Romans 12:8 meaning and explanation

if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Romans 12:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul continues the list of gifts he began in verse 6, speaking to the believers in Rome about how the one body of Christ functions. Each gift is to be exercised fully and in character: the encourager encourages, the giver gives with simplicity or generosity, the leader leads with diligence, and the one showing mercy does so with cheerfulness.

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