John Bengel Commentary - Romans 12:11 - 12:11

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John Bengel Commentary - Romans 12:11 - 12:11


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Rom 12:11. Τῇ σπουδῇ-τῷ πνεύματι, in diligence [business, Engl. Vers.]-in spirit) The external or active, and the internal or contemplative life is thus set in due order.-τῷ Κυρίῳ δουλεύοντες, serving the Lord) We ought to serve Christ and God, Rom 12:1, ch. Rom 7:6, Rom 14:18, Rom 16:18; Act 20:19; Php 3:3; Psa 2:11, where serving and rejoicing are parallel, as in this passage. [See Appendix. Crit. Ed. II. on this passage, which shows that the reading καιρῷ[132] is quite unsupported and unworthy of the apostle. Not. crit.]

[132] AB and prob. all Gr. MSS. of Jerome, Vulg. and most Versions read Κυρίῳ. But D(Λ) corrected later, and Gfg read καιρῷ.-ED.