Revised Version 1895

Romans 12

1IG1223beseechyouG5210thereforeοὖνounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,byG1223theG3588merciesοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628ofG1223Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,toG2316presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourG1223bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983alivingζῶσανzōsanG2198sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,holyἁγίανhagianG40,acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101toG2316Godθεῷ,theōG2316,whichG3588isyourG1223reasonableλογικὴνlogikēnG3050serviceλατρείανlatreianG2999.

2AndG2532beG2532notμὴmēG3361fashioned accordingtoεἰςeisG1519thisG3778worldαἰῶνιaiōniG165:butἀλλὰallaG235beG2532yetransformedμεταμορφοῦσθεmetamorphoustheG3339byG2532theG3588renewingἀνακαινώσειanakainōseiG342ofG2316yourG2532mindνοὸςnoosG3563,thatG3778yemayG2532provewhatτίtiG5101istheG3588goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18andG2532acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101andG2532perfectτέλειον.teleionG5046willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004,throughG1223theG3956graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485thatG3739wasG1510givenG1325meG1325,toG1519everyG3956manG1538thatG3739isG1510amongἐνenG1722youG5210,notμὴmēG3361toG1519thinkφρονεῖν,phroneinG5426ofG1223himselfG1519moreG3956highlyὑπερφρονεῖνhuperphroneinG5252thanπαρ᾽par᾽G3844heG3739oughtδεῖdeiG1163toG1519thinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426;butἀλλὰallaG235soG1519toG1519thinkG5426asG5613toG1519thinkG5426soberly,accordingG5613asG5613GodθεὸςtheosG2316hath dealttoG1519eachG1538manG1538ameasureμέτρονmetronG3358ofG1223faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

4ForγὰρgarG1063evenG1161asG1722weG1161havemanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196inG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,andG1161allG3956theG3956membersμέληmelēG3196havenotοὐouG3756theG3956sameαὐτὴνautēnG846office:

5soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG1161,whoG3588areG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,areG1510oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,andG1161severallymembersμέλη.¶melēG3196oneεἷςheisG1520ofG1520anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

6AndG1161havingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486differingaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485thatG1161wasgivenG1325toG2596usG1325,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535prophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394, letusG1325prophesyaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG2596theG3588proportionἀναλογίανanalogianG356ofG5485ourG2596faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7orεἴτεeiteG1535ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248, letusG1722give ourselvestoG1722ourG1722ministryδιακονίᾳ,diakoniaG1248;orεἴτεeiteG1535heG1722thatG1722teacheth,toG1722hisG1722teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321;

8orεἴτεeiteG1535heG1722thatG3870exhorteth,toG1722hisG1722exhortingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870:heG1722thatG3870giveth, lethimG3870do itwithG1722liberalityἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572;heG1722thatG3870ruleth,withG1722diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710;heG1722thatG3870shewethmercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653,withG1722cheerfulnessἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

9LetloveἀγάπηagapēG26beG18withoutG505hypocrisyG505.AbhorἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655thatwhichG3588isevilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190; cleavetoG18thatwhichG3588isgoodἀγαθῷ·agathōG18.

10InG1519loveφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360ofτῇtēaG3588theτῇtēaG3588brethrenG5360be tenderly affectionedoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toG1519anotherG240;inG1519honour preferringoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240;

11inG2962diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710notμὴmēG3361slothful;ferventζέοντες,zeontesG2204inG2962spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398theG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;

12rejoicingG5463inG5463hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680; patientinG5463tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347;continuingπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342stedfastlyinG5463prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335;

13communicatingtoG40theG3588necessitiesofG40theG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40; giventoG40hospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127themG1377thatG3361persecuteG1377youG5210;blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127,andκαὶkaiG2532curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672notG3361.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463withG3326themG3326thatG3326rejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463;weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799withG3326themG3326thatG3326weepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16BeG1096ofG3588theG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240towardG1519anotherG240.SetG5426notμὴmēG3361yourG5426mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426onG1519highὑψηλὰhupsēlaG5308thingsG846,butἀλλὰallaG235condescendtoG1519thingsG846thatG1096arelowlyταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.BeG1096notμὴmēG3361wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inG1519yourG5426ownἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438conceits.

17Renderἀποδιδόντες,apodidontesG591toG444noμηδενὶmēdeniG3367manG444evilκακὸνkakonG2556forG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556. Take thoughtforG473thingsG3956honourableinG3956theG3956sightG1799ofG1799allG3956menG444.

18IfεἰeiG1487itἐξexG1537beG3956possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,asG444muchasG444inG3956youG5210lieth,beG3956atpeaceεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514withμετὰmetaG3326allG3956menG444.

19Avengeἐκδικοῦντες,ekdikountesG1556notμὴmēG3361yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,butἀλλὰallaG235giveδότεdoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117untowrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709:forγάρ·garG1063itλέγειlegeiG3004iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557belongeth untomeG1325;IG1473willG2962recompense, saiththeτῇtēaG3588Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

20Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifἐὰνeanG1437thineenemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190hungerπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595himG846;ifἐὰνeanG1437heG846thirstδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,giveG4160himG846toG1909drinkπότιζεpotizeG4222:forG1063inG1909soG1063doingG4160thou shaltheapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440ofG1909fireπυρὸςpurosG4442uponG1909hisG846headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

21BeG18notμὴmēG3361overcomeνικῶnikōG3528ofG1722evilκακοῦkakouG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235overcomeνίκαnikaG3528evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556withG1722goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

Commentaries on Romans 12