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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
h not
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
i not
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
in
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 likeminded, sympathetic, brother-loving, tender-hearted, humble-minded; (1 Peter 3:8)
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Jer. 45:5•  (Jer. 45:5)
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or, be contented with mean things.
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Isa. 5:21•  (Isa. 5:21)

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Rom. 15:5• 5Now the God of patience and of comfort give you to be likeminded one with another according to Christ Jesus, (Rom. 15:5)
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Rom. 6:2• 2Let it not be. We which died to sin, how shall we live any longer in it? (Rom. 6:2)
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2 Chron. 30:12•  (2 Chron. 30:12)
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Jer. 32:39•  (Jer. 32:39)
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Acts 4:32• 32And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that believed were one; and not one said that aught of his possessions was his own: but they had all things common. (Acts 4:32)
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1 Cor. 1:10• 10Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and [that] there be no divisions among you, but [that] ye be made perfect in the same mind and in the same judgment. (1 Cor. 1:10)
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Phil. 1:27• 27Only conduct yourselves worthily of the gospel of Christ; that, whether coming and seeing you or absent, I may hear of your concerns, that ye stand in one spirit, with one soul striving together with the faith of the gospel; (Phil. 1:27)
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Phil. 2:2‑3• 2fulfil my joy, that ye may mind the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, minding the one thing:
 3nothing in strifefulness, or vainglory, but in lowly-mindedness esteeming one another more excellent than themselves: (Phil. 2:2‑3)
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Phil. 3:16• 16Nevertheless unto what we have attained, walk by the same, [mind the same]. (Phil. 3:16)
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Phil. 4:2• 2Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to mind the same thing in [the] Lord; (Phil. 4:2)
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1 Peter 3:8• 8Finally [be] all likeminded, sympathetic, brother-loving, tender-hearted, humble-minded; (1 Peter 3:8)
Mind.
Psa. 131:1‑2•  (Psa. 131:1‑2)
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Jer. 45:5•  (Jer. 45:5)
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Matt. 18:1‑4• 1{i}In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?{/i}
 2{i}And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,{/i}
 3{i}and 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.{/i}
 4{i}Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;{/i} (Matt. 18:1‑4)
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Matt. 20:21‑28• 21{i}And 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.{/i}
 22{i}And 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.{/i}
 23{i}[And] 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.{/i}
 24{i}And the ten, having heard [of it], were indignant about the two brothers.{/i}
 25{i}But 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.{/i}
 26{i}It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;{/i}
 27{i}and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;{/i}
 28{i}as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.{/i} (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 the glory, for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever will I give it.
 7If, therefore, thou wilt do homage before me, all 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 they shall bear thee up, 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 accounted greater.
 25But 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] so; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serveth.
 27For which [is] greater, he that is at table, or he that serveth? [Is] not he that is at table? But I am among you as he that serveth. (Luke 22:24‑27)
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1 Peter 5:3• 3nor as lording it over your allotments, but becoming models of the flock. (1 Peter 5:3)
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3 John 9• 9I wrote something to the church; but Diotrephes that loveth pre-eminence among them receiveth us not. (3 John 9)
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Rev. 13:7‑8• 7And it was given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
 8And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, of whom the name is not written in the book of life of the Lamb that was slain, from {i}the{/i} world's foundation. (Rev. 13:7‑8)
condescend to men of low estate.
or, be contented with meanthings.
Job 31:13‑16•  (Job 31:13‑16)
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Job 36:5•  (Job 36:5)
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Prov. 17:5•  (Prov. 17:5)
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Prov. 19:7,17,22•  (Prov. 19:7,17,22)
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Matt. 6:25‑26• 25For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life what ye should eat and what ye should drink, nor yet for your body what ye should put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body more than the raiment?
 26Look at the birds of the heavens, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns, and your heavenly Father nourisheth them. Are ye not more excellent than they? (Matt. 6:25‑26)
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Matt. 11:5• 5{i}Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:{/i} (Matt. 11:5)
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Matt. 26:11• 11{i}For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.{/i} (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 in regard to want; for I learned in the circumstances in which I am to find competence.
 12I know also to be abased, I know also to abound. In everything and in all things I am initiated both to be filled and to hunger, both to abound and to be in want.
 13In all things I am strong in him that empowereth me. (Phil. 4:11‑13)
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1 Tim. 6:6‑9• 6But piety with contentment is great gain.
 7For we brought nothing into the world; because neither can we carry anything out.
 8But having food and covering we shall be therewith satisfied.
 9But those that wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, such as sink men into destruction and perdition. (1 Tim. 6:6‑9)
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Heb. 13:5• 5Free from love of money [be] your course of life, satisfied with present things, for he hath said, I will not leave thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee: (Heb. 13:5)
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James 2:5‑6• 5Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him?
 6But ye dishonoured the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and they drag you before tribunals? (James 2:5‑6)
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Rom. 11:25• 25For I do not wish you, brethren, to be ignorant of this mystery, that ye be not wise in your own eyes, that hardness hath happened in part to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles come in; (Rom. 11:25)
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Prov. 3:7•  (Prov. 3:7)
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Prov. 26:12•  (Prov. 26:12)
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Isa. 5:21•  (Isa. 5:21)
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1 Cor. 3:18• 18Let none deceive himself; if anyone thinketh himself to be wise among you in this age, let him become foolish that he may be wise. (1 Cor. 3:18)
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1 Cor. 4:10• 10we, fools for Christ, but ye prudent in Christ; we weak, but ye strong; ye illustrious, but we disgraced. (1 Cor. 4:10)
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1 Cor. 6:5• 5I speak to your shame. Thus, there is not among you one wise [man] who shall be able to decide among brethren! (1 Cor. 6:5)
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1 Cor. 8:2• 2If anyone thinketh that he knoweth anything, not yet knoweth he as he ought to know; (1 Cor. 8:2)
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James 3:13‑17• 13Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show out of his good conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.
 14But if ye have bitter emulation and faction in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
 15This wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, natural, demoniacal.
 16For where envying and faction [are], there disorder [is] and every bad deed.
 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, uncontentious, impartial. (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.