The King James Bible says “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” and the italicized English words within the quotation marks are well translated as Greek to English translations go. English word “which” was added by a flesh translator where no Greek word of corroboration exists in the original Greek manuscripts. English “which” dampens God’s directness but leaves the crux of the quotation intact. English “word” was translated from Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema which was 56 times translated into English “word” are words spoken directly from the mouth and through the lips of their speaker, which is why we must always know who is saying what to whom and identify the grammatical subject performing the verb’s action and the grammatical object receiving the action performed. 2Timothy 2:15 says “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” where “word” was translated from Greek masculine noun 3056 logos of which 2Timothy 2:15 is an indictment, even though Greek masculine noun 3056 logos was translated into “Word” in John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” and into “word” 216 more times throughout the King James Bible and was mistranslated into “account” in Matthew 12:36 and Hebrews 13:17. We will first look at Matthew 12:36 “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment” where “word” was translated from Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema because they were spoken directly from the mouth and through the lips of flesh minded human beings that spoke them; many from behind a pulpit. English “idle” in Mt 12:36 was translated from Greek adjective 692 argos describing and qualifying human beings who speak words without works by regurgitating disparate doctrines of the world’s 4,351 religions. Greek adjective 692 argos is from a compound of Greek negative particle 1a synonymous with English not and Greek neuter noun 2041 ergon which was translated into works in James 2:17-26.  Hebrews 13:17 directly refers to God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” and “sons of God” “that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years”. Hebrews 13:17 says “Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you”. Preface Romans Chapter Twelve contains many details regarding how the bible actually works summarized by the bracketed extraction as follows: [translating 783,137 recurring English King James Bible words back to their original 8,674 Old Testament Hebrew words and their original 5,624 New Testament Greek words] which constitute a plethora of Greek neuter noun 2041 ergon which was 152 times translated into singular and plural works. English words “the beginning” in John 1:1 were translated from Greek feminine noun 746 arche which in the context of John 1:1 is the beginning of time when the “Word” consisted of God’s original 8,674 Old Testament Hebrew words and original 5,624 New Testament Greek words that were spoken from the mouth and through the lips of God [Greek neuter noun 4487 rhema] and “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”  which were translated into 783,137 recurring English King James Bible words in 1611 AD by flesh human beings not called by God and were not chosen by God and adding insult to injury billions of other human beings not chosen by God interpret God’s original spiritual words through flesh eyes and thoughts. Jesus dumbed this down for us when he, in John 6:56 said “He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him” then gave John 6:56 perspective in John 6:63 “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life” so we must always see them through God’s spiritual eyes and know them through God’s spiritual thoughts. God’s 2Timothy 2:15 edict “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” and “word” now consists of 783,137 recurring English King James Bible words that we must translate back to their original 8,674 Old Testament Hebrew words and their original 5,624 New Testament Greek words so God can define them for us. After all that, we must see the properly defined words through God’s spiritual eyes and know them through God’s spiritual thoughts. We must always remember Jesus in Luke 12:51 said “Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division” and the bible is designed pursuant to that same “division”. Try looking at it from this perspective: “the sword of the Spirit” “is the word of God” “for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life” “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth” “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell”. English “nature” emboldened in James 3:6 was translated from Greek feminine noun 1078 genesis which is our nativity being the moment of our flesh birth. English “course” emboldened in James 3:6 was translated from Greek noun 5164 trochos from Greek verb 5143 trecho which was translated into English “let us run” in Hebrews 12:1-8  “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us”. English “patience” emboldened in Hebrews 12:1 was translated from Greek feminine noun 5281 hupomone being the human dwelling place of God’s Spirit. Greek feminine noun 5281 hupomone is from a compound of Greek preposition 5259 hupo meaning under in the genitive case as a grammatical object is under their grammatical subject and Greek feminine noun 3438 mone which was translated into English “our abode” in John 14:23 “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him”.  God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” “sons” and future “priests” of God are the only abodes of the Spirit of God during this earth age and this world’s other 8 billion human beings are Hebrews 12:1’s “cloud of witnesses”. God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” “sons” and future “priests” are running their “race” toward the kingdom of heaven and of God and the 8 billion human being “cloud of witnesses” form a gauntlet of “tribulation” [Greek noun 2347 thlipsis]  on both sides of God’s pathway to God’s kingdom pressing, pushing, pulling trying to force [Greek verb 2346 thlibo] God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” “sons” and future “priests” off God’s pathway unto God’s kingdom and grammatical objects of the world’s 4’351 religions are among the 8 billion human being “cloud of witnesses” who profess that Jesus is going to rapture them to escape the aforementioned tribulation [Greek noun 2347 thlipsis] but rapture does not exist in the bible! Not in English! Not in Greek! Not in Hebrew! The world’s 4,351 religions use “faith” as cudgel to dissuade their grammatical objects of asking questions like: can you show me where rapture is in the bible?  Which is why Greek verb 2346 thlibo was translated into “narrow” in Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat” “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it” and why Matthew 12:14 says “For many are called, but few are chosen” with “chosen” being translated from Greek adjective 1588 eklektos which was 7 times translated into English “chosen” and 16 times into God’s “elect” and  Greek adjective 1588 eklektos describes and qualifies God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” “sons” and future “priests” of God.

The job of translating 783,137 recurring English King James Bible words back to their original 8,674 Old Testament Hebrew words and their original 5,624 New Testament Greek words so God can define them for us is a full time job especially for someone as dumb as a stump. The English words required to connect the King James Bible’s word’s back to God’s words in the beginning of time and then post God’s definition of God’s original Hebrew and Greek words require even more English words, which can obscure God’s definition so I sometimes end up with God’s truths that won’t fit into an analysis of a specific bible verse so I am going to Post God’s remaining thoughts regarding the 12^th chapter of Romans in next post “Clean Up On Aisle Five”.  

English “good” emboldened in Romans 12:21 “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” was translated from Greek adjective 18 agathos describing and qualifying God alone. Matthew 19:17 Mark 10:18 and Luke 18:19 all confirm there is none good/agathos but one, that is, God. God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” and “sons of God” “that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years” “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light” “If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, for under it the people received the law, what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron” “For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law” “For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec”.

English “with” emboldened in Romans 12:21 “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good” was translated from Greek preposition 1722 en which is a primary preposition denoting a fixed position of rest between Greek preposition 1537 ek and Greek preposition 1519 eis which God defined in prior posts. Greek preposition 1722 en which was 1,902 times reasonably but inadequately translated into English “in” best providing God’s perspective relative to “rest” in Mt 11:25-30. Be forewarned that English “babes” in Mt 11:25 was mistranslated from Greek adjective 3516 nepios describing and qualifying human beings who have negated the flesh words of all human beings in deference to God’s spiritual thoughts and ways.

Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

English “overcome” emboldened in Romans 12:21 were translated from Greek verb 3528 nikao subjectively meaning to overcome in the sense of conquering one’s foe. Greek verb 3528 nikao objectively means to be overcome in the sense of being conquered and 8 billion human beings are being overcome and conquered by their own grammatical subjects. The grammatical subject often does it unwittingly subsequent to being devoid of God’s spirit during this earth age. God’s perspective of Greek verb 3528 nikao is best represented in Jn 16:33 Rom 3:4 Rom 12:21 1Jn 4:4 and Rev 17:14 “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful”. English “chosen” emboldened in Revelation 17:14 was translated from Greek adjective 1588 eklektos which describes and qualifies God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” and “sons of God”. God is not about making his grammatical objects feel good as confirmed in Matthew 24:13 “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved”. English “shall endure” emboldened in Matthew 24:13 was translated from Greek verb 5278 hupomeno meaning to dwell under God as one’s only grammatical subject. English “unto” emboldened in Matthew 24:13 was translated from Greek preposition 1519 eis which indicates the point reached or entered into of place time or purpose [in this context] being the place time and purpose of God. Greek preposition 1519 eis was 573 times reasonably but inadequately translated into English into. English “the end” emboldened in Matthew 24:13 was translated from Greek neuter noun 5056 telos being the completion of a process pursuant to an objective. In this context the objective is God’s will as defined in 1Timothy 2:3-4 and the process is co-op-ed per the spiritual New Testament/covenant/contract between God and God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” and “sons of God” who cannot know if they have been saved until they take their last flesh breath and cannot know if they complete their mission until the end of the “thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows.

English “of” emboldened in Romans 12:21 immediately preceding “evil” was translated from Greek preposition 5259 hupo meaning under in the genitive case as a grammatical object is under their grammatical subject. I exist to cause human beings to consider the possibility that what they have been taught by their grammatical subjects may not be right, whereby God can reserve them to himself. I am dumb as a stump. “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God” “Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life”. English “we” “ourselves” “our” and “us” refer to God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” and “sons of God” and future “priests” “after the order of Melchisedec” as proven in prior posts. 

English “fire” emboldened in Romans 12:20 “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” was translated from Greek neuter noun 4442 pur which was also translated into “fire” in Matthew 3:11-12  1Corinthians 3:13-15 and James 3:5-6 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” “Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is” “If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward” “If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire”. “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth” “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell”. English false narrative “hell” has been translated from Hebrew noun H7585 she’owl meaning grave, from Greek noun 1067 geenna being the Valley of the son of Hinnom containing Jerusalem’s garbage pit where Jesus instructed us to cast any flesh member [Mt 5:29 James 3:6] that offends God’s Spirit and from Greek noun 86 hades from a compound of Greek 1 a negative particle synonymous with English un or not and Greek verb 1492 eido meaning to see through the eyes and know through the thoughts of one’s grammatical subject. Greek noun 86 hades is the impossibility of seeing through God’s eyes and knowing through God’s thoughts when a grammatical object has any grammatical subject other than God. The false narrative hell was created by tongues of human beings as documented in James 3:5-6 above. God lets us know what he thinks of the men whose tongues created and perpetuated hell in Jeremiah 32:35 “And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin”.

English “thirst” emboldened in Romans 12:20 was translated from Greek verb 1372 dipsao which was translated into English “thirst” in “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” and  “Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst” reminding us that “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” and even when verses like Romans 12:20 are reasonably well translated we must always see every verse through God’s spiritual eyes and know them through God’s spiritual thoughts rather than through our lyin’ flesh eyes and thoughts. The “coals of fire on his head” are God’s spirit that will burn up his flesh thoughts and feelings in deference to God’s spiritual thoughts and ways which we must always see and know through.

Romans 12:20 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.
English “enemy” emboldened in Romans 12:20 was translated from Greek adjective 2190 echthros describing and qualifying those who hate and I can’t imagine any hate greater than believing those who believe differently than one’s self will burn like bacon suffering excruciating pain for all eternity.

English “will repay” emboldened in Romans 12:19 “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” was translated from Greek verb 467 antapodidomi which was translated into “recompense” and “shalt be recompensed” in “And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just” and “just” emboldened in Luke 14:14 was translated from Greek adjective 1342 dikaios being those who are right per God’s definition of right being God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” and “sons of God” who are right per God’s definition of right during this earth age while 8 billion are not.

English “it is written” in Romans 12:19 “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” was translated from Greek verb 1125 grapho which was translated into “it is written” in “For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God” into “are written” in “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book” into “which are written” in “And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book”. English “shall confess” emboldened in Romans 14:11 above was translated from Greek verb 1843 exomologeo from a compound of Greek preposition 1537 ek denoting origin in this context being God and Greek verb 3670 homologeo from a compound of Greek verb 3674 homou meaning together and Greek masculine noun 3056 logos which was translated into “Word” in John 1:1 and “word” throughout the bible so Greek verb 1843 exomologeo means to be together with God’s word. Many of the world’s 4,351 religions have made confession a tenet of their religion. God confirms that Romans 14:11 actually says As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall conform to the original word of God which is entirely consistent with God’s will as it appears in 1Timothy 2:3-4 “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” which make the world’s 4,351 religions look like profit centers rather than servants of God.   

English “unto wrath” emboldened in Romans 12:19 “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” was translated from Greek feminine noun 3709 orge being emotion. English wrath has been translated from both Greek feminine noun 3709 orge being emotion and Greek masculine noun 2372 thumos being immolation from Greek verb 2380 thuo meaning to immolate. Greek feminine noun 3709 orge which is emotion is cause. Greek masculine noun 2372 thumos being immolation [belief in hell] is effect. Jesus resorted to controlled emotion [orge] to make his point to “changers of money” when “he drove them all out of the temple” with a bull whip “of small cords”.  

English “Vengeance” emboldened in Romans 12:19 was translated from Greek feminine noun 1557 ekdikesis from Greek verb 1556 ekdikeo from a compound of Greek preposition 1537 ek denoting origin which God fully defined in English “as much as lieth in” emboldened in Romans 12:18’s prior post and Greek feminine noun 1349 dike being right per God’s definition of right. There is only one God but there are 4,351 world religions because they are purveyors of 4,351 different definitions of right. Only God can perform the action of Greek verb 1556 ekdikeo during this earth age and only God’s “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” “sons” receive the action of Greek verb 1556 ekdikeo during this earth age. God’s future “priests” will be able to perform the action of Greek verb 1556 ekdikeo during the “thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows.

English “place” emboldened in Romans 12:19 “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord” was translated from Greek masculine noun 5117 topos being a place of either limited occupancy or space as small as a scabbard. Greek masculine noun 5117 topos was translated into “place” in “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword” which is hard to understand without being familiar with Ephesians 6:17 “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” and know that  “seven thousand” “chosen” “elect” “election” “saints” “sons” and future “priests” of God are already “dead with Christ” while being yet alive in flesh bodies, during this earth age, subsequent to sacrificing their flesh thoughts and feelings to God. “But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels” “To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect”. OK back to “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”. Greek masculine noun 5117 topos immediately precedes English “unto wrath” in Romans 12:19 which was translated from Greek noun 3709 orge being emotion. English wrath has been translated from both Greek feminine noun 3709 orge being emotion and Greek masculine noun 2372 thumos being immolation. Greek verb 2380 thuo means to immolate. Greek feminine noun 3709 orge being emotion is cause. Greek masculine noun 2372 thumos being immolation [belief in hell] is effect. Greek masculine noun 5117 topos in conjunction with Greek noun 3709 orge is God’s way of telling us to keep our emotion in its scabbard so God can make us right per God’s definition of right.