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sharingκοινωνοῦντεςin the needsταῖς χρείαιςof the saints;τῶν ἁγίωνpursuingδιώκοντεςhospitality.τὴν φιλοξενίαν
Romans 12:13
Study it in the app“sharing in the needs of the saints; pursuing hospitality.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 12:13, word by word
- sharingκοινωνοῦντεςkoinōnountes
share, take part
To share; to have a part with others.
Where else “koinōnountes” appears- in the needsχρείαιςchreiais
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreiais” appears- of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiōn” appears- pursuingδιώκοντεςdiōkontes
pursue
To go after something with all you have.
Where else “diōkontes” appears- hospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenian
hospitality
Hospitality: love of strangers, welcoming them into one's home.
Where else “philoxenian” appears
The context
12in hope, rejoicing; in affliction, enduring; in prayer, persevering;
13 · This verse (above)
14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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?