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Romans 12

Rom. 12:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Beg of
phroneo (Greek #5426)
to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience)
KJV usage: set the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be like-, + be of one, + be of the same, + let this) mind(-ed), regard, savour, think.
Pronounce: fron-eh'-o
Origin: from 5424
the same
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
mind
phroneo (Greek #5426)
to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience)
KJV usage: set the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be like-, + be of one, + be of the same, + let this) mind(-ed), regard, savour, think.
Pronounce: fron-eh'-o
Origin: from 5424
one
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
toward
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
another
allelon (Greek #240)
one another
KJV usage: each other, mutual, one another, (the other), (them-, your-)selves, (selves) together (sometimes with 3326 or 4314).
Pronounce: al-lay'-lone
Origin: Genitive plural from 243 reduplicated
. Mind
phroneo (Greek #5426)
to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience)
KJV usage: set the affection on, (be) care(-ful), (be like-, + be of one, + be of the same, + let this) mind(-ed), regard, savour, think.
Pronounce: fron-eh'-o
Origin: from 5424
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me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
high things
hupselos (Greek #5308)
lofty (in place or character)
KJV usage: high(-er, -ly) (esteemed).
Pronounce: hoop-say-los'
Origin: from 5311
, but
alla (Greek #235)
properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
KJV usage: and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
Pronounce: al-lah'
Origin: neuter plural of 243
θcondescend
sunapago (Greek #4879)
to take off together, i.e. transport with (seduce, passively, yield)
KJV usage: carry (lead) away with, condescend.
Pronounce: soon-ap-ag'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 520
to men of low estate
tapeinos (Greek #5011)
depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition)
KJV usage: base, cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly.
Pronounce: tap-i-nos'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
. Be
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
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me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
wise
phronimos (Greek #5429)
thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while 4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and 4908 indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative)
KJV usage: wise(-r).
Pronounce: fron'-ee-mos
Origin: from 5424
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para (Greek #3844)
properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
KJV usage: above, against, among, at, before, by, contrary to, X friend, from, + give (such things as they), + that (she) had, X his, in, more than, nigh unto, (out) of, past, save, side...by, in the sight of, than, (there-)fore, with. In compounds it retains the same variety of application.
Pronounce: par-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition
your own conceits
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
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1 Peter 3:8• 8Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded; (1 Peter 3:8)
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Jer. 45:5• 5And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou shalt go. (Jer. 45:5)
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or, be contented with mean things.
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Isa. 5:21• 21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent in their own esteem! (Isa. 5:21)

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Rom. 15:5• 5Now the God of endurance and of encouragement give to you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus; (Rom. 15:5)
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Rom. 6:2• 2Far be the thought. We who have died to sin, how shall we still live in it? (Rom. 6:2)
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2 Chron. 30:12• 12The hand of God was also upon Judah to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 30:12)
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Jer. 32:39• 39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all their days, for the good of them, and of their children after them. (Jer. 32:39)
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Acts 4:32• 32And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them; (Acts 4:32)
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1 Cor. 1:10• 10Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion. (1 Cor. 1:10)
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Phil. 1:27• 27Only conduct yourselves worthily of the glad tidings of the Christ, in order that whether coming and seeing you, or absent, I may hear of what concerns you, that ye stand firm in one spirit, with one soul, labouring together in the same conflict with the faith of the glad tidings; (Phil. 1:27)
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Phil. 2:2‑3• 2fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;
 3let nothing be in the spirit of strife or vain glory, but, in lowliness of mind, each esteeming the other as more excellent than themselves; (Phil. 2:2‑3)
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Phil. 3:16• 16But whereto we have attained, let us walk in the same steps. (Phil. 3:16)
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Phil. 4:2• 2I exhort Euodia, and exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord; (Phil. 4:2)
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1 Peter 3:8• 8Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded; (1 Peter 3:8)
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Psa. 131:1‑2• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me.
 2Surely I have restrained and composed my soul, like a weaned child with its mother: my soul within me is as a weaned child. (Psa. 131:1‑2)
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Jer. 45:5• 5And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou shalt go. (Jer. 45:5)
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Matt. 18:1‑4• 1In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?
 2And Jesus having called a little child to him, set it in their midst,
 3and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.
 4Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, *he* is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens; (Matt. 18:1‑4)
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Matt. 20:21‑28• 21And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak the word that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.
 22And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which *I* am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.
 23And he says to them, Ye shall drink indeed my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared of my Father.
 24And the ten, having heard of it, were indignant about the two brothers.
 25But Jesus having called them to him, said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.
 26It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;
 27and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;
 28as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matt. 20:21‑28)
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Luke 4:6‑11• 6And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.
 7If therefore *thou* wilt do homage before me, all of it shall be thine.
 8And Jesus answering him said, It is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
 9And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;
 10for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee to keep thee;
 11and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in any wise thou strike thy foot against a stone. (Luke 4:6‑11)
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Luke 22:24‑27• 24And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be the greatest.
 25And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors.
 26But *ye* shall not be thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.
 27For which is greater, he that is at table or he that serves? Is not he that is at table? But *I* am in the midst of you as the one that serves. (Luke 22:24‑27)
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1 Peter 5:3• 3not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock. (1 Peter 5:3)
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3 John 9• 9I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not. (3 John 9)
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Rev. 13:7‑8• 7And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation;
 8and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, every one whose name had not been written from the founding of the world in the book of life of the slain Lamb. (Rev. 13:7‑8)
condescend to men of low estate.
or, be contented with meanthings.
Job 31:13‑16• 13If I have despised the cause of my bondman or of my bondmaid, when they contended with me,
 14What then should I do when *God riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?
 15Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not One fashion us in the womb?
 16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; (Job 31:13‑16)
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Job 36:5• 5Lo, *God is mighty, but despiseth not any; mighty in strength of understanding: (Job 36:5)
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Prov. 17:5• 5Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent. (Prov. 17:5)
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Prov. 19:7,17,22• 7All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words,--they are not to be found.
 17He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
 22The charm of a man is his kindness; and a poor man is better than a liar. (Prov. 19:7,17,22)
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Matt. 6:25‑26• 25For this cause I say unto you, Do not be careful about your life, what ye should eat and what ye should drink; nor for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment?
 26Look at the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into granaries, and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Are *ye* not much more excellent than they? (Matt. 6:25‑26)
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Matt. 11:5• 5Blind men see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them: (Matt. 11:5)
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Matt. 26:11• 11For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. (Matt. 26:11)
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Luke 6:20• 20And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed are ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. (Luke 6:20)
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Luke 14:13• 13But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind: (Luke 14:13)
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Phil. 4:11‑13• 11Not that I speak as regards privation, for as to me *I* have learnt in those circumstances in which I am, to be satisfied in myself.
 12I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound. In everything and in all things I am initiated both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer privation.
 13I have strength for all things in him that gives me power. (Phil. 4:11‑13)
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1 Tim. 6:6‑9• 6But piety with contentment *is* great gain.
 7For we have brought nothing into the world: it is manifest that neither can we carry anything out.
 8But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.
 9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin. (1 Tim. 6:6‑9)
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Heb. 13:5• 5Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee. (Heb. 13:5)
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James 2:5‑6• 5Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
 6But *ye* have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not *they* drag you before the tribunals? (James 2:5‑6)
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Rom. 11:25• 25For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations be come in; (Rom. 11:25)
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Prov. 3:7• 7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: (Prov. 3:7)
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Prov. 26:12• 12Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him. (Prov. 26:12)
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Isa. 5:21• 21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and intelligent in their own esteem! (Isa. 5:21)
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1 Cor. 3:18• 18Let no one deceive himself: if any one thinks himself to be wise among you in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise. (1 Cor. 3:18)
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1 Cor. 4:10• 10*We* are fools for Christ's sake, but *ye* prudent in Christ: *we* weak, but *ye* strong: *ye* glorious, but *we* in dishonour. (1 Cor. 4:10)
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1 Cor. 6:5• 5I speak to you to put you to shame. Thus there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren! (1 Cor. 6:5)
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1 Cor. 8:2• 2If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it. (1 Cor. 8:2)
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James 3:13‑17• 13Who is wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
 14but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
 15This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
 16For where emulation and strife are, there is disorder and every evil thing.
 17But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned. (James 3:13‑17)
• If the Christian of high degree requires that honor according to the flesh should be paid him, let it be done with good will. Happy he who, according to the example of the King of kings and to the precept of our Apostle, knows how to walk in company with those of low degree. (“Romans 12-13” by J.N. Darby)
• Carrying ourselves with an air of self-importance is sure to have a negative effect on the fellowship of Christians. (“Practical Righteousness Toward Fellow-Believers: Romans 12:9-16” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowlyd: be not wise in your own eyes:

JND Translation Notes

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Or "with what is lowly."

W. Kelly Translation

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Be of the same mind one toward another, not minding high things, but consorting witha the lowly. Be not wise in your own eyes:

WK Translation Notes

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Such is the true force, "condescending to" would be rather an evil the apostle guards us against by bidding us associate with the lowly. The latter is of Christ, the former of the world.