Romans 12:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 12:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 12:11 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 12:11 — KJV
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”
— Romans 12:11 (KJV)
Romans 12:11 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 12:11
“This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:11: fervent, spirit, lord
“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:11: spirit, lord
“And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:11: spirit, lord
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:11: spirit, lord
“Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:11: spirit, lord
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