Romans — Chapter 12

1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your spiritual service.

2And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

3For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

6And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our faith;

7or ministry, [let us give ourselves] to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

8or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, [let him do it] with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

10In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

11in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

12rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

13communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

14Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

15Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

16Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.

17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

18If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men.

19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God]: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

20But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

1Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—alive, holy, and pleasing to God—which is your reasonable service.

2Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God—what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

3For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith.

4For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

5so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.

6And we have different gifts according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.

7If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

8if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.

9Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.

10Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.

11Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

12Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.

13Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.

14Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.

15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

16Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.

19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

20Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.

21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

2Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

3For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

4For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

6Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

7or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

8or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

10In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;

11not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

12rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

13contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

14Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

15Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

16Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

18If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

19Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”

20Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

21Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.