Romalılar 12:8
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
The gifts of 'exhortation,' 'giving,' 'ruling' (leading), and 'shewing mercy' listed in Romans 12:8 belong to the charismatic distribution of gifts that Paul elsewhere develops in 1 Corinthians 12 and Ephesians 4, here focusing on the community-building and administrative charismata. The qualifying adverbs — giving 'with simplicity' (haplotēti, without hidden motives), ruling 'with diligence' (spoudē), showing mercy 'with cheerfulness' (hilarotēti) — describe not merely what is done but how it must be done for the gift to serve its God-intended purpose. The emphasis on 'cheerfulness' in mercy-showing corrects a grimly dutiful approach to compassionate ministry, suggesting that joyless mercy fails to communicate the grace it is meant to embody. The verse has been important in Protestant theology of vocation and in discussions of the relationship between spiritual gifts and natural abilities.
Diğer Çeviriler
or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
or he who is exhorting--`In the exhortation!' he who is sharing--`In simplicity!' he who is leading--`In diligence?' he who is doing kindness--`In cheerfulness.'
He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.
Çapraz Referanslar
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But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
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For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:
Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.