Romans
Romans 12:17
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.