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 lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

Go to the ant, O sluggard,
Observe her ways and be wise,

Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him.

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.

He also who is slack in his work

Is brother to him who destroys.

Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.

I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

His watchmen are blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,

Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my own needs and to the men who were with me.

He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you

keep away from every brother who leads an

unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

At the same time they also learn to be idle, as they go around from house to house; and not merely idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things not proper to mention.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.

Fervent

Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold.

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the things concerning Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

Epaphras, who is one of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you in his prayers, that you may stand

perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a

sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,

Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

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

‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot; I wish that you were cold or hot.