Romans 12:8

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Let him that exhorteth geve attendaunce to his exhortacion. Yf eny man geve let him do it with singlenes. Let him that ruleth do it with diligence. Yf eny man shewe mercy let him do it with cherfulnes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἴτε ὁ παρακαλῶν, ἐν τῇ παρακλήσει: ὁ μεταδιδούς, ἐν ἁπλότητι· ὁ προϊστάμενος, ἐν σπουδῇ· ὁ ἐλεῶν, ἐν ἱλαρότητι.

Transliteration

Whether the one parakalōn, in the paraklēsei; the one metadidous, in haplotēti; the one proistamenos, in spoudē; the one eleōn, in hilarotēti.

Grammar Details

• *parakalōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - exhorting/encouraging
• *paraklēsei*: dative, feminine, singular - exhortation/encouragement
• *metadidous*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - giving/sharing
• *haplotēti*: dative, feminine, singular - simplicity/sincerity/liberality
• *proistamenos*: present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - leading/presiding
• *spoudē*: dative, feminine, singular - diligence/earnestness
• *eleōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - showing mercy
• *hilarotēti*: dative, feminine, singular - cheerfulness/gladness

Word Meanings

• *parakalōn*: exhorting/encouraging/comforting/urging
• *paraklēsei*: exhortation/encouragement/comfort/consolation
• *metadidous*: giving/sharing/imparting/distributing
• *haplotēti*: simplicity/sincerity/liberality/generosity
• *proistamenos*: leading/presiding/ruling/managing
• *spoudē*: diligence/earnestness/zeal/haste
• *eleōn*: showing mercy/having compassion
• *hilarotēti*: cheerfulness/gladness/joyfulness

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 9:7 : 7 And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever.
• 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 The elders yt rule wel are worthy of double honoure most specially they which laboure in ye worde and in teachinge.
• 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 And God hath also ordeyned in the congregacion fyrst the Apostels secodarely prophetes thyrdly teachers then the that do miracles: after that the gyftes of healynge helpers governers diversite of tonges.
• Acts 13:15 : 15 And after the lawe and ye Prophetes were redde ye rulers of the synagoge sent vnto them sayinge: Ye men and brethren yf ye have eny sermo to exhorte ye people saye on.
• Acts 15:32 : 32 And Iudas and Sylas beinge prophetes exhorted the brethren with moche preachynge and strengthed them.
• Deut 15:8-9 : 8 But open thyne hande vnto him and lende him sufficient for his nede which he hath. 9 And beware that there be not a poynte of Belial in thine hert, that thou woldest saye. The seuenth yere, the yere of fredome is at honde, and therfore it greue the to loke on thy poore brother and geuest him nought and he then crye vnto the Lorde agenst the and it be synne vnto the: 10 But geue him, and let it not greue thine hert to geue. Because that for that thinge, the Lorde thy God shall blesse the in all thi workes and in all that thou puttest thine hande to. 11 For the londe shall neuer be without poore. Wherfore I comaunde the sayenge: open thine hande vnto thi brother that is neady ad poore in thy lande.
• Heb 10:25 : 25 and let vs not forsake the felishippe that we have amoge oure selves as the maner of some is: but let vs exhorte one another and that so moche the more because ye se that the daye draweth nye.
• Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember them which have the oversight of you which have declared vnto you the worde of god. The ende of whose conversacion se that ye looke vpon and folowe their fayth.
• Heb 13:17 : 17 Obeye the that have the oversight of you and submit youre selves to them for they watch for youre soules even as they that must geve a comptes: that they maye do it with ioye and not with grefe. For that is an vnproffitable thynge for you.
• Heb 13:22 : 22 I beseche you brethren suffre the wordes of exhortacio: For we have written vnto you in feawe wordes:
• Heb 13:24 : 24 Salute the that have the oversight of you and all the saynctes. They of Italy salute you.
• 1 Pet 4:9-9 : 9 Be ye herberous one to another and that wt out grudginge. 10 As every man hath receaved the gyfte minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manyfolde grace of God. 11 Yf eny man speake let him talke as though he spake ye wordes of God. If eny man minister let him do it as of ye abilitie which god ministreth vnto him. That god in all thinges maye be glorified thorow Iesus Christ to whom be prayse and dominion for ever and whyll the worlde stondeth. Amen.
• 2 Cor 9:11 : 11 that on all parties ye maye be made ryche in all synglenes which causeth thorowe vs thankes gevynge vnto god.
• 2 Cor 9:13 : 13 of many whiche prayse god for the obedience of youre professynge ye gospell of Christ and for youre synglenes in distributynge to them and to all me:
• 2 Cor 11:3 : 3 But I feare lest as the serpent begyled Eve thorow his sutteltie even so youre wittes shuld be corrupte from the singlenes that is in Christ.
• Eph 6:5 : 5 Servautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ:
• Col 3:22 : 22 Servauntes be obedient vnto youre bodyly masters in all thynges: not with eye service as men pleasers but in synglenes of herte fearynge god.
• 1 Thess 2:3 : 3 Oure exhortacion was not to brynge you to erroure nor yet to vnclennes nether was it with gyle:
• 1 Thess 2:8 : 8 so was oure affeccion towarde you oure good will was to have dealte vnto you not the gospell of God only: but also oure awne soules because ye were deare vnto vs.
• 1 Thess 5:12-14 : 12 We beseche you brethren that ye knowe them which laboure amonge you and have the oversight of you in the Lorde 13 and geve you exhortacion that ye have them the more in love for their workes sake and be at peace with them. 14 We desyre you brethre warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble mynded forbeare the weake have continuall pacience towarde all men.
• 1 Tim 3:4-5 : 4 and one that rueleth his awne housse honestly havynge chyldren vnder obedience with all honeste. 5 For yf a man cannot rule his owne housse how shall he care for the congregacion of God.
• 1 Tim 4:13 : 13 Till I come geve attendaunce to redynge to exhortacion and to doctryne.
• Deut 15:14 : 14 but shalt geue him of thy shepe and of thi corne and of thy wyne, and geue him off that where with the Lorde thi God hath blessed the.
• Deut 16:11 : 11 And reioyse before the Lorde thi God both thou, thi sonne, thi doughter, thi seruaunte and thi mayde, and the leuite that is within thi gates, and the straunger, the fatherlesse ad the wedowe that are amonge you, in the place which the Lorde thi God hath chosen to make his name dwel there.
• Deut 16:14-15 : 14 And thou shalt reioyse in that thi feast, both thou and thi sonne, thi doughter, thi seruaunte, thi mayde, the leuite, the straunger, the fatherlesse and the wedowe that are in thi cities. 15 Seuen dayes thou shalt kepe holy daye vnto the Lorde thi God, in the place which the Lorde shal chose: for the Lorde thi God shall blesse the in all thi frutes and in all the workes of thine handes, and thou shalt be all together gladnesse.
• Matt 6:2-4 : 2 Whe soever therfore thou gevest thine almes thou shalt not make a tropet to be blowe before the as ye ypocrites do in the synagogis and in the stretis for to be preysed of men. Verely I say vnto you they have their rewarde. 3 But whe thou doest thine almes let not thy lyfte had knowe what thy righte had doth 4 yt thine almes may be secret: and thy father which seith in secret shall rewarde ye opely.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And ye kynge shall answere and saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of ye leest of these my brethren ye have done it to me.
• Luke 21:1-4 : 1 As he behelde he sawe the ryche men how they cast in their offeringes into the treasury. 2 And he sawe also a certayne povre widdowe which cast in thyther two mites. 3 And he sayde: of a trueth I saye vnto you this poore wyddowe hath put in moare then they all. 4 For they all have of their superfluyte added vnto the offerynge of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the substaunce that she had.
• Acts 2:44-46 : 44 And all that beleved kept them selves to gedder and had all thinges comen 45 and solde their possessions and goodes and departed them to all men as every man had nede. 46 And they continued dayly with one acorde in the teple and brake breed in every housse and dyd eate their meate to gedder with gladnes and singlenes of her
• Acts 4:33-35 : 33 And with greate power gave the Apostles witnes of the resurreccion of the Lorde Iesu. And greate grace was with them all. 34 Nether was ther eny amonge them that lacked. For as many as were possessers of londes or housses solde them and brought the pryce of the thinges that were solde 35 and layed yt doune at the Apostles fete. And distribucion was made vnto every man accordinge as he had nede.
• Acts 11:28-30 : 28 And ther stode vp one of them named Agabus and signified by the sprete that ther shuld be great derth throughoute all the worlde which came to passe in ye Emproure Claudius dayes. 29 Then the disciples every man accordinge to his abilite purposed to sende socoure vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iewry. 30 Which thinge they also dyd and sent it to the elders by the hondes of Barnabas and Saul.
• Acts 13:12 : 12 Then the rular when he sawe what had happened beleved and wodred at the doctryne of the Lorde.
• Acts 20:2 : 2 And when he had gone over those parties and geven them large exhortacions he came into Grece
• Acts 20:28 : 28 Take hede therfore vnto youre selves and to all the flocke wherof the holy goost hath made you oversears to rule the congregacion of God which he hath purchased with his bloud.
• Rom 12:13 : 13 Distribute vnto the necessite of the saynctes and diligently to harboure.
• Rom 13:6 : 6 And even for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are goddes ministers servynge for the same purpose.
• 1 Cor 14:3 : 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 Oure reioysynge is this the testimony of oure coscience yt in synglenes and godly purenes and not in flesshly wysdome but by the grace of God we have had oure conuersacion in the worlde and most of all to you wardes.
• 2 Cor 8:1-9 : 1 I do you to wit brethren of the grace of god which is geven in the congregacions of Macedonia 2 how that the aboundaunce of their reioysing is that they are tried wt moche tribulacio. And therto though they were excedinge poore yet haue they geue excedinge richly and that in singlenesse. 3 For to their powers (I beare recorde) yee and beyonde their power they were willynge of their owne accorde 4 and prayed vs with great instaunce that we wolde receave their benefite and suffre them to be parttakers with other in ministrynge to the saynctes. 5 And this they did not as we loked for: but gave their awne selves fyrst to the LORde and after vnto vs by the will of God: 6 so that we coulde not but desyre Titus to acomplysshe the same benivolence amonge you also even as he had begonne. 7 Now therfore as ye are ryche in all parties in fayth in worde in knowledge in all fervetnes and in love which ye have to vs: even so se that ye be plenteons in this benivolence. 8 Thys saye I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therfore prove I youre love whether it be perfait or no. 9 Ye knowe the liberalitie of oure LORde Iesus Christ which though he were riche yet for youre sakes be came poore: that ye thorow his povertie myght be made ryche.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if ther be fyrst a willynge mynde it is accepted accordynge to that a man hath and not accordinge to that he hath not.
• Gen 18:19 : 19 For I knowe him that he will commaunde his childern and his housholde after him yt they kepe the waye of the LORde to do after righte and conscyence that the LORde may brynge vppon Abraham that he hath promysed him.
• 1 Pet 5:2-3 : 2 se that ye fede Christes flocke which is amonge you takynge the oversyght of them not as though ye were compelled therto but willyngly: not for the desyre of filthy lucre but of a good mynde. 3 not as though ye were LORdes over the parisshes: but that ye be a insample to the flocke.