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Ifεἰpossible,δυνατόνas far asτὸ ἐξit depends on you,ὑμῶνbe at peaceεἰρηνεύοντεςwithμετὰallπάντωνpeople.ἀνθρώπων
Romans 12:18
Study it in the app“If possible, as far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.”
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With the Greek beneath
Romans 12:18, word by word
- possibleδυνατόνdynaton
possible
Within reach: "nothing is beyond God".
Where else “dynaton” appears- be at peaceεἰρηνεύοντεςeirēneuontes
be at peace
Live in peace.
Where else “eirēneuontes” appears- peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears
The context
17Repay no one evil for evil; take thought for what is good before all people.
18 · This verse (above)
19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath; for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.
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?