Romans 12:11
in solicitude, not lazy; in spirit, fervent; serving the Lord;
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
In Context
10loving one another with fraternal charity, surpassing one another in honor:
12in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom.
Proverbs 13:4The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.
Proverbs 22:29Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.
Proverbs 26:13The lazy one says, “There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads.”
Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are all blind. They are all ignorant. They are mute dogs without the ability to bark, seeing empty things, sleeping and loving dreams.
Matthew 25:26But his lord said to him in response: ‘You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered.
Matthew Henry on Romans 12:2-21
Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say,… Read the whole commentary →