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 will say, Ye are idle, ye are idle: for this ye said, We will go to sacrifice to Jehovah.

Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise:

As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful one to those sending him.

The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat

Also he being slothful in his work, he the brother of the master of destruction.

Sawest thou a man apt in his works? Before kings shall he stand; he shall not stand before the dark ones

I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart;

The slothful one said, A lion in the way; a lion between the broad places.

All which thy hand shall find to do, with thy strength, do thou; for no work and understanding and knowledge and wisdom, in hades where thou goest there.

Look about, ye blind; they all knew not, they all dumb dogs, they shall not be able to bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

And his lord having answered, said to him, O evil and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I scattered not:

And ye yourselves know, that to my necessities, and to those being with me, these hands served.

He stealing let him steal no more: and rather let him be wearied from fatigue, working good with the hands, that he have to impart to him having need.

And that ye be ambitions to remain quiet, and attend to your own things, and work with your own hands, as we enjoined you;

And we proclaim to you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, for you to shrink from every brother walking disorderly, and not according to the doctrine which he received of us.

And at the same time also they learn to be idle, going round about the houses; and not only idle, but also indulging in idle talk, and occupied with unnecessary things, speaking things not becoming.

For God is not unjust to forget your work and fatigue of love, which ye showed to his name, having served to the holy ones, and serving.

Fervent

And because anxiety shall increase, the love of many shall be cooled.

He was instructed in the way of the Lord; and boiling up in the spirit, he spake and taught attentively the things of the Lord, knowing only the immersion of John.

Epaphras, who of you, greets you, a servant of Christ, always contending for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfected and completed in all the will of God.

Acknowledge your faults to one another, and pray for one another, that ye might be healed. The prayer of the just, being energetic, is very powerful.

Having purified your souls in the hearing of the truth by the Spirit to unfeigned brotherly love, out of pure hearts love ye one another cordially:

More than all having intent love among yourselves: for love shall cover a multitude of sins.

But I have against thee, for thou hest let go thy first love.

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor boiling: I would thou shouldest be cold or boiling.