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Theodoret of Cyrus

Nicene & Post-Nicene · AD 325–500

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On Romans

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  1. Romans 12:2
    Paul calls the things of this present life “forms,” e.g., wealth, power and every other splendor. But reality is what is yet to come, which will be stable and eternal.

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  2. Romans 12:3
    In the Gospel the Lord decreed that those who possessed humility were first among the blessed: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Paul laid this command on everyone, rich and poor, servant and master.

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  3. Romans 12:6
    It is to be understood that … we each must use our gifts for the benefit of one another.… Prophecy does not refer only to the prediction of future events but also to the knowledge of things which have been hidden.

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  4. Romans 12:7
    “Service” means the preaching of the Word; “teaching” means instruction in the commands of God.

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  5. Romans 12:11
    Spirit is the word Paul uses here for “grace.” … He does the same thing elsewhere when he says: “Do not quench the Spirit.” The Spirit is quenched in those who are unworthy of grace.

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  6. Romans 12:13
    It is not just guests that Paul calls saints but also those (wherever they may come from) who are in any kind of need.

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  7. Romans 12:16
    “Never be conceited” means: Be ready to accept the advice of others.

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  8. Romans 12:18
    If someone blesses those who persecute him and does not harm those who do him harm, how will he attract hatred or revenge on himself?

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  9. Romans 12:21
    Revenge is mean-spirited. True victory is returning good for evil.

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  10. Romans 13:1
    Even priests, bishops and monks must obey the commands of secular rulers. Of course, they must do so insofar as obedience is consistent with godliness. If the rulers demand something which is ungodly, then on no account are they allowed to do it.The holy apostle teaches us that both authorities and obedience depend entirely on God’s providence, but he does not say that God has specifically appointed one person or another to exercise that authority. For it is not the wickedness of individual rulers which comes from God but the establishment of the ruling power itself.… Since God wants sinners to be punished, he is prepared to tolerate even bad rulers.

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  11. Romans 13:5
    “For the sake of conscience” means “in order to do what is right.”

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  12. Romans 13:9
    If a man is well disposed by love for another person, he will not kill the one he loves, nor will he rape his wife, nor will he steal goods or do anything which might harm them.

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  13. Romans 13:12
    “Night” refers to the time of ignorance, whereas “day” refers to the time after the Lord’s coming.

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  14. Romans 14:1
    The weak were those who continued to observe the law.

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  15. Romans 14:2
    Those who would eat anything were obviously Gentiles. Some people say that converted Jews shamed these Gentiles not only into abstaining from meat which had been sacrificed to idols but from any kind of meat whatever.

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  16. Romans 14:10
    Paul addresses these words to the Jews.

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  17. Romans 14:16
    Paul is saying that he praises their faith but does not want it to become the cause of cursing and damnation.

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  18. Romans 15:3
    Remember the words of Christ’s prayer concerning his passion: “Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will but as thou wilt.”

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  19. Romans 15:5
    Paul adds “in accord with Christ Jesus” in order to show that he is not praying for them to live in unbounded harmony but rather in a godly consensus.

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  20. Romans 15:19
    When Paul says “as far round as Illyricum,” he means that he got to Illyricum in a roundabout way, via the eastern provinces, the Black Sea region, Asia Minor and Thrace.

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