Romans 12:13
distributing to the necessity of the saints. Be kind to strangers.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
In Context
12Rejoice in your hope, sustain your afflictions, be constant in prayer;
14Bless your persecutors; bless, and curse not.
Cross References
Acts 4:35and laid at the feet of the apostles, and there was given to each according to that which was needed.
Acts 10:4And he beheld him, and feared, and said, What, my Lord? And the angel said to him, Thy prayers and thy alms have ascended for a memorial before Aloha.
Romans 12:8he who is an exhorter, in his exhorting; as he who giveth, (let him give with simplicity;) and he who presideth, (let it be) with diligence; and he who (is engaged in works) of mercy, with cheerfulness.
1 Corinthians 16:1BUT concerning what is collected for the saints, as I have instructed the churches of Galatia, so also do you.
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 →