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ROMANS 12:11 kuri,w| {A}
The reading kairw|/, supported chiefly by Western witnesses (D* F G 5
itd*, g Origenlat Cyprian Ambrosiaster Jerome _al_), probably arose
from a confusion of k=w= and krw (th...
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Verse Romans 12:11. _NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS_] That God, who
_forbade_ working on the _seventh_ day, has, by the same authority,
_enjoined_ it on the other _six days_. He who neglects to labour
durin...
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NOT SLOTHFUL - The word rendered “slothful” refers to those who
are slow, idle, destitute of promptness of mind and activity; compare
Matthew 25:16.
IN BUSINESS - τῇ σπουδῇ tē spoudē. This is th...
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III. EXHORTATIONS AND THE CONCLUSION.
Chapter s 12-16.
CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The Body as a Willing Sacrifice. (Romans 12:1 .)_
2. Service. (Romans 12:3 .)
3. The Daily Walk in Holiness. (Romans 12:9 .)...
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IN THE CHRISTIAN TEMPER, _modesty_ is the first desideratum.
Romans 12:3. I tell everyone that is among you not _to_ be high-minded
above a right mind, but to be of a mind to be sober-minded (Sp.). Th...
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Your love must be completely sincere. Hate that which is evil and
cling to that which is good. Be affectionate to one another in
brotherly love. Give to each other priority in honour. Do not be
sluggi...
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THE TRUE WORSHIP AND THE ESSENTIAL CHANGE (Romans 12:1-2)...
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SLOTHFUL. Greek. _okneros._ Only here; Matthew 25:26; Philippians 1:3;
Philippians 1:1.
BUSINESS. Greek. _spoude_, as "diligence" in...
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_not slothful in business_ Better, IN POINT OF EARNEST DILIGENCE, NOT
SLOTHFUL. The precept _includes_an exhortation to thoroughness in
earthly duty, but much more besides.
_fervent in spirit_ Better,...
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10–21. Note the remarkable coordination of participles, adjectives,
infinitives (15), and imperatives. All should be translated by the
imperative; cf. Moulton, pp. 180 f., 222; cf. 1 Peter 2:18; 1 Pet...
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F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH
THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS.
In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles
he has worked...
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ΤΗ͂Ι ΣΠΟΥΔΗ͂Ι, in the zealous diligence which Christian
practice requires.
ὈΚΝΗΡΟΊ, of hesitation from whatever cause, so sluggish, idle;
cf. Matthew 25:26.
ΤΩ͂Ι ΠΝΕΎΜΑΤΙ prob. = with or by the Holy...
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The urgency of the times calls for the new character in man....
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DISCOURSE: 1908
CHRISTIAN DUTIES TO GOD AND MAN EXPLAINED
Romans 12:9. _Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour
pre...
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SERVING THE LORD— Some copies read καιρω, instead of
κυριω, _serving the time;_ that is, husbanding your
opportunities: but though admitted by Dr. Mills, it appears an
unnatural and inelegant expressi...
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_TEXT_
Romans 12:3-16. For I say, through the grace that was given me, to
every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than
he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly,...
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Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
(BE) NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS, [ tee (G3588) spoudee (G4710)]. The
word here rendered "business" means 'zeal,' 'diligence,' 'purpose;...
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Conciliation-National
22 Nothing shows the blindness of Christendom more than their severe
denunciation of faithless Israel, yet they are following precisely the
same course and have not the slig...
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12:11 spirit (b-8) Or 'by the Spirit.' See Note at ch. 8.9. serving
(c-10) The word means 'to serve as a bondman' _ douleuo_ . It is
different from the words used for service in ver. 1 (which is from...
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PARAPHRASE. '(1) God's redeeming love should be answered by the true
sacrifice and spiritual ritual service of a life of purity and
self-denial and work for God. (2) Do not follow the fashions and
cus...
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RV 'In diligence not slothful'; 'diligence' =zeal, moral earnestness,
not merely in temporal affairs....
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 12
TRUE *WORSHIP 12:1-2
V1 *Brothers and *sisters, God has shown you his kindness. Therefore
I am appealing to you. Of...
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(9-21) Now follow to the end of the chapter a number of general
exhortations, not addressed to particular persons or classes, but to
the Church at large....
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IN BUSINESS. — Rather, _in zeal;_ the reference is to the spiritual
and not to the practical life, as the English reader might suppose.
FERVENT. — In the literal and etymological sense _boiling_ or
_...
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CHAPTER 26
CHRISTIAN DUTY: DETAILS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT
Romans 12:8
ST. PAUL has set before us the life of surrender, of the "giving over"
of faculty to God, in one great preliminary aspect. The fair...
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As far as any single idea pervades the rest of the chapter it is that
of the first words in Romans 12:9 : ἡ ἀγάπη
ἀνυπόκριτος. The passage as a whole has a strong affinity
to 1 Corinthians 13, and alo...
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τῇ σπουδῇ μὴ ὀκνηροί : σπουδὴ occurs
twelve times in the N.T., and is translated in our A.V. seven
different ways. It denotes the moral earnestness with which one should
give himself to his vocation....
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LIVING AS A CHRISTIAN
Romans 12:9
In this section the Apostle shows how the great principle of
consecration must affect the details of conduct. It is most necessary
to insist on these practical issue...
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The word "therefore" links all that is now to be said with everything
that has gone before. Because of the grace of God, the believer is
called to certain attitudes and actions. The very first of thes...
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Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; (r) serving the Lord;
(r) This verse is well put, for it makes a distinction between
Christian duties, and philosophical duties....
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TWENTY-FIFTH PASSAGE (12:3-21). THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER AS A MEMBER
OF THE CHURCH.
The notion of consecration is still the prevailing one in this
passage. This consecration is realized in life: 1st,...
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The χαρίσματα, _gifts_, are different, as we have just seen.
But there is a gift which is at the root of all the rest, and which
ought to be common to all believers, that of all those who have no
othe...
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“ _As to zeal, being not indolent; fervent in spirit; taking
advantage of opportunity._ ”
With respectful consideration, Romans 12:10, there is easily connected
the disposition to render service, whi...
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Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to
us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of
faith; (7) Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he t...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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_ENTHUSIASM_
‘Fervent in spirit.’
Romans 12:11
Without the intense fire of God burning in enthusiastic hearts, the
moral, the spiritual world, yes, the whole world of man, would sink
into a univers...
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11._Not slothful in business, etc. _This precept is given to us, not
only because a Christian life ought to be an active life; but because
it often becomes us to overlook our own benefit, and to spend...
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The apostle resumes the thread of his instructions, by taking up as he
does in all his epistles the moral consequences of his doctrine. He
places the believer at the outset on the ground of God's merc...
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NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS,.... Meaning not worldly business, or the
affairs of life; though slothfulness in this respect is scandalous to
human nature, and especially in persons under a profession of
r...
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Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Ver. 11. _Not slothful_] Or, not driving off till it be too late
(ακνηρος, _cunctator_ the delayer). Charles, the son of Charles
Duke of...
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Having spoken of faith and its fruits, Romans 12:3, he comes now to
speak of love. _Let love be without dissimulation_ Not in pretence,
but in reality; not _in word and tongue only_, but in deed and i...
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IN BUSINESS; or in diligence, as the same word is rendered in verse
Romans 12:8. The meaning is, that in the exercise of a diligent and
earnest spirit we should not be remiss.
SERVING THE LORD; by act...
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NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS; FERVENT IN SPIRIT; SERVING THE LORD;...
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The Christian's conduct in his personal relations:...
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PRACTICAL RESPONSE IN BELIEVERS
Now Paul has completed his treatment of the subject of God's counsel
in reference to salvation - counsel accomplished by a hand of mercy.
What then is to be the proper...
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Love (agape) should be
Without dissimulation - hypocrisy, no pretense, not false love
Abhor evil - (pornos) bad, malicious, wicked, badness in quality or
character
Cleave to that which is good - be...
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Romans 12:11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the
Lord;
'diligence' -'not lagging behind in diligence' (NASV). The KJV has
'business', but Paul isn't talking primarily about o...
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9-16 The professed love of Christians to each other should be
sincere, free from deceit, and unmeaning and deceitful compliments.
Depending on Divine grace, they must detest and dread all evil, and
l...
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NOT SLOTHFUL IN BUSINESS; this clause may be expounded by ECCLESIASTES
9:10: q.d. In all the duties of thy particular and general calling, in
every thing that respects the glory of God, thine own or n...
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in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord [These
three commands refer more especially to the outward life of the
Christian. In all matters of employment, whether religious or secu...
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Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Fourth
And refrain from much business, and you will never sin: for they who
are occupied with much business commit also many sins, being
distracted about their affairs,...
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Romans 12:11 not G3361 lagging G3636 diligence G4710 fervent G2204
(G5723) spirit G4151 serving G1398 (G5723) Lord
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1). CHRISTIAN LIVING (12:1-13:14).
In this passage Paul calls on God's people so to present their bodies
as a living offering to God, through their having died with Christ and
risen with Him (Romans 6...
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A CALL TO MAKE REAL IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHICH THEY HAVE RECEIVED (12:1-15:33).
This section moves from the indicative to the imperative. Having
outlined the ways of God i...
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A CALL TO FULFIL THE LAW OF CHRIST AND OF THE SCRIPTURES. THE WORKING
OUT OF LOVE (12:9-21).
Having dealt with what was necessary for the edifying and upbuilding
of the body of Christ, Paul now turns...
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‘In diligence not slothful (in zeal not flagging), fervent in
spirit, serving the Lord.'
It is necessarily the church which will benefit most by the zeal of
God's people in serving the LORD, for their...
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LOVE EXPRESSING ITSELF IN THE FAMILY OF BELIEVERS (12:10-13).
While the injunctions that follow in Romans 12:10 are not necessarily
to be limited to benefiting the family, it is clear that love for ou...
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Romans 12:11. IN DILIGENCE, NOT SLOTHFUL. We restore the emphatic
order throughout ‘In diligence' (the same word as in Romans 12:8),
not, ‘in business,' but with respect to zeal;' in whatever Christia...
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2. _Exhortation for all Christians_, _in their Personal Relations_,
_from Love of the Brethren to returning Good for Evil._
All the precepts of this section are based upon Christian love (Romans
12:9)...
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SLOTHFUL
(οκνηρο). Old adjective from οκνεω, to hesitate, to be
slow. Slow and "poky" as in Matthew 25:26....
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Romans 12:11
The Results of Slothfulness.
I. We frequently meet people who, on extraordinary occasions, or
stimulated by some special inspiration, will exert much diligence and
take great pains to pr...
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Romans 12:1. _I beseech you therefore, brethren,_
Paul is a calm reasoner. He is a bold starer of truth, but here he
comes to pleading with us. I think that I see him lift the pen from
the paper and...
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CONTENTS: Christian life and service. Consecration to Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: Since we have been justified through grace, by faith in
Christ, it is our first duty to surren...
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Romans 12:1. _I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
God._ Under the form of entreaty he now tenderly exhorts them, in
return for all the glory of redeeming love, to present their bodies...
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WORK HARD. A Christian may "burn out," but never "rust out!" SERVE THE
LORD. The "spiritual temperature" is to be _high_ in the messianic
community!!!...
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_Not slothful in business._
I. We have all business to do.
I. In our particular calling and station in the world (1 Thessalonians
4:11).
2. In our general calling (Philippians 2:12).
(1) Repentance...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 12:1 God’s Righteousness in Everyday Life.
The gift of God’s saving righteousness leads to a new life. Paul
explains some practical results of God’s saving mercy....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 12:11.—In your haste be not idle, in your business be not
lazy. As to your zeal, being not indolent; fervent in spirit, taking
advantage of opportunity. The Syriac, Arabic, and...
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EXPOSITION
VER. 1–CH. 14:23
III. HORTATORY. It is St. Paul's way to supplement his doctrinal
treatises with detailed practical directions as to the conduct that
should of necessity ensue on belief in...
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I beseech you therefore, brethren (Romans 12:1),
Because God has grafted you in, because you are partaking of the
fullness of that good tree. I beseech thee, because of these things,
that ye present...
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1 Corinthians 7:22; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 4:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:11;...
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Slothful [ο κ ν η ρ ο ι]. From ojknew to delay.
In business [τ η σ π ο υ δ η]. Wrong. Render, as Rev., in
diligence; see on ver. 8. Luther, "in regard to zeal be not lazy."
Fervent [ζ ε ο ν τ ε ς]....
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GOD'S CALL TO CONSECRATION
Romans 12:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Permit me to enlarge upon the expression, "THEREFORE." Our chapter
opens thus: "I beseech you THEREFORE, brethren, by the mercies of
God....
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Whatsoever ye do, do it with your might. In every business diligently
and fervently serving the Lord — Doing all to God, not to man....
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The next duty exhorted to, is diligence and industry in all our duties
both to God and man, but particularly in the duties of our calling. We
must avoid the two extremes of slothfulness on the one han...