John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably ,.... Or be at peace, seek after peace, pursue it, and cultivate it: with all men ; with those that we are immediately concerned with, in a natural relation; so husbands should live peaceably with their wives, and wives with their husbands; parents with their children, and children with their parents; masters with their servants, and servants with their masters; and one brother, relation, and friend, with another: and so with all... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Romans 12:17
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 fault, unless it be by persons, who under God have an authority to inflict it; as the civil magistrate, who "is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil", Romans 13:4 ; but private revenge is what is here forbidden: providing things honest in the sight of all... read more