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

And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise:

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.

A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.

Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean.

I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;

The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

His watchmen are all of them blind, they are without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs that cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber:

And his lord answering said to him, Wicked and slothful bondman, thou knewest that I reap where I had not sowed, and gather from where I had not scattered;

Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

Let the stealer steal no more, but rather let him toil, working what is honest with his hands, that he may have to distribute to him that has need.

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,

Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

And, at the same time, they learn also to be idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering.

Fervent

and because lawlessness shall prevail, the love of the most shall grow cold;

He was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in his spirit, he spoke and taught exactly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the baptism of John.

Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power.

Having purified your souls by obedience to the truth to unfeigned brotherly love, love one another out of a pure heart fervently;

but before all things having fervent love among yourselves, because love covers a multitude of sins;

but I have against thee, that thou hast left thy first love.

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I would thou wert cold or hot.