| Rom.
12:1 |
I urge you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a
living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual
service of worship. |
| Rom.
12:2 |
And do not be
conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and
acceptable and perfect. |
| Rom.
12:3 |
For through
the grace given to me I say to every man among you not to think more
highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound
judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. |
| Rom.
12:4 |
For just as
we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same
function, |
| Rom.
12:5 |
so we, who
are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. |
| Rom.
12:6 |
And since we
have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let each
exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his
faith; |
| Rom.
12:7 |
if service,
in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; |
| Rom.
12:8 |
or he who
exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads,
with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. |
| Rom.
12:9 |
Let love be
without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. |
| Rom.
12:10 |
Be devoted to
one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; |
| Rom.
12:11 |
not lagging
behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; |
| Rom.
12:12 |
rejoicing in
hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, |
| Rom.
12:13 |
contributing
to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. |
| Rom.
12:14 |
Bless those
who persecute you; bless and curse not. |
| Rom.
12:15 |
Rejoice with
those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. |
| Rom.
12:16 |
Be of the
same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate
with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. |
| Rom.
12:17 |
Never pay
back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all
men. |
| Rom.
12:18 |
If possible,
so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. |
| Rom.
12:19 |
Never take
your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is
written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. |
| Rom.
12:20 |
"But if
your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink;
for in so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head." |
| Rom.
12:21 |
Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. |