Romans 12:20 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.

Thou and Ye

thine, thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

And to peaceable conduct towards all men, with forbearance and benevolenceSince men became enemies to God, they have been very ready to be enemies one to another. And those that embrace religion, must expect to meet with enemies in...

Thompson Chains

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Cross References

Proverbs 25:21–22 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: …
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Luke 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
2 Kings 6:22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
Exodus 23:4–5 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. …
Song of Solomon 8:6–7 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. …
1 Samuel 24:16–19 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. …
1 Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
Psalms 120:4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Psalms 140:10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.

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Topics

Commandments Precepts of Paul. explicitly stated or implied in didactic epistles
Enemy General scriptures concerning Enemy
Forgiveness Of enemies
Poor Duty to Poor
Quotations and allusions In the new testament from, and to, the old testament
Religion True
Rome Exhorted humility, love, and good works

Timeline

Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 60 · The Epistle to the Romans

Greek and Strong’s

Therefore οὖν oun οὖν Conjunction
if Ἐὰν Ean ἐάν Conjunction
thine σου sou Pronoun · second person, genitive singular σοῦ soû
enemy ὁ ho Article · nominative masculine singular ἐχθρός echthros ἐχθρός Adjective · nominative masculine singular
hunger πεινᾷ peina πεινάω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
feed ψώμιζε psōmize ψωμίζω Verb · present active imperative, second person singular
him αὐτόν auton αὐτός Pronoun · third person, accusative masculine singular
if ἐὰν ean ἐάν Conjunction
he thirst διψᾷ dipsa διψάω Verb · present active subjunctive, third person singular
give πότιζε potize ποτίζω Verb · present active imperative, second person singular
him αὐτόν auton αὐτός Pronoun · third person, accusative masculine singular
drink ποτίζω potízō
for γὰρ gar γάρ Conjunction
in so τοῦτο touto Pronoun · accusative neuter singular τοῦτο toûto
doing ποιῶν poiōn ποιέω Verb · present active participle, nominative masculine singular
thou shalt heap σωρεύσεις sōreuseis σωρεύω Verb · future active indicative, second person singular
coals ἄνθρακας anthrakas ἄνθραξ Noun · accusative masculine plural
of fire πυρὸς pyros πῦρ Noun · genitive neuter singular
on ἐπὶ epi ἐπί Preposition
his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
head τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular κεφαλὴν kephalēn κεφαλή Noun · accusative feminine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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