Romans 12:8
Or he that exhorts, on exhortation: he that gives, let him do it with simplicity; he that rules, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
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7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teaches, on teaching;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:8But you shall open yours hand wide unto him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wants.
Deuteronomy 16:11And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, and your son, and your daughter, and your manservant, and your maidservant, and the Levite that is within your gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD your God has chosen to place his name there.
Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Psalms 101:1I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto you, O LORD, will I sing.
Proverbs 22:9He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters: for you shall find it after many days.
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 →