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Repayἀποδιδόντεςno oneμηδενὶevilκακὸνforἀντὶevil;κακοῦtake thought forπρονοούμενοιwhat is goodκαλὰbeforeἐνώπιονallπάντωνpeople.ἀνθρώπων
Romans 12:17
Study it in the app“Repay no one evil for evil; take thought for what is good before all people.”
Do not repay evil with evil; overcome evil with goodForgivenessDo not repay evil for evil; overcome evil with goodLove
With the Greek beneath
Romans 12:17, word by word
- Repayἀποδιδόντεςapodidontes
repay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodidontes” appears- no oneμηδενὶmēdeni
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdeni” appears- evilκακὸνkakon
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakon” appears- forἀντὶanti
instead of
As a swap for: "eye for eye".
Where else “anti” appears- take thought forπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoi
take thought
To think ahead about doing what is good.
Where else “pronooumenoi” appears- what is goodκαλὰkala
beautiful
Lovely to look at.
Where else “kala” appears- beforeἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears
Translation note
Allusion to Proverbs 3:4, according to the Greek.
The context
16Be of the same mind toward one another; do not set your mind on lofty things, but let yourselves be carried along by what is humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation.
17 · This verse (above)
18If possible, as far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.
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?