Romans 12 in the early church
650 passages quote, allude to, or echo Romans 12, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21
Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
Romans 12:4
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:4 | Commentary on Romans 9.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:4 | Commentary on Romans 12:4–5 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:4–5 | Hexameron (Exameron) 3.5 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Rom 12:4–5 | On Christian Doctrine 1.16 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Rom 12:4 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 1.60 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
| Rom 12:4 | City of God 10.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Rom 12:4 | On the Good of Widowhood 4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414 |
| Rom 12:4–21 | Sermon 120 · Peter Chrysologus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
| Rom 12:4 | Book 2, chapter 6 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Romans 12:5
so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
Romans 12:6
We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
Romans 12:7
if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:7 | Commentary on Romans 9.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:7 | Commentary on Romans 9.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:7–21 | Moral Rules (Moralia) 69 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| Rom 12:7 | Commentary on Romans 12:7 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:7 | The Conferences 14.5 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Romans 12:8
if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:8 | The Instructor 3.12.96 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:8 | Fragments on Proverbs, column 217 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:8 | PG 12:1571 (Ps 114–115 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:8 | Commentary on Romans 9.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:8 | Commentary on Romans 9.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:8 | Commentary on Romans 9.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:8 | Oration 14.38 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:8 | Oration 32.12 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:8 | Commentary on Romans 12:8 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:8 | The Conferences 14.5 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Romans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:9 | Didache 5.2 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Rom 12:9 | The Instructor 2.6.51 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:9 | The Instructor 3.11.79 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:9 | The Instructor 3.12.96 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:9 | Miscellanies 2.9.42 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Rom 12:9 | Miscellanies 4.7.49 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Rom 12:9 | Commentary on the Song of Songs, Armenian fragment (Song 1:5-5:1) · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 202-235 |
| Rom 12:9 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:9 | Commentary on Romans 9.3 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:9 | Commentary on Romans 9.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:9 | Commentary on Romans 9.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:9 | Commentary on Romans 12:9 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:9 | Letter 51.1 · Jerome | echo, low confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:9 | Letter 148.5 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:9 | Apostolic Constitutions 7.18.2 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Rom 12:9 | Sermon 10.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:9 | Sermon 216.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:10 | The Instructor 3.12.96 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:10 | Miscellanies 2.9.42 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Rom 12:10 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:10 | Commentary on Romans 9.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:10 | Commentary on Romans 9.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:10 | Commentary on Romans 9.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:10 | Commentary on Romans 12:10–11 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:10 | Canons on the Letters of Paul 49 · Priscillian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 380–400 |
| Rom 12:10 | Sermon 354.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:10 | Canon 1 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398 |
| Rom 12:10 | On Holy Virginity 47 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 401 |
| Rom 12:10 | The Conferences 16.11 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| Rom 12:10 | Letter 7, chapter 2 · Sixtus III, bishop of Rome | allusion, high confidence | 432–440 |
Romans 12:11
Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:11 | The Instructor 3.12.96 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:11 | On First Principles 2.8.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Rom 12:11 | PG 12:1235 (Ps 17 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:11 | PG 12:1283 (Ps 26–27 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:11 | PG 12:1563 (Ps 106–108 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:11 | PG 12:1637 (Ps 126 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on John 10.105 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Matthew 16.25 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Romans 9.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Romans 9.9 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Romans 9.10 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:11 | Canons of Hippolytus, canon 38 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 4th century |
| Rom 12:11 | Church History 5.1.9 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Rom 12:11 | Martyrs of Palestine (shorter recension) 11.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | echo, medium confidence | ca. 311–314 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter to Dracontius 3 · Athanasius of Alexandria | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 355 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 260 · Basil of Caesarea | echo, medium confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Rom 12:11 | Oration 17.1 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, low confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:11 | Oration 32.6 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:11 | Tractates 2.53.1 · Zeno of Verona | allusion, low confidence | ca. 362-380 |
| Rom 12:11 | Homilies 12.13 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Romans 12:10–11 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 27.3 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 52.4 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 78.17 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 120.12 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:11 | On Cain and Abel 2.20 · Ambrose | echo, low confidence | ca. 375-378 |
| Rom 12:11 | Apostolic Constitutions 8.46.9 · Anonymous | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Rom 12:11 | On the Beatitudes 1199 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380–394 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 4 to Anysius of Thessalonica, chapter 1 · Siricius, bishop of Rome | echo, low confidence | 385 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letter 48.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Sermon 8.6 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, low confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Sermon 22.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Sermon 71.19 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Sermon 138.7 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Sermon 197.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Sermon 234.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:11 | Homily 10.1 on 1 Timothy · John Chrysostom | echo, medium confidence | ca. 392-397 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letters 9.3 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letters 11.7 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:11 | Letters 28.3 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:11 | Confessions 6.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Rom 12:11 | Tractates 17 · Gaudentius of Brescia | allusion, low confidence | ca. 397-410 |
| Rom 12:11 | On Catechizing the Uninstructed 10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 399–405 |
| Rom 12:11 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 96.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Jeremiah 1.56 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Rom 12:11 | Commentary on Jeremiah 2.12 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Rom 12:11 | On the Governance of God 4.91 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Romans 12:13
Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:13 | The Instructor 3.12.96 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 190–200 |
| Rom 12:13 | PG 12:1419 (Ps 43 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:13 | Commentary on Romans 9.12 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:13 | Commentary on Romans 9.13 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:13 | Commentary on Romans 10.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:13 | Martyrdom of Pionius and Companions 1 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 250 (the text may be later) |
| Rom 12:13 | Against Constantius 27 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 360–361 |
| Rom 12:13 | Against Parmenian the Donatist 2.4 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Rom 12:13 | Commentary on Romans 12:13 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:13 | Commentary on Romans 12:14 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:13 | Question 109, section 5 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Rom 12:13 | Letter 125.14 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:13 | Sermon 179.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:13 | Sermon 357.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:14 | To the Ephesians 10.2 · Ignatius of Antioch | echo, low confidence | ca. 110 (range ca. 105–135) |
| Rom 12:14 | Infancy Gospel of Thomas (Greek A) 4 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 150-200 (the original; Greek A is later) |
| Rom 12:14 | Miscellanies 4.16.99 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Rom 12:14 | On Idolatry 21 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 196–211 |
| Rom 12:14 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:14 | PG 12:1563 (Ps 106–108 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:14 | Homilies on Numbers 15.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:14 | Against Celsus 8.38 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Rom 12:14 | Against Celsus 8.41 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| Rom 12:14 | Commentary on Romans 3.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:14 | Commentary on Romans 9.14 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:14 | To Quirinus 3.13 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Rom 12:14 | On Mortality 4 · Cyprian of Carthage | allusion, low confidence | 252–253 |
| Rom 12:14 | Divine Institutes 6.18.10 · Lactantius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Rom 12:14 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 59.1 · Lactantius | echo, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Rom 12:14 | Against Parmenian the Donatist 2.25 · Optatus of Milevis | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| Rom 12:14 | Commentary on Romans 12:14 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:14 | Exposition of Psalm 118 12.52.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Rom 12:14 | Exposition of Psalm 118 15.22.1 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Rom 12:14 | The Lord's Sermon on the Mount 1.21 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 393–396 |
| Rom 12:14 | The Lord's Sermon on the Mount 1.22 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 393–396 |
| Rom 12:14 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.22 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Rom 12:14 | On the Governance of God 3.31 · Salvian of Marseilles | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:15 | On Idolatry 13 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 196–211 |
| Rom 12:15 | On the Raising of Lazarus (homily), part 2 · Hippolytus of Rome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 200–235 |
| Rom 12:15 | On Fasting 13 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| Rom 12:15 | PG 12:1459 (Ps 53–54 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:15 | PG 12:1511 (Ps 68 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:15 | Homilies on Leviticus 7.2 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:15 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 7.6 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:15 | Commentary on Romans 7.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:15 | Commentary on Romans 9.15 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter 55.19 · Cyprian of Carthage | allusion, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| Rom 12:15 | On the Lapsed 4 · Cyprian of Carthage | echo, medium confidence | 251 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter to Zenas and Serenus 19 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | 4th century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:15 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.6.15 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Rom 12:15 | Encyclical Letter 6 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 339 |
| Rom 12:15 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.8.16 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Rom 12:15 | Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:15 | Oration 6.6 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:15 | Oration 14.5 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:15 | Oration 14.28 · Gregory of Nazianzus | echo, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:15 | Homilies 4.2 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Rom 12:15 | Homilies 5.6 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Rom 12:15 | Homilies 5.9 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Rom 12:15 | Commentary on Romans 12:15 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter 60.10 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter 96.20 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter 122.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:15 | On Virgins 3.5 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 377 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter 99.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letter 130.4 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letters 13.1 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letters 46.1 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:15 | Letters 3.20 · Sulpicius Severus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–406 |
| Rom 12:15 | On the Christian Life 14 · Fastidius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 411-430 |
| Rom 12:15 | City of God 14.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Rom 12:15 | Sermon on the Life of Honoratus 17 · Hilary of Arles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 430 |
| Rom 12:15 | To the Church 2.9 · Salvian of Marseilles | quotation, high confidence | ca. 435-440 |
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:16 | Didache 3.9 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | ca. 50–150 (often ca. 100) |
| Rom 12:16 | Epistle of Barnabas 19.6 · Anonymous | echo, low confidence | ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) |
| Rom 12:16 | Against Heresies 5.22.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Rom 12:16 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:16 | Commentary on Matthew 15.26 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| Rom 12:16 | Commentary on Romans 9.16 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:16 | Commentary on Romans 9.17 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:16 | Commentary on Romans 9.18 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter to Zenas and Serenus 9 · Anonymous | allusion, low confidence | 4th century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:16 | That One Must Die for the Son of God 1 · Lucifer of Cagliari | echo, low confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Rom 12:16 | Commentary on Romans 12:16 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 92.1 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 25.5 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 94.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 96.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 140.52 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 140.53 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 145.8 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letter 157.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Sermon 101.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letters 4.5 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letters 12.4 · Paulinus of Nola | quotation, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:16 | Letters 45.3 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| Rom 12:16 | Canon 1 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398 |
| Rom 12:16 | On Holy Virginity 43 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 401 |
| Rom 12:16 | City of God 1.28 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |
| Rom 12:16 | Against Two Letters of the Pelagians 1.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 420–421 |
| Rom 12:16 | On Rebuke and Grace 9 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 427 |
| Rom 12:16 | On the Gift of Perseverance 13 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428/429 |
| Rom 12:16 | Chapter 18 · Prosper of Aquitaine | allusion, high confidence | ca. 432-433 |
| Rom 12:16 | Chapter 6 · Quodvultdeus of Carthage | echo, low confidence | ca. 437-450 |
Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:17 | To the Philippians 6.1 · Polycarp of Smyrna | echo, low confidence | ca. 110–135 |
| Rom 12:17 | Acts of John 81 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 150–200 |
| Rom 12:17 | Dialogue with Trypho 18.3 · Justin Martyr | echo, medium confidence | ca. 155–160 |
| Rom 12:17 | Acts of Peter (Vercelli) 28 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–200 |
| Rom 12:17 | Apology 37 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 197 |
| Rom 12:17 | On the Dress of Women 2.13 · Tertullian | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 197–206 |
| Rom 12:17 | On Patience 10 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| Rom 12:17 | Acts of Thomas 58 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 200–250 |
| Rom 12:17 | Exhortation to Chastity 6 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 208 |
| Rom 12:17 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:17 | To Scapula 4 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 212 |
| Rom 12:17 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 7.1 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:17 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 7.4 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:17 | Instructions 2.7 · Commodian | echo, medium confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:17 | On the Singleness of Clerics 7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | 3rd cent. (disputed) |
| Rom 12:17 | Commentary on Romans 9.19 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:17 | Commentary on Romans 9.20 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:17 | To Quirinus 3.23 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| Rom 12:17 | On the Good of Patience 16 · Cyprian of Carthage | echo, medium confidence | 256 |
| Rom 12:17 | Against the Nations 1.6 · Arnobius of Sicca | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 297–303 |
| Rom 12:17 | Appendix of Ten Documents on the Donatist Controversy 9 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | documents of 303–330 |
| Rom 12:17 | Preparation for the Gospel 13.7.5 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Rom 12:17–18 | On Saint Athanasius 2.6 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Rom 12:17 | That One Must Die for the Son of God 5 · Lucifer of Cagliari | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Rom 12:17 | On Not Sparing Those Who Sin against God 4 · Lucifer of Cagliari | echo, low confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 22 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Rom 12:17–19 | Moral Rules (Moralia) 47 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| Rom 12:17 | Tractates on the Psalms 53.1 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Rom 12:17 | Tractates on the Psalms 137.16 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Rom 12:17 | Oration 4.60 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:17 | Hexaemeron 8.4 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370 |
| Rom 12:17 | Homilies 10.1 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Rom 12:17 | Commentary on Romans 12:17 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 84.1 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 110.3 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 110.6 · Jerome | allusion, low confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 117.4 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 148.11 · Jerome | echo, low confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 148.23 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 73.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 88.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 93.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 104.8 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 125.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 134.4 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 136.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 138.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 138.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 138.14 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 192.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 210.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | Letter 220.8 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| Rom 12:17 | On Joseph 3 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Rom 12:17 | Homily 4 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| Rom 12:17 | Sermon 358.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:17 | The Lord's Sermon on the Mount 1.19 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 393–396 |
| Rom 12:17 | The Lord's Sermon on the Mount 1.22 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 393–396 |
| Rom 12:17 | Life of Saint Martin 26 · Sulpicius Severus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 396–397 |
| Rom 12:17 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 125 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:17 | Homilies on the First Epistle of John 8.11 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 407 |
| Rom 12:17 | City of God 22.23 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | 413–426 |
| Rom 12:17 | On Adulterous Marriages 2.15 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 419–421 |
| Rom 12:17 | Commonitorium 2.1–30 · Orientius of Auch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 420-450 |
| Rom 12:17 | Enchiridion (Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love) 72 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 421–423 |
| Rom 12:17 | On the Governance of God 6.25 · Salvian of Marseilles | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 439-451 |
Romans 12:18
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:19 | On Patience 10 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| Rom 12:19 | Against Marcion 2.18 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:19 | Against Marcion 4.16 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:19 | Against Marcion 5.14 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | 207/208 (third edition, completed later) |
| Rom 12:19 | On the Crown 11 · Tertullian | allusion, medium confidence | 211 |
| Rom 12:19 | To Scapula 2 · Tertullian | echo, low confidence | 212 |
| Rom 12:19 | PG 12:1239 (Ps 17–18 LXX) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:19 | PG 12:1415 (Ps 41–42 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Rom 12:19 | Homilies on Joshua 15.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:19 | Homilies on Judges 9.1 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:19 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 7.3 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:19 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 8.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Rom 12:19 | Commentary on Romans 9.19 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:19 | Commentary on Romans 9.22 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:19 | Commentary on Romans 10.36 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:19 | Against Novatian 7 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | after 251 (disputed) |
| Rom 12:19 | To Demetrian 17 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 252–253 |
| Rom 12:19 | Divine Institutes 3.18.7 · Lactantius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Rom 12:19 | Divine Institutes 5.20.10 · Lactantius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Rom 12:19 | Divine Institutes 6.18.11 · Lactantius | allusion, high confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| Rom 12:19 | Appendix of Ten Documents on the Donatist Controversy 9 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | documents of 303–330 |
| Rom 12:19 | Appendix of Ten Documents on the Donatist Controversy 10 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | documents of 303–330 |
| Rom 12:19 | Preparation for the Gospel 11.13.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 313–324 |
| Rom 12:19 | Epitome of the Divine Institutes 48.4 · Lactantius | echo, medium confidence | ca. 314–320 |
| Rom 12:19 | Letter 51 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Rom 12:19 | Letter 130 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Rom 12:19 | Letter 289 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 357–378 |
| Rom 12:19 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.20.2 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Rom 12:19 | Tractates on the Psalms 137.16 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Rom 12:19 | Oration 5.35 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Rom 12:19 | Commentary on Romans 12:19 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:19 | Question 68, section 2 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Rom 12:19 | Question 115, section 50 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| Rom 12:19 | Book of Rules 7 · Tyconius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Rom 12:19 | On Noah 100 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 378-384 |
| Rom 12:19 | On Jacob and the Happy Life 2.14 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 386-390 |
| Rom 12:19 | On the Duties of the Clergy 1.21 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Rom 12:19 | Exposition of Psalm 118 12.28.4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Rom 12:19 | Homilies on Matthew 16.6 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Rom 12:19 | On Joseph 78 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-390 |
| Rom 12:19 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.11.2 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Rom 12:19 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 61.17.3 · Ambrose | allusion, low confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Rom 12:19 | Tractates on Matthew 11.1 · Chromatius of Aquileia | quotation, high confidence | ca. 388–407 |
| Rom 12:19 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 125 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:19 | Apology against Rufinus 1.31 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 401–402 |
| Rom 12:19–20 | Apology against Rufinus 3.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 401–402 |
| Rom 12:19 | Commentary on Jeremiah 4.26 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 414-419 |
| Rom 12:19 | Seven Books of History against the Pagans 7.41.6 · Orosius | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 417–418 |
| Rom 12:19 | Commonitorium 1.241–270 · Orientius of Auch | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 420-450 |
| Rom 12:19 | The Conferences 16.27 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
Romans 12:20
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rom 12:20 | Miscellanies 7.12.69 · Clement of Alexandria | echo, medium confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Rom 12:20 | On Flight in Persecution 13 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 208–213 |
| Rom 12:20 | Instructions 2.20 · Commodian | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:20 | Commentary on Romans 9.23 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| Rom 12:20 | Demonstration 2.18 · Aphrahat | quotation, medium confidence | 337-345 |
| Rom 12:20 | Commentary on Romans 12:20 · Ambrosiaster | quotation, high confidence | ca. 366–384 |
| Rom 12:20 | Letter 120.1 · Jerome | quotation, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Rom 12:20 | Homilies on Matthew 12.5 · John Chrysostom | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| Rom 12:20–21 | Sermon 149.19 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:20 | Sermon 365.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| Rom 12:20 | On Christian Doctrine 3.16 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | Books 1–3 ca. 396–397; completed 426–427 |
| Rom 12:20 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 19.28 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| Rom 12:20 | Questions and Answers to the Orthodox 5 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 5th century (disputed) |
| Rom 12:20 | Instructions 1.8 · Eucherius of Lyon | quotation, high confidence | ca. 428-434 |
Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.