Romans
Romans 12:17–18
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
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Romans 12:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not repay anyone | ἀποδιδόντες | apodidontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| evil | κακὸν | kakon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2556 bad, evil |
| for | ἀντὶ | anti | Preposition | G473 instead of, for |
| evil | κακοῦ | kakou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2556 bad, evil |
| Carefully consider | προνοούμενοι | pronooumenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4306 I provide for |
| what is right | καλὰ | kala | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| in the eyes of | ἐνώπιον | enōpion | Preposition | G1799 before the face of, in the presence of |
| everybody | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Romans 12:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| possible | δυνατόν | dynaton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1415 powerful, able, possible |
| on | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| live at peace | εἰρηνεύοντες | eirēneuontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1514 I am peaceful, keep the peace, am at peace |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| everyone | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 12:17 Proverbs 20:22 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15 · 1 Peter 3:9 · Matthew 5:39 · 2 Corinthians 8:20–21 · Philippians 4:8–9 · Romans 12:19 · 1 Peter 3:16 · 1 Peter 2:12 · 1 Thessalonians 5:22 · 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 · Romans 14:16
Romans 12:18 Hebrews 12:14 · Romans 14:19 · Matthew 5:9 · 2 Corinthians 13:11 · James 3:16–18 · Galatians 5:22 · Mark 9:50 · Proverbs 12:20 · 1 Peter 3:11 · 2 Timothy 2:22 · Psalm 34:14 · Romans 14:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.