Romans 13:1 Meaning and Commentary Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers The apostle having finished his exhortations to this church, in relation to the several duties incumbent upon both officers and private Christians, as members of a church, and with reference to...
1. paraklēsis (παράκλησις, 3874) is translated “consolation,” in both KJV and RV in ... CONTRIBUTION koinōnia (κοινωνία, 2842) is twice rendered “contribution,” Rom. 15:26, and 2 Cor. 9:13, RV, (... ...
Romans 13: A Table of Contents This is a book-length website. Here are some pages which dig deeper into the background and meaning of Romans 13. They explore God's sovereignty over evil, the work of angelic beings in the Providence of God, and the necessity of abolishing evil in the ...
13 Scripture says, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."(Joel 2:32) Romans 10:13 Meaning and Commentary Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name the Lord This testimony is taken out of ( Joel 2:32 ) and is brought to prove the truth of what...
The word "hospitality" used here in Rom 12:13 is "philoxenia" - "philo" meaning "to like", and "xenia" meaning strangers. Thus hospitality is particularly a challenge for Christians who grew up in xenophobic cultures. Such Christians may also find it challenging to practice generosity. ...
James 1:1. The proper meaning of this word servant, δοῦλος doulos, is slave, one who is not free. It expresses the condition of one who has a master, or who is at the control of another. It is often, however, applied to courtiers, or the officers that serve under a...
Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another (literally, the other, meaning the same as his neighbour) hath fulfilled law. Νόμον here is anarthrous, denoting law in general, not the Mosaic Law in particular, though the instances of transgression that ...
An old saying goes, "When in Rome(罗马), do as the Romans do." I 1 the meaning of this when I stayed in Russia. It means that wherever we go, we should respect the 2 of this region. One day, I was 3 by some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow,...
13 你们若随从罪恶本性活着,必定死亡;但若靠着圣灵除去身体的恶行,就必活着。14 因为凡有上帝的圣灵引导的人都是上帝的儿女。 15 你们接受的圣灵不是使你们做奴隶,仍旧害怕,而是使你们做儿子,可以称上帝为“阿爸,父亲”。 16 圣灵亲自与我们的心一同见证我们是上帝的儿女。 17 既然我们是儿女,...
1 the meaning of this when I studied in Russia. One day, I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My friends and I were 2 about visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We had a warm chat until the waiter told us that we were talkin...