Similarities - Matthew 24 & Romans 12

Similarities: Matthew 24 & Romans 12


There are similarities between Matthew 24 and Romans 12. 

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The same Greek words that are used in both passages will be CAPITALIZED.

Matthew 24

Romans 12

"what (will be) the sign (of) Your coming and (the) conclusion (of) the AGE?"

(Matthew 24:3)

"do not be-conformed (to) this AGE"

(Romans 12:2)

"the LOVE (of) the majority will-grow-cold"

(Matthew 24:12)

"(I say to let your) LOVE (be) sincere"

(Romans 12:9)

The Greek word for "LOVE" (agapé 26 in Greek, noun) only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:12.

"the (one) HAVING-ENDURED to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved"

(Matthew 24:13)

"rejoicing (in) hope, ENDURING (in) affliction"

(Romans 12:12)

"they-will-hand you over to AFFLICTION"

(Matthew 24:9)

"enduring (in) AFFLICTION"

(Romans 12:12)

"be-praying that your flight may not take-place (in) winter, nor (on a) Sabbath"

(Matthew 24:20)

"devoting-

yourselves (to) prayer"

(Romans 12:12)

"if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’, and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves"

(Matthew 24:48-49)

"(to be) giving-back BAD for BAD (to) no-one"

(Romans 12:17)

"these are days (of) VENGEANCE"

(Luke 21:22, parallel to Matthew 24:16)

"(to) not (be) avenging yourselves, beloved, but give (a) place (to) the wrath (of God). For it-has-been-written: “VENGEANCE (is for) Me, I will-give-back-

in-return, says (the) Lord”"

(Romans 12:19)

"there-will-be (a) great distress upon the land, and WRATH (against) this people"

(Luke 21:23, parallel to Matthew 24:19)

"(to) not (be) avenging yourselves, beloved, but give (a) place (to) the WRATH (of God)"

(Romans 12:19)

"(on) that day Lot departed from Sodom, it-rained FIRE and sulphur from heaven and destroyed everyone"

(Luke 17:26-29, similar to Matthew 24:38-39)

"if your enemy is-hungry, feed him; if he-is-thirsty, give-a-drink (to) him. For doing this, you-will-heap coals (of) FIRE upon his head"

(Romans 12:20)

"if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’, and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves"

(Matthew 24:48-49)

"Do not be-overcome by BAD, but be-overcoming BAD with good"

(Romans 12:21)


You can find below the details:

Matthew 24:3: "And (while) He (was) sitting on the Mount (of) Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us — when will these (things) be? And what (will be) the sign (of) Your coming and (the) conclusion (of) the AGE?”"

Romans 12:2: "And do not be-conformed (to) this AGE, but be-transformed (by) the renewing (of your) mind, for you (to) be-approving what (is) the good and pleasing and perfect will (of) God."



Matthew 24:12: "And the LOVE (agapē 26 in Greek) (of) the majority will-grow-cold because-of lawlessness being-multiplied."

Romans 12:9: "(I say to let your) LOVE (agapē 26 in Greek) (be) sincere, (while) abhorring the evil, clinging (to) the good;"

(The Greek word for "LOVE" (agapé 26 in Greek, noun) only appears 1 time in Matthew, and that 1 time is found in Matthew 24:12).



Matthew 24:13: "But the (one) HAVING-ENDURED to (the) end — this (one) will-be-saved."

Romans 12:12: "rejoicing (in) hope, ENDURING (in) affliction, devoting-yourselves (to) prayer,"



Matthew 24:9: "Then they-will-hand you over to AFFLICTION, and they-will-kill you. And you-will-be being-hated by all the nations because-of My name."

Romans 12:12: "rejoicing (in) hope, enduring (in) AFFLICTION, devoting-yourselves (to) prayer,"



Matthew 24:20: "And be-praying (proseuchesthe 4336 in Greek) that your flight may not take-place (in) winter, nor (on a) Sabbath."

Romans 12:12: "rejoicing (in) hope, enduring (in) affliction, devoting-yourselves (to) prayer (proseuchē 4335 in Greek),"

(The Greek word for "prayer" (proseuché 4335 in Greek, noun) used in Romans 12:12 comes from the Greek word for "be-praying" (proseuchomai 4336 in Greek, verb) used in Matthew 24:20).



Matthew 24:48: "But if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’,"

Matthew 24:49: "and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves, and is-eating and drinking with the (ones) being-drunk —"

Romans 12:17: "(to be) giving-back BAD for BAD (to) no-one; (to be) providing-for good (things) in-the-sight-of all people,"



Matthew 24:16: "then let the (ones) in Judea be-fleeing to the mountains."

The parallel account in Luke reads:

Luke 21:21: "Then let the (ones) in Judea be-fleeing to the mountains. And let the (ones) in (the) midst (of) her be-going-out. And let the (ones) in the fields not be-entering into her."

Luke 21:22: "Because these are days (of) VENGEANCE, (that) all the (things) having-been-written (may) be-fulfilled."

Romans 12:19: "(to) not (be) avenging yourselves, beloved, but give (a) place (to) the wrath (of God). For it-has-been-written: “VENGEANCE (is for) Me, I will-give-back-in-return, says (the) Lord”."

(The Greek word for "VENGEANCE" (ekdikésis 1557 in Greek, noun) used in Luke 21:22 & Romans 12:19 comes from the Greek word for "avenging" (ekdikeó 1556 in Greek, verb) used in Romans 12:19).



Matthew 24:19: "And woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days."

The parallel account in Luke reads: 

Luke 21:23: "Woe (to) the (ones) having (a child) in (the) womb, and (to) the (ones) nursing in those days. For there-will-be (a) great distress upon the land, and WRATH (against) this people."

Romans 12:19: "(to) not (be) avenging yourselves, beloved, but give (a) place (to) the WRATH (of God). For it-has-been-written: “Vengeance (is for) Me, I will-give-back-in-return, says (the) Lord”."



Matthew 24:38: "For as in those days before the flood they-were eating and drinking, marrying and giving-in-marriage, until which day Noah entered into the ark,"

Matthew 24:39: "and did not know until the flood came and took-away everyone, so also will-be the coming (of) the Son (of) Man."

A similar account in Luke reads: 

Luke 17:26: "“And as it-happened in the days (of) Noah, so it-will-be also in the days (of) the Son (of) Man —"

Luke 17:27: "they-were-eating, drinking, marrying, being-given-in-marriage, until which day Noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed everyone."

Luke 17:29: "But (on) that day Lot departed from Sodom, it-rained FIRE and sulphur from heaven and destroyed everyone."

Romans 12:20: "“But if your enemy is-hungry, feed him; if he-is-thirsty, give-a-drink (to) him. For doing this, you-will-heap coals (of) FIRE upon his head”."



Matthew 24:48: "But if that BAD slave says in his heart, ‘My lord is-delaying’,"

Matthew 24:49: "and begins to-strike his fellow-slaves, and is-eating and drinking with the (ones) being-drunk —"

Romans 12:21: "Do not be-overcome by BAD, but be-overcoming BAD with good."



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