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Butἀλλὰput onἐνδύσασθεthe Lordτὸν κύριονJesusἸησοῦνthe Messiah,Χριστόνandκαὶdo notμὴmakeποιεῖσθεprovisionπρόνοιανfor the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςforεἰςits desires.ἐπιθυμίας
Romans 13:14
Study it in the app“But put on the Lord Jesus the Messiah, and do not make provision for the flesh for its desires.”
Walk decently and put on the Lord Jesus the MessiahPurity
With the Greek beneath
Romans 13:14, word by word
- put onἐνδύσασθεendysasthe
be clothed with
To be clothed with something: with Christ, with power.
Where else “endysasthe” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- the MessiahΧριστόνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- makeποιεῖσθεpoieisthe
make
To bring something into being: to make or create it.
Where else “poieisthe” appears- provisionπρόνοιανpronoian
plan ahead
To plan ahead to satisfy something.
Where else “pronoian” appears- for the fleshσαρκὸςsarkos
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarkos” appears- its desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithymias
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appears
The context
13As in the day, let us walk decently, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in sexual excess and debauchery, not in strife and jealousy.
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To study Romans 13 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say we owe others, and how does he sum up the law? (vv. 8-10)
2. What it means
Why does Paul say love does no harm to a neighbor and so fulfills the law? (v. 10)
3. How I live it
Whom close to you can you show love in a concrete way this week, expecting nothing in return?