Romans 12:18 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 12:18

If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

BSB

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ASV

If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

KJV

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

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Commentary

1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS (253)

If it be possible, as much as lies in you, having peace with all men. The Apostle knew that peace, among those between whom peace is held, consists not of one party but of both; therefore, lest another's disposition — should it happen to prove unpeaceable — should seem to hinder us from the good of peace, he gave a most measured precept: that meanwhile our own mind should always be prepared for peace, and that the fault of discord should rest not with us but with the other.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

If it be possible - To live in a state of peace with one’s neighbors, friends, and even family, is often very difficult. But the man who loves God must labor after this, for it is indispensably necessary even for his own sake. A man cannot have broils and misunderstandings with others, without having his own peace very materially disturbed: he must, to be happy, be at peace with all men, whether they will be at peace with him or not.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

If it be possible--that is, If others will let you. as much as lieth in you--or, "dependeth on you." live peaceably--or, "be at peace." with all men--The impossibility of this in some cases is hinted at, to keep up the hearts of those who, having done their best unsuccessfully to live in peace, might be tempted to think the failure was necessarily owing to themselves.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
δυνατόν,	dunaton	possible	G1415 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
ὑμῶν	humōn	you	G4771 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
πάντων	pantōn	all	G3956 →
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	men	G444 →
εἰρηνεύοντες,	eirēneuontes	living at peace,	G1514 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
leads to
- Hebrews 12:14
  Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- James 3:16–18
  For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
- Galatians 5:22
  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Psalms 120:6
  Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
- Romans 8:14
  For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Through
Hebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
  Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 1 Peter 1:15–16
  But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:7
  For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans