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in hope,τῇ ἐλπίδιrejoicing;χαίροντεςin affliction,τῇ θλίψειenduring;ὑπομένοντεςin prayer,τῇ προσευχῇpersevering;προσκαρτεροῦντες
Romans 12:12
Study it in the app“in hope, rejoicing; in affliction, enduring; in prayer, persevering;”
Paul: be constant in prayer, even in afflictionPrayer
With the Greek beneath
Romans 12:12, word by word
- in hopeἐλπίδιelpidi
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidi” appears- rejoicingχαίροντεςchairontes
rejoice
To feel joy and gladness about something.
Where else “chairontes” appears- in afflictionθλίψειthlipsei
trouble, affliction
Affliction, distress, pressure.
Where else “thlipsei” appears- enduringὑπομένοντεςhypomenontes
endure
To hold firm through trials without giving up.
Where else “hypomenontes” appears- in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēi
prayer
Talking with God, asking him.
Where else “proseuchēi” appears- perseveringπροσκαρτεροῦντεςproskarterountes
persevere
To keep at something day after day, without giving it up.
Where else “proskarterountes” appears
The context
11in diligence, not lazy; in the spirit, fervent; being slaves to the Lord;
12 · This verse (above)
13sharing in the needs of the saints; pursuing hospitality.
To study Romans 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul ask in vv. 1-2, and what does he say about the mind?
2. What it means
What does it mean to you not to be conformed to this age but to be transformed by the renewal of the mind? (v. 2)
3. How I live it
Paul says: "If possible, as far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people" (v. 18). With whom can you take a step toward peace?