Romans 12:13

ταῖς χρείαις. Cf. Acts 28:10; Philippians 2:25; Philippians 4:16; Philippians 4:19; Titus 3:14 = the needs. On μνείαις see crit. note, p. xlv.

κοινωνοῦντες. κοιν. = to be partners or act as partners; the dat. of the thing marks the matter in which the partnership is exercised; cf. Romans 15:27; 1 Timothy 5:22; 1 Peter 4:13; 2 John 1:11; dat. of person = the persons with whom the partnership is formed, cf. Philippians 4:15; Galatians 6:6; the gen. of the thing, the matter which the partners share; cf. Hebrews 2:14. So here = acting as their partners in the matter of their needs: goes farther than μεταδιδούς, Romans 12:8, as implying personal service; cf. 1 Timothy 6:18.

τὴν φιλοξενίαν διώκοντες. Cf. Romans 9:30-31; Romans 14:19; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:15, alibi This use confined to Pauline writings (incl. Heb., 1 Pet.); not the mere exercise, but the active search for opportunity is implied. Hospitality, a recognised duty, is to be carefully cultivated; cf. 1 Peter 4:9; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8.