Romans 12:14-21 WEB

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:17

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.Evil for evil ... The child of God may not set himself to "get even" with another, nor retaliate in kind against any who might slight or wrong him. The one who receives the Lord upon the inner throne of his life and yields to the Divine Will will return good for evil, bless them that curse, and do good to them that despitefully use him. Such reaction to evil is the grand strategy of God who will overcome... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:18

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.This instruction to be at peace with all people is conditioned upon the objective possibility of being so. The subjective impossibility of the Christian's being unable to restrain himself, or some such thing, is not in view here at all. The impossibility allowed by Paul as a negation of this precept would lie only in the kind of a situation where truth and sacred duty would require resistance. Peace with some people under some... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:19

Avenge not yourselves, beloved; but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.The child of God may not collect a blood debt, to borrow the euphemism of the North Vietnamese who murdered 9,000 civilians in one of their Tet offensives. Vengeance is not a Christian prerogative, this being true for a number of reasons, such as: (1) God has forbidden it; (2) it is illegal in any civilized state; and (3) it is contrary to the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:20

But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.This is an amazing scripture. The writer once heard of a woman involved in bitter quarrels with her husband. Seeking counsel, she was asked, "Have you tried heaping coals of fire on his head?" She replied, "No, but I tried a skillet of hot grease!" She, like many others, failed to realize that Paul here used a figure of speech, a style of rhetoric often found in the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:21

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.Here appears the real reason for extending kindness to enemies. If the child of God should retaliate in kind for all acts of enmity against himself, he would shortly find himself engaging in all kinds of shameful and wicked conduct. To prevent such an unwholesome development, the servant of the Lord must launch a counter-attack, returning good for evil, and deploying good actions against the evil actions of the enemy.Here in Romans 12:21 is... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:16

Romans 12:16. Be of the same mind, &c.— Be entirely united in your regards for each other. Doddridge. Whitby paraphrases it, "Desire the same things for others, that you do for yourselves, and would have them desire for you." Dr. Heylin unites this with the preceding verse, and renders them as follows: Live in a mutual sympathy, so as to rejoice with those who are in joy, and compassionate those who are in grief. Do not aspire to high things, but be contented with mean things. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:17

Romans 12:17. Provide things honest, &c.— "Take care that your behaviour be such, as may be approved by all men." Dr. Wells reads,—In the sight of God, and in the sight of men. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:19

Romans 12:19. Avenge not yourselves— The emperor Claudius, by his decree, banished all Jews from Rome, Acts 18:2. Upon this occasion Aquila and Priscilla removed to Corinth, where St. Paul found them, and dwelt with them a considerable time. No doubt they gave him a full account of the state of the Christian church at Rome, and every thing relating to the late persecution under Claudius. That emperor's edict died with him in about two years time. Then the Jews and Christians [if the Christians... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:20

Romans 12:20. Thou shalt heap, &c,— The sense cannot be, thou shalt consume him and bring judgments upon him; for that would be applying to revenge, and building upon it, while it is most expressly forbidden. It must therefore intimate, in how tender a manner mankind in general are affected with favours received from one who has been considered as an enemy. See Doddridge. Inferences.—How should a consideration of the endearing mercies of God engage us to yield up ourselves as a living... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 12:14

14. Bless—that is, Call down by prayer a blessing on. them which persecute you, &c.—This is taken from the Sermon on the Mount ( :-), which, from the allusions made to it, seems to have been the storehouse of Christian morality among the churches. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:18

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:19

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Romans 12:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Romans 12:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Romans 12:14

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