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

But he said, You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah.

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

Like vinegar to the teeth, and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.

Also he who is slack in his work is brother to a great destroyer.

Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before unknown men.

I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man without understanding;

The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.

His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

His lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful servant! You knew that I reaped where I did not sow, and gathered where I did not scatter,

Yea, you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me.

Let him who stole steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, so that he may have something to give to him who needs.

and that you try earnestly to be quiet and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks disorderly, and not after the teaching which he received from us.

And with it all they also learn to be idle, going around the houses; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things they ought not.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Fervent

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many will become cold.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in the spirit, he spoke and taught the things of the Lord diligently, knowing only the baptism of John.

Epaphras greets you, he being of you, a servant of Christ, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much.

Purifying your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,

And above all things have fervent love to yourselves, for love will cover a multitude of sins.

But I have against you that you left your first love.

I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I would that you were cold or hot.