Romans 12:10 (DRB)

Passage

Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.

Nearby Context

Romans 12:8 He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

Romans 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good,

Romans 12:10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another.

Romans 12:11 In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord.

Romans 12:12 Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "loving", "another", "charity", "brotherhood", "honour", and "preventing". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "loving" and "another", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Let love be without dissimulation Hating that..." into verse 11's "In carefulness not slothful In spirit fervent...", so "loving" and "another" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "loving" and "another" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.