Romans 12:8

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 12:8

12:8 simplicity; (m-11) Or 'with liberality;' from 'giving without hesitation,' or 'not avoiding to give on false excuses,' it has come to mean 'readily and liberally.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 12:1-21

The Conseceated Life. The Law of LoveThe doctrinal part of the Epistle being finished, St. Paul now turns to practical exhortation. God’s mercy, shown in the gospel set forth in the previous chapters, calls for the sacrifice of ourselves to do His will (Romans 12:1-2), by the humble and devoted use of God’s spiritual gifts (Romans 12:3-8), and in love (Romans 12:9-21).1-21. Paraphrase. ’(1) God’s redeeming love should be answered by the true sacrifice and spiritual ritual service of a life of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 12:8

(8) He that exhorteth.—It will be observed that in the apostolic writings, the one idea of “preaching” is divided into its several branches, “speaking with tongues,” “prophesying” (which appears to have had reference to the more recondite portions or relations of the faith), “teaching,” “exhortation.” This last form of address, corresponding perhaps rather to our word “encouragement,” would be especially needed in the troubled circumstances of the early Church.He that giveth.—In this and the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Romans 12:1-21

The Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1 I. The Sacrifice God Requires. 'That ye present your bodies.' Our bodies, that is, the life of our bodies; for if we give our bodies as an offering, we give all that belongs to the body. The sacrifice God requires is that of the life. He demands a life devoted to Him. (a) The life may be given to business, but this must be given to Him, and so the employment of our hands and minds made holy. (b) The life may be given to science, but it must not be a... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Romans 12:1-8

Chapter 25CHRISTIAN CONDUCT THE ISSUE OF CHRISTIAN TRUTHRomans 12:1-8AGAIN we may conjecture a pause, a long pause and deliberate, in the work of Paul and Tertius. We have reached the end, generally speaking, of the dogmatic and so to speak oracular contents of the Epistle. We have listened to the great argument of Righteousness, Sanctification, and final Redemption. We have followed the exposition of the mysterious unbelief and the destined restoration of the chosen nation; a theme which we... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Romans 12:8-21

Chapter 26CHRISTIAN DUTY: DETAILS OF PERSONAL CONDUCTRomans 12:8-21ST. PAUL has set before us the life of surrender, of the "giving over" of faculty to God, in one great preliminary aspect. The fair ideal (meant always for a watchful and hopeful realisation) has been held aloft. It is a life whose motive is the Lord’s "compassions"; whose law of freedom is His will; whose inmost aim is, without envy or interference towards our fellow servants, to "finish the work He hath given us to do." Now... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Romans 12:1-21

III. EXHORTATIONS AND THE CONCLUSION. Chapters 12-16. CHAPTER 12 1. The Body as a Willing Sacrifice. (Romans 12:1-2 .) 2. Service. (Romans 12:3-8 .) 3. The Daily Walk in Holiness. (Romans 12:9-21 .) Romans 12:1-2 . Grace calls for obedience. After God has made known the riches of His grace, the fulness of the Gospel, His Spirit shows how believers should walk in a world of sin and tribulation. The first thing is to present the body a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God. This... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Romans 12:8

12:8 Or he that {n} exhorteth, on exhortation: he that {o} giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that {p} ruleth, with diligence; he that {q} sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.(n) Who in other passages is called the "pastor".(o) That is, the alms, that he distributes them faithfully, and without any favouritism.(p) The elders of the church.(q) Those that are occupied with the care of the poor must do it with cheerfulness, lest they add sorrow upon sorrow. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 12:1-21

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 effect of these upon His saints? The last five chapters give us the conduct that mercy, rightly valued, produces. Thus it is in its true place - coming after salvation, not before. It is unspeakably blessed to mark how this is introduced. The peremptory demand of law - "Thou shalt" - has no... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Romans 12:1-21

PRACTICAL APPLICATION In chapter 6 Paul revealed the secret of experimental sanctification as the yielding of one’s self unto God, in which case sin would not have dominion over one In chapter 8 he showed the divine process of sanctification as the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer. Having finished the doctrinal part of his epistle, he returns to what he then said (chap. 6), and exhorts us to yield because of the “mercies of God” of which he had been speaking throughout (Romans 12:1-2... read more

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Romans 12:8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 12:1-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Romans 12:8

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Romans 12:1-21

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Romans 12:1-8

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Romans 12:8-21

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Romans 12:1-21

Geneva Study Bible - Romans 12:8

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 12:1-21

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Romans 12:1-21

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