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Romans 16:18
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16 aGreet one another with a holy kiss.1 The churches of Christ greet you.  

Avoid Divisive Persons

17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those awho cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and bavoid them.  
18 For those who are such do not serve our Lord1 Jesus Christ, but atheir own belly, and bby smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.  
19 For ayour obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be bwise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.  
20 And athe God of peace bwill crush Satan under your feet shortly. cThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.  

Greetings from Paul’s Friends

21 aTimothy, my fellow worker, and bLucius, cJason, and dSosipater, my countrymen, greet you.  
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Romans 16:18

But their own belly (alla th eautwn koiliai). Dative case after douleuousin. A blunt phrase like the same picture in Philippians 3:19 "whose god is the belly," more truth than caricature in some cases.

By their smooth and fair speech (dia thv xrhstologiav kai eulogiav). Two compounds of logov (speech), the first (from xrhstov and logov) is very rare (here only in N.T.), the second is very common (eu and logov).

Beguile (ecapatwsin). Present active indicative of the double compound verb ecapataw (see II Thessalonians 2:3; I Corinthians 3:18).

Of the innocent (twn akakwn). Old adjective (a privative and kakov), without evil or guile, in N.T. only here and Hebrews 7:26 (of Christ).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Romans 16:18:

2 Corinthians 11:13
1 Timothy 2:14
Hebrews 7:26

 

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