Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
Romans 12:17
Provide things honest, &c.— "Take care that your behaviour be such, as may be approved by all men." Dr. Wells reads,—In the sight of God, and in the sight of men.
Provide things honest, &c.— "Take care that your behaviour be such, as may be approved by all men." Dr. Wells reads,—In the sight of God, and in the sight of men.
ROMANS 12:17 evnw,pion pa,ntwn Under the influence of Proverbs 3:4 and 2 Corinthians 8:21 several wi...
Verse 17. _RECOMPENSE_, c.] Do not take notice of every little injury you may sustain. Do not be _litigious_. Beware of too nice a sense of your own honour intolerable pride is at the bottom of this....
RECOMPENSE - Render, give, or return; see the note at Matthew 5:39. This is probably one of the most difficult precepts of Christianity; but the law of Christ on the subject is unyielding. It is a sol...
III. EXHORTATIONS AND THE CONCLUSION. Chapter s 12-16. CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The Body as a Willing Sacrifice. (Romans 12:1 .)_ 2. Service. (Romans 12:3 .) 3. The Daily Walk in Holiness. (Romans 12:9 .)...
IN THE CHRISTIAN TEMPER, _modesty_ is the first desideratum. Romans 12:3. I tell everyone that is among you not _to_ be high-minded above a right mind, but to be of a mind to be sober-minded (Sp.). Th...
THE TRUE WORSHIP AND THE ESSENTIAL CHANGE (Romans 12:1-2)...
Bless those who persecute you; bless them and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Keep your thoughts from pride; and neve...
NO MAN. no one. Greek. _medeis._ EVIL. App-128. FOR. App-104. PROVIDE. Take thought beforehand. Greek. _pronoeo._ Only here, 2 Corinthians 8:21; 1 Timothy 5:8. See Proverbs 3:4
_Recompense to no man_, &c. Matthew 5:39; 1 Thessalonians 5:15, (a pregnant parallel to this context;) 1 Peter 3:9. _Provide things honest_ Lit. THINKING BEFOREHAND HONOURABLE THINGS; using forethough...
F. 12–15:13. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN ITS EFFECT UPON BOTH THE COMMON AND THE INDIVIDUAL LIFE OF CHRISTIANS. In this section S. Paul deals with the consequences of the principles he has worked...
10–21. Note the remarkable coordination of participles, adjectives, infinitives (15), and imperatives. All should be translated by the imperative; cf. Moulton, pp. 180 f., 222; cf. 1 Peter 2:18; 1 Pet...
ΜΗΔΕΝῚ ΚΑΚῸΝ Κ.Τ.Λ. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 f.; 1 Peter 3:9 f. ΠΡΟΝΟΟΎΜΕΝΟΙ ΚΑΛᾺ Κ.Τ.Λ. Proverbs 3:4, LXX[254]; 2 Corint
ΑΠΟΔΊΔΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΆΠΟΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G591) отдавать, возвращать, возмещать (ВВС), ΠΡΟΝΟΟΎΜΕΝΟΙ _praes. med. part. от_ ΠΡΟΝΟΈΩ (G4306) обдумывать заранее, рассматривать, беспокоиться о (Godet...
_TEXT_ Romans 12:17-21. Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. Romans 12:18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. Ro...
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. RECOMPENSE ('RECOMPENSING') TO NO MAN EVIL FOR EVIL (see the note at Romans 12:14). PROVIDE ('PROVIDING') THINGS...
__ The Conduct of the Saints 14 The conduct of the saints in any given economy is based on God's dispensation. If He dispenses law, He requires conduct in accord with law. Mercy calls for a higher s...
12:17 providing (e-8) Taking care by forethought that there should be what is comely and seemly. See 'forethought,' ch. 13.14; 2 Corinthians 8:21 ....
PROVIDE] RV 'take thought for.' HONEST] RV 'honourable.'...
PARAPHRASE. '(1) God's redeeming love should be answered by the true sacrifice and spiritual ritual service of a life of purity and self-denial and work for God. (2) Do not follow the fashions and cus...
PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS ROMANS _HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 12 TRUE *WORSHIP 12:1-2 V1 *Brothers and *sisters, God has shown you his kindness. Therefore I am appealing to you. Of...
PROVIDE THINGS HONEST... — Let your purposes be such that all men shall recognise their complete integrity. Do not engage in enterprises of a doubtful character, that might bring not only yourselves b...
(9-21) Now follow to the end of the chapter a number of general exhortations, not addressed to particular persons or classes, but to the Church at large....
CHAPTER 26 CHRISTIAN DUTY: DETAILS OF PERSONAL CONDUCT Romans 12:8 ST. PAUL has set before us the life of surrender, of the "giving over" of faculty to God, in one great preliminary aspect. The fair...
As far as any single idea pervades the rest of the chapter it is that of the first words in Romans 12:9 : ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος. The passage as a whole has a strong affinity to 1 Corinthians 13, and alo...
From this point the subject treated is chiefly the Christian's attitude to enemies. μηδενὶ κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἀποδ. μηδενὶ is emphatic: to no one, Christian or un-Christian. Nothing can ever justify rev...
LIVING AS A CHRISTIAN Romans 12:9 In this section the Apostle shows how the great principle of consecration must affect the details of conduct. It is most necessary to insist on these practical issue...
The word "therefore" links all that is now to be said with everything that has gone before. Because of the grace of God, the believer is called to certain attitudes and actions. The very first of thes...
“ _Recompensing to no man evil for evil; being preoccupied with good in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, living peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenging not yo...
The χαρίσματα, _gifts_, are different, as we have just seen. But there is a gift which is at the root of all the rest, and which ought to be common to all believers, that of all those who have no othe...
TWENTY-FIFTH PASSAGE (12:3-21). THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER AS A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH. The notion of consecration is still the prevailing one in this passage. This consecration is realized in life: 1st,...
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; (7) Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he t...
The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
17._Repaying to no one, etc. _This differs but little from what shortly after follows, except that revenge is more than the kind of repaying of which he speaks here; for we render evil for evil someti...
The apostle resumes the thread of his instructions, by taking up as he does in all his epistles the moral consequences of his doctrine. He places the believer at the outset on the ground of God's merc...
RECOMPENCE TO NO MAN EVIL FOR EVIL,.... Neither evil words for evil words, railing for railing; nor evil deeds for evil deeds, one ill turn for another; nor the evil of punishment for the evil of faul...
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Ver. 17. _Recompense to no man_] In reason, revenge is but justice; Aristotle commends it, the world calls it manhoo...
_Rejoicing in hope_ Of perfect holiness and everlasting happiness; or _of the glory of God;_ (Romans 5:2;) and _of eternal life, Titus 1:2_; _patient in tribulation_ To which you may be exposed for th...
RECOMPENSE TO NO MAN; do no evil to any one, because he does evil to you. THINGS HONEST IN THE SIGHT OF ALL MEN; things that are right, lovely, and of good report, as the original word implies. Condu...
The Christian's relation to his enemies:...
RECOMPENSE TO NO MAN EVIL FOR EVIL. PROVIDE THINGS HONEST IN THE SIGHT OF ALL MEN....
PRACTICAL RESPONSE IN BELIEVERS Now Paul has completed his treatment of the subject of God's counsel in reference to salvation - counsel accomplished by a hand of mercy. What then is to be the proper...
Be of the same mind A. We have not changed subjects B. Started in verse 2 "renewed mind" C. Verse 3 - "How we ought to think" D. All the commands in vs. 9-15 = SAME MIND Condescend - to move down...
__ Romans 12:17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. 'render' -'pay back' (NASV), 'Never return injury for injury' (TCNT) 'NO MAN' -emphatic, t...
17-21 Since men became enemies to God, they have been very ready to be enemies one to another. And those that embrace religion, must expect to meet with enemies in a world whose smiles seldom agree w...
RECOMPENSE TO NO MAN EVIL FOR EVIL; our Saviour teacheth the same doctrine in other words, MATTHEW 5:39,40: see parallel places in Proverbs 20:22 1 Thessalonians 5:15...
Render to no man evil for evil. [Quoted from the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:38-48). The precept bids us reject the lex talionis, and live contrary to it: it commands us to eschew both the spirit a...
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians And let the presbyters be compassionate and merciful to all, bringing back those that wander, visiting all the sick, and not neglecting the widow, the orphan, o...
Romans 12:17 Repay G591 (G5723) one G3367 evil G2556 for G473 evil G2556 regard G4306 (G5734) things...
A CALL TO MAKE REAL IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH THEY HAVE RECEIVED (12:1-15:33). This section moves from the indicative to the imperative. Having outlined the ways of God i...
‘Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honourable in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as in you lies, be at peace with all men.' We might summarise these injunctions...
COMMANDS TO LOVE ALL (12:14-18). Having looked at the needs of believers, Paul now turns his attention to the need for those who have experienced the mercies of God to demonstrate love towards all men...
A CALL TO FULFIL THE LAW OF CHRIST AND OF THE SCRIPTURES. THE WORKING OUT OF LOVE (12:9-21). Having dealt with what was necessary for the edifying and upbuilding of the body of Christ, Paul now turns...
2. _Exhortation for all Christians_, _in their Personal Relations_, _from Love of the Brethren to returning Good for Evil._ All the precepts of this section are based upon Christian love (Romans 12:9)...
Romans 12:17. RECOMPENSE TO NO MAN EVIL FOR EVIL. The proper treatment of those opposed to us was spoken of in Romans 12:14, and from this point is the sole topic of the section. ‘No man' who injures...
RENDER TO NO MAN (μηδεν αποδιδοντες). "Giving back to no man." Independent participle again.EVIL FOR EVIL (κακον αντ κακου). Directly opposite to the law of retaliation of the Pharisees as in Matt...
Romans 12:16 Our Duty to Equals. I. While the compassionate view of man, as compared with the ordinary view of him in his health and strength as a flourishing member of this world, is characterised b...
CONTENTS: Christian life and service. Consecration to Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: Since we have been justified through grace, by faith in Christ, it is our first duty to surren...
Romans 12:1. _I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God._ Under the form of entreaty he now tenderly exhorts them, in return for all the glory of redeeming love, to present their bodies...
DO NOT PAY HIM BACK WITH EVIL. Our human nature wants revenge! It may be hard to return good for evil, _but it is required,_ and the rewards are great. _See_ John 13:35 and note. TRY TO DO. See Matthe...
_Recompense to no man evil for evil._ NON-RETALIATION I. What evils are we not to recompense? 1. Not to hate others because they hate us (Matthew 5:44). 2. Not to curse others because they curse us...
ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 12:17 REPAY NO ONE EVIL.... VENGEANCE IS MINE. This alludes to Jesus’ teaching (Matthew 5:39)....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Romans 12:17.—Provide things honest, handsome, beautiful, useful, profitable, in the sight of men. Remove every reasonable ground of suspicion. Wear the white flower of a blameless l...
EXPOSITION VER. 1–CH. 14:23 III. HORTATORY. It is St. Paul's way to supplement his doctrinal treatises with detailed practical directions as to the conduct that should of necessity ensue on belief in...
I beseech you therefore, brethren (Romans 12:1), Because God has grafted you in, because you are partaking of the fullness of that good tree. I beseech thee, because of these things, that ye present...
1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Corinthians 6:6; 1 Corinthians 6:7;...
Provide [π ρ ο ν ο ο υ μ ε ν ο ι]. The A. V. uses provide in its earlier and more literal meaning of taking thought in advance. This has been mostly merged in the later meaning of furnish, so that the...
Provide — Think beforehand; contrive to give as little offence as may be to any....
By EVIL here, we are to understand wrongs and private injuries; by NOT RECOMPENSING them, is meant not revenging them. Corrupt nature is very prone to return wrong for wrong, one ill turn for another,...