Revised Webster's Bible

Romans 12

1IbeseechΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youG5209thereforeοὖνounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,byδιὰdiaG1223themerciesοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, that yepresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourG5216bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983alivingζῶσανzōsanG2198sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,holyἁγίανhagianG40,acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101toGodθεῷ,theōG2316, which isyourG5216reasonableλογικὴνlogikēnG3050serviceλατρείανlatreianG2999.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532beG4964notμὴmēG3361conformedG4964tothisG5129worldαἰῶνιaiōniG165:butἀλλὰallaG235be yetransformedμεταμορφοῦσθεmetamorphoustheG3339by therenewingἀνακαινώσειanakainōseiG342ofyourG5216mindνοὸςnoosG3563,thatεἰςeisG1519yeG5209mayproveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381whatτίtiG5101is thatgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andκαὶkaiG2532acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101,andκαὶkaiG2532perfectτέλειον.teleionG5046,willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3Forλέγω γὰρlegō garG1063 G3004,throughδιὰdiaG1223thegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325tomeG3427, I say, to everymanπαντὶpantiG3956thatisG5607amongἐνenG1722youG5213,notμὴmēG3361to think of himselfmoreπαρ᾽par᾽G3844highlyὑπερφρονεῖνhuperphroneinG5252thanὃhoG3739heoughtδεῖdeiG1163tothinkφρονεῖν,phroneinG5426;butἀλλὰallaG235tothinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426soberlyεἰς σωφρονεῖν,eis sōphroneinG1519 G4993, accordingasὡςhōsG5613GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathdealtἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to everymanἑκάστῳhekastōG1538themeasureμέτρονmetronG3358offaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

4ForγὰρgarG1063asκαθάπερkathaperG2509wehaveἔχομεν,echomenG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,andδὲdeG1161allπάνταpantaG3956membersμέληmelēG3196haveἔχειecheiG2192notοὐouG3756thesameαὐτὴνautēnG846officeπρᾶξιν,praxinG4234:

5SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG2070, beingmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,areG2070oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,andδὲdeG1161everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596oneεἷςheisG1520membersμέλη.¶melēG3196one ofanotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

6HavingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192thenδὲdeG1161giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486differingδιάφορα,diaphoraG1313accordingκατὰkataG2596to thegraceχάρινcharinG5485that isgivenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325tousG2254,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535prophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394, let us prophesyaccordingκατὰkataG2596to theproportionἀναλογίανanalogianG356offaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7OrεἴτεeiteG1535ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248, let us waitonἐνenG1722ourministeringδιακονίᾳ,diakoniaG1248:orεἴτεeiteG1535he thatteachethδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321,onἐνenG1722teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319;

8OrεἴτεeiteG1535he thatexhortethπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870,onἐνenG1722exhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874: he thatgivethμεταδιδοὺςmetadidousG3330, let him do itwithἐνenG1722liberalityἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572; he thatrulethπροϊστάμενοςproistamenosG4291,withἐνenG1722diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710; he that showethmercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653,withἐνenG1722cheerfulnessἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

9LetloveἀγάπηagapēG26be withouthypocrisyἀνυπόκριτος.anupokritosG505.AbhorἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655that which isevilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190;cleaveκολλώμενοιkollōmenoiG2853to that which isgoodἀγαθῷ·agathōG18.

10Be kindlyaffectionedφιλόστοργοι,philostorgoiG5387one toanotherεἰς ἀλλήλουςeis allēlousG1519 G240with brotherlyloveφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360; inhonourτιμῇtimēaG5092preferringπροηγούμενοι,proēgoumenoiG4285oneanotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240;

11NotμὴmēG3361slothfulὀκνηροί,oknēroiG3636inbusinessσπουδῇspoudēaG4710;ferventζέοντες,zeontesG2204inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;

12Rejoicingχαίροντες,chairontesG5463inhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680;patientὑπομένοντες,hupomenontesG5278intribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347; continuingsteadfastlyπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342inprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335;

13Distributingκοινωνοῦντες,koinōnountesG2841to thenecessityχρείαιςchreiaisG5532ofsaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40;givenδιώκοντες·diōkontesG1377tohospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127them whopersecuteδιώκονταςdiōkontasG1377youG5209:blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127,andκαὶkaiG2532curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672notμὴmēG3361.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463withμετὰmetaG3326them thatrejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463,andG2532weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799withμετὰmetaG3326them thatweepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16Be of thesameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426one towardanotherεἰς ἀλλήλουςeis allēlousG1519 G240.Mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426notμὴmēG3361highthingsὑψηλὰhupsēlaG5308,butἀλλὰallaG235condescendσυναπαγόμενοι.sunapagomenoiG4879to men of lowestateταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.BeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inπαρ᾽par᾽G3844your ownconceitsἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438.

17Recompenseἀποδιδόντες,apodidontesG591to nomanμηδενὶmēdeniG3367evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556.ProvideπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoiG4306thingshonestκαλὰkalaG2570in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofallπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444.

18IfεἰeiG1487it ispossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415, as much as liethinἐξexG1537youG5216, livepeaceablyεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514withμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

19Dearlybelovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,avengeἐκδικοῦντες,ekdikountesG1556notμὴmēG3361yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235rathergiveδότεdoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117towrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709:forγάρ·garG1063it iswrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557ismineG1698;IG1473willrepayἀνταποδώσω,antapodōsōG467,saithλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

20ThereforeG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437thyG4675enemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190ishungryπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595himαὐτόν·autonG846;ifἐὰνeanG1437hethirstethδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,giveπότιζεpotizeG4222himαὐτόν·autonG846drinkG4222:forγὰρgarG1063insoG5124doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160thou shaltheapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440offireπυρὸςpurosG4442onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

21BeG3528notμὴmēG3361overcomeνικῶnikōG3528byὑπὸhupoG5259evilκακοῦkakouG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235overcomeνίκαnikaG3528evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556withἐνenG1722goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

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Commentaries on Romans 12