Romans 12:8
or he who is exhorting — 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing — 'In simplicity!' he who is leading — 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness — 'In cheerfulness.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7or ministration — 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching — 'In the teaching!'
9The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:8for thou dost certainly open thy hand to him, and dost certainly lend him sufficient for his lack which he lacketh.
Deuteronomy 16:11And thou hast rejoiced before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy handmaid, and the Levite who [is] within thy gates, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who [are] in thy midst, in the place which Jehovah thy God doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle there,
Job 31:16If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
Psalms 101:1A Psalm of David. Kindness and judgment I sing, To Thee, O Jehovah, I sing praise.
Proverbs 22:9The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Send forth thy bread on the face of the waters, For in the multitude of the days thou dost find it.
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 →