Romans 12:20
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
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ASV
But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
KJV
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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Commentary
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ | On the contrary | G235 → |
| ἐὰν | ean | If | G1437 → |
| πεινᾷ | peina | shall hunger | G3983 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ἐχθρός | echthros | enemy | G2190 → |
| σου, | sou | of you, | G4771 → |
| ψώμιζε | psōmize | do feed | G5595 → |
| αὐτόν· | auton | him; | G846 → |
| ἐὰν | ean | if | G1437 → |
| διψᾷ, | dipsa | he shall thirst, | G1372 → |
| πότιζε | potize | do give drink | G4222 → |
| αὐτόν· | auton | him; | G846 → |
| τοῦτο | touto | this | G3778 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ποιῶν | poiōn | doing | G4160 → |
| ἄνθρακας | anthrakas | coals | G440 → |
| πυρὸς | puros | of fire | G4442 → |
| σωρεύσεις | sōreuseis | you will heap | G4987 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | head | G2776 → |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of him. | G846 → |
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