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Romans 12:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;


Romans 12:6Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 12:617 words
GreekMeaning
ἔχοντεςechontes
We are havingverbG2192
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
χαρίσματαcharismata
giftsnounG5486
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
χάρινcharin
gracenounG5485
τὴνtēn
whicharticleG3588
δοθεῖσανdotheisan
having been givenverbG1325
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
διάφοραdiaphora
differentadjectiveG1313
εἴτεeite
ifwordG1535
προφητείανprophēteian
prophecynounG4394
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀναλογίανanalogian
proportionnounG356
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
πίστεωςpisteōs
faithnounG4102
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 12:6

“Having then gifts differing according to the grace of God that is given unto us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith.” Since then he had sufficiently comforted them, he wishes also to make them vie with each other, and labor more in earnest, by showing that it is themselves that give the grounds for their receiving more or less. For he says indeed that it is given by God (as when he says, “according as God has dealt to every man the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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