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Verse 19. _DEARLY BELOVED, AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES_] Ye are the children
of God, and he loves you; and because he loves you he will permit
nothing to be done to you that he will not turn to your advanta...
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DEARLY BELOVED - This expression of tenderness was especially
appropriate in an exhortation to peace. It reminded them of the
affection and friendship which ought to subsist among them as
brethren.
AV...
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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.). T...
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THE TRUE WORSHIP AND THE ESSENTIAL CHANGE (Romans 12:1-2)...
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DEARLY. Omit.
BELOVED. App-135.
AVENGE. revenge. See Luke 18:3.
RATHER. Omit.
UNTO. to. wrath. the wrath (i.e. of God). See Romans 1:18.
VENGEANCE. Greek. _ekdikesis._ See Acts 7:24.
REPAY. reco...
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_Dearly beloved_ Words here conveying a singularly beautiful appeal.
The believers are entreated by the voice of love to walk in love.
For a remarkable illustration of the precept see 1 Corinthians 6...
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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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ΈΚΔΙΚΟΫ́ΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΚΔΙΚΈΩ
(G1556) обеспечивать чьи-л. права, мстить,
отмщать. Об _imper._ значении _part._ в ст. 9-19
(серии требований), _см._ Romans 12:9 (BG, 129f).
ΔΌΤΕ _aor. i...
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AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES— The emperor Claudius, by his decree, banished
all Jews from Rome, Acts 18:2. Upon this occasion Aquila and Priscilla
removed to Corinth, where St. Paul found them, and dwelt wit...
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_TEXT_
Romans 12:17-21. Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for
things honorable in the sight of all men. Romans 12:18 If it be
possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. Ro...
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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto
wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the
Lord.
DEARLY BELOVED, AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES (SEE THE NOTE AT R...
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The Conduct of the Saints
14 The conduct of the saints in any given economy is based on God's
dispensation. If He dispenses law, He requires conduct in accord with
law. Mercy calls for a higher s...
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12:19 written, (f-13) See Deuteronomy 32:35 ....
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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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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. Off...
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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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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 fai...
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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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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 issu...
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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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_Give place to wrath. That we do, says St. John Chrysostom, when we
leave all to God, and endeavour to return good for evil. (Witham)_...
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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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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto
wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the
Lord. (20) Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirs...
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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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19._Avenge not yourselves, etc. _The evil which he corrects here, as
we have reminded you, is more grievous than the preceding, which he
has just stated; and yet both of them arise from the same fount...
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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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DEARLY BELOVED,.... This affectionate appellation the apostle makes
use of, expressing his great love to them, the rather to work upon
then, and move them to an attention to what he is about to say; w...
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Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but _rather_ give place unto
wrath: for it is written, Vengeance _is_ mine; I will repay, saith the
Lord.
Ver. 19. _Avenge not yourselves_] Some take the sword...
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_Dearly beloved_ So he softens the rugged spirit; _avenge not
yourselves_ On those that have injured you, whatever wrongs you may
receive; _but rather give place unto wrath_ Yield to the wrath of the...
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GIVE PLACE UNTO WRATH; do not take revenge upon those who injure you,
but exercise a forgiving spirit. Leave the taking of vengeance to
Jehovah, to whom it belongs. Deuteronomy 32:35. Individuals agai...
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The Christian's relation to his enemies:...
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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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Be of the same mind
A. We have not changed subjects
B. Started in verse 2 "renewed mind"
C. Verse 3 - "How we ought to think"
D. All the commands in vs. 9-15 = SAME MIND
Condescend - to move down...
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Romans 12:19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the
wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me;. will
recompense, saith the Lord.
'Avenge' -'Never take your own...
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17-21 Since men became enemies to God, they have been very ready to
be enemies one to another. And those that embrace religion, must
expect to meet with enemies in a world whose smiles seldom agree w...
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DEARLY BELOVED; he useth this friendly compellation, the better to
persuade to the following duty, which is so hard to flesh and blood.
AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES: you had an exhortation to this purpose, R...
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Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God:
for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense,
saith the Lord. [The quotation is from Deuteronomy 32:35. We ma...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book II
To a people which was very obdurate, and wanting in faith towards God,
it might seem tedious, and even incredible, to expect from God that
vengeance which was subse...
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Romans 12:19 Beloved G27 not G3361 avenge G1556 (G5723) yourselves
G1438 but G235 give G1325 (G5628) place G5117 wrath G3709 for G1063
written G1125 (G5769) Vengeance G1557 Mine G1698 I G1473 repay G4...
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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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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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AVENGE NOT
(μη εκδικουντες). Independent participle again of late
verb εκδικεω from εκδικος, exacting justice (Romans
13:4). See already Luke 18:5; 2 Corinthians 10:6.BUT GIVE PLACE UNTO
WRATH
(αλ...
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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 surre...
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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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NEVER TAKE REVENGE. If someone does you wrong, _you harm yourself by_
taking revenge. Some condition in the church at Rome must have been
the reason for this strong statement from Paul. Not the one wh...
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_Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath._
AVENGE NOT YOURSELVES
The prohibition urged by such considerations as--
1. Our own peace and happiness. There is nothing so wretched as th...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 12:17 REPAY NO ONE EVIL.... VENGEANCE IS MINE.
This alludes to Jesus’ teaching (Matthew 5:39).
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 12:17.—Provide things honest, handsome, beautiful, useful,
profitable, in the sight of men. Remove every reasonable ground of
suspicion. Wear the white flower of a blameless l...
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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 Samuel 25:26; 1 Samuel 25:33; Deuteronomy 32:35; Deuteronomy 32:43;
Ezekiel 25:12; Hebrews 10:30; Leviticus 19:18; Luke 6:27; Luke 9:55;...
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Give place unto wrath [δ ο τ ε τ ο π ο ν τ η ο ρ γ η].
Wrath has the article : the wrath, referring to the divine wrath. Give
place is give room for it to work. Do not get in its way, as you will
do b...
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Dearly beloved — So he softens the rugged spirit. Revenge not
yourselves, but leave that to God. Perhaps it might more properly be
rendered, leave room for wrath; that is, the wrath of God, to whom
ve...
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Observe here, How the apostle renews his exhortation to all Christians
to watch against the sin of private and personal revenge; he urged it
before, ver. 17 he reinforces it here, ver. 19 thereby show...