Romans
Romans 12:20
20On the contrary,
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him a drink.
For in so doing,
you will heap burning coals on his head.”c
Footnotes
- c 12:20 Proverbs 25:21–22|PRO 25:21-22(see also LXX)
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the contrary | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| If | Ἐὰν | Ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| enemy | ἐχθρός | echthros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy |
| is hungry | πεινᾷ | peina | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3983 I am hungry, needy |
| feed | ψώμιζε | psōmize | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5595 I feed, dole out |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| he is thirsty | διψᾷ | dipsa | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1372 I thirst for, desire earnestly |
| give him a drink | πότιζε | potize | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4222 I cause to drink, give to drink |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| in so doing | ποιῶν | poiōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| you will heap | σωρεύσεις | sōreuseis | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4987 I heap up, load |
| burning | πυρὸς | pyros | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
| coals | ἄνθρακας | anthrakas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G440 a coal |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| head | κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 25:21–22 · Matthew 5:44 · Luke 6:27 · Exodus 23:4–5 · 2 Kings 6:22 · 1 Samuel 24:16–19 · 1 Samuel 26:21 · Song of Solomon 8:6–7 · Psalm 140:10 · Psalm 120:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.