Romans 12:11New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— In business, not slothful, in spirit, fervent, to the Lord, doing service,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Not slouthfull to do seruice: seruent in spirit seruing the Lord,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Not slouthfull in busines: feruent in spirit, seruing the Lord.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving, the Lord;
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— Be diligent, and not slothful, be fervent in spirit, be serving your Lord.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— Be active; and not slothful. Be fervent in spirit. Be laborers for our Lord. |
Not
3361 {3361} Primeμήme{may}
A primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not, (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether.
slothful
3636 {3636} Primeὀκνηρόςokneros{ok-nay-ros'}
From G3635; tardy, that is, indolent; (figuratively) irksome.
in business;
4710 {4710} Primeσπουδήspoude{spoo-day'}
From G4692; 'speed', that is, (by implication) despatch, eagerness, earnestness.
fervent
2204 {2204} Primeζέωzeo{dzeh'-o}
A primary verb; to be hot ( boil, of liquids; or glow, of solids), that is, (figuratively) be fervid ( earnest).
z5723 <5723> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Participle (See G5796) Count - 2549
in spirit;
4151 {4151} Primeπνεῦμαpneuma{pnyoo'-mah}
From G4154; a current of air, that is, breath ( blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively a spirit, that is, (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, daemon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy spirit.
serving
1398 {1398} Primeδουλεύωdouleuo{dool-yoo'-o}
From G1401; to be a slave to (literally or figuratively, involuntarily or voluntarily).
z5723 <5723> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Participle (See G5796) Count - 2549
the
x3588 (3588) Complementὁho{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
Lord;
2962 {2962} Primeκύριοςkurios{koo'-ree-os}
From κῦρος [[kuros]] ( supremacy); supreme in authority, that is, (as noun) controller; by implication Mr. (as a respectful title). |
Romans 12:11
_ _ not slothful in business — The word rendered “business” means “zeal,” “diligence,” “purpose”; denoting the energy of action.
_ _ serving the Lord — that is, the Lord Jesus (see Ephesians 6:5-8). Another reading — “serving the time,” or “the occasion” — which differs in form but very slightly from the received reading, has been adopted by good critics [Luther, Olshausen, Fritzsche, Meyer]. But as manuscript authority is decidedly against it, so is internal evidence; and comparatively few favor it. Nor is the sense which it yields a very Christian one. |
Romans 12:11
Whatsoever ye do, do it with your might. In every business diligently and fervently serving the Lord — Doing all to God, not to man. |
Romans 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; (r) serving the Lord;
(r) This verse is well put, for it makes a distinction between Christian duties, and philosophical duties. |
- slothful:
Exodus 5:17 But he said, Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle: therefore ye say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to the LORD.
Proverbs 6:6-9 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: ... How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men].
Proverbs 24:30-34 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; ... So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 26:13-16 The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets. ... The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they [are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Matthew 25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
Acts 20:34-35 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. ... I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Ephesians 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; ... That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-12 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. ... Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
1 Timothy 5:13 And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Hebrews 6:10-11 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. ... And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
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- fervent:
Matthew 24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
Acts 18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
Colossians 4:12-13 Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. ... For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them [that are] in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
James 5:16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
1 Peter 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1 Peter 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Revelation 3:15-16 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. ... So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
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- serving:
1 Corinthians 7:22 For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being] free, is Christ's servant.
Ephesians 6:5-8 Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; ... Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.
Colossians 3:22-24 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: ... Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 4:1 Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Titus 2:9-10 [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again; ... Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Hebrews 12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
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