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Plan Your Integrity
Commentators highlight that "take thought for things honorable" means to plan your conduct in advance. Instead of reacting emotionally when wronged, Christians are called to make honorable, peaceable behavior a pre-determined principle. This proactive approach, as scholar Albert Barnes notes, helps guard against sinful reactions in the heat of the moment.
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Albert Barnes
On Romans 12:17
18th Century
Theologian
Recompense. Render, give, or return. (See Barnes on Matthew 5:39).
This is probably one of the most difficult precepts of Christian…
AT Robertson
On Romans 12:17
Render to no man (μηδεν αποδιδοντες). "Giving back to no man." Independent participle again.
Evil for evil
Charles Ellicott
On Romans 12:17
19th Century
Bishop
Provide things honest . . .—Let your purposes be such that everyone will recognize their complete integrity. Do not engage in ente…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Romans 12:17
Paul takes his stand alongside believers by giving them explicit counsel about how to face the hostile world. “Do not repay evil for evil” (v.17), …
John Calvin
On Romans 12:17
16th Century
Theologian
Repaying to no one, etc. This differs only slightly from what follows shortly after, except that revenge is more than the kind of repaying…
John Gill
On Romans 12:17
17th Century
Pastor
Recompense to no man evil for evil
Neither evil words for evil words, railing for railing; nor evil deeds for evil d…
Matthew Henry
On Romans 12:17–21
17th Century
Minister
Since people became enemies to God, they have been very ready to be enemies to one another. And those who embrace religion must expect to meet with…