Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
KJV
μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ, ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν.
Greek NT
Noli vinci a malo, sed vince in bono malum.
Vulgate
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
ASV
Be not overcome by evil: but overcome evil by good.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
κακός
kakos
adjective · 50×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
νικάω
nikao
verb · 28×
ἀγαθός
agathos
adjective · 102×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. Having now sufficiently condemned the glutton, he uses also the hope of things to come to divert us from this wickedness: saying, 1 Corinthians 6:14 And God both raised up the Lord, and will raise up us also through His power. Do you perceive again his Apostolical wisdom? For he is always establishing the credibility of the Resurrection from Christ, and especially now. For i…
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice. Calvin shows that the practical exhortations of chapters 12-16 flow directly from the doctrinal foundation of chapters 1-11. The life of the Christian is to be a living sacrifice — wholly consecrated to God. The renewing of the mind is the pattern by which believers are con…
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 13:6 — And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king
- 1Pet 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
- 1Sam 25:21 — Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
- Luke 6:27 — But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
- Luke 9:56 — For the Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
- Luke 22:51 — And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
- Matt 18:15 — Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
- Matt 18:22 — Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
- Num 12:13 — And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee.
- Prov 16:32 — He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
- Prov 16:32 — He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
- Rom 12:14 — Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.