Romans 12:11

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Summary

Romans 12:11

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Slothful

Fervent

Bible References

Slothful

Then Pharaoh said, "You are lazy, lazy! That's why you're saying, "Let's go offer sacrifices to the LORD.'

Go to the ant, you lazy man! Observe its ways and become wise.

As vinegar is to the mouth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy person to those who send him.

The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.

Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will work for kings, not unimportant people.

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge. They are all dumb dogs they cannot bark. They keep on dreaming and lying around, and they're lovers of sleep!

"His master answered him, "You evil and lazy servant! So you knew that I harvested where I haven't planted and gathered where I haven't scattered any seed?

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who were with me.

The thief must no longer steal but must work hard and do what is good with his own hands, so that he might earn something to give to the needy.

Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,

In the name of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, we command you, brothers, to keep away from every brother who is living in idleness and not living according to the tradition that they received from us.

At the same time, they also learn how to be lazy while going from house to house. Not only this, but they even become gossips and keep busy by interfering in other people's lives, saying things they should not say.

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.

Fervent

and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many people will grow cold.

He had been instructed in the Lord's way, and with spiritual fervor he kept speaking and teaching accurately about Jesus, although he knew only about John's baptism.

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of the Messiah Jesus, sends you his greetings. He is always wrestling in his prayers for you, so that you may stand mature, completely convinced of the entire will of God.

Therefore, make it your habit to confess your sins to one another and to pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Now that you have obeyed the truth and have purified your souls to love your brothers sincerely, you must love one another intensely and with a pure heart.

Above all, continue to love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.

However, I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.

"I know your actions, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were cold or hot.