Romans 12:11 (DRB)

Passage

In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord.

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 12:13 Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "carefulness", "slothful", "fervent", "serving", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "carefulness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Loving one another with the charity of..." into verse 12's "Rejoicing in hope Patient in tribulation Instant...", so "Spirit" and "carefulness" 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 "Spirit" and "carefulness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.