόπονtoponG5117for the wrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709of God,for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557is MineG1699,I will repayἀνταποδώσω,antapodōsōG467,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

20“But ifἐὰνeanG1437your enemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190is hungryπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595him, and ifἐὰνeanG1437he is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,giveπότιζεpotizeG4222him a drinkG4222;for in soτοῦτοtoutoG3778doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160you will heapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987burningπυρὸςpurosG4442coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440on his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21Do not be overcomeνικῶnikōG3528by evilκακοῦkakouG2556,but overcomeνίκαnikaG3528evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556with goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

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