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Romans 12:7-8 KJV
Romans · chapter 12 · verses 7–8
7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.Romans 12:7-8 · King James Version
Romans 12:7-8 in context
5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
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Key words (Strong's)
- exhortationparaklēsisa calling near, summons, , [imploration], exhortation, admonition, encouragement…G3874 →
- simplicityhaplotēssingleness, simplicity, sincerity, mental honesty, the virtue of one who is free from…G572 →
- exhortethparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- diligencespoudēhaste, with haste, earnestness, diligence, earnestness in accomplishing, promoting, or…G4710 →
- ministrydiakoniaservice, ministering, esp. of those who execute the commands of others, of those who by…G1248 →
- teachethdidaskōto teach, to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them, deliver didactic…G1321 →
- givethmetadidōmito impartG3330 →
- rulethproistēmito set or place before, to set over, to be over, to superintend, preside over, to be a…G4291 →
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We may observe here, according to the scheme mentioned in the contents, the apostle's exhortations, I. Concerning our duty to God, We see what is godliness. 1. It is to surrender ourselves to God, and so to lay a good foundation. We must first give our own selves unto the Lord, Co2 8:5.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-21