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Romans 12

1IbeseechyouthereforeοὖνounG3767,brethren,bythemerciesofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourbodiesσώματαsōmataG4983alivingG2198sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,holyἁγίανhagianG40,acceptabletoGodθεῷ,theōG2316,whichisyourspiritualserviceλατρείανlatreianG2999.

2Andbenotfashioned accordingtothisworld:butbeyetransformedμεταμορφοῦσθεmetamorphoustheG3339bytherenewingἀνακαινώσειanakainōseiG342ofyourmindνοὸςnoosG3563,thatyemayprovewhatisthegoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18andacceptableandperfectτέλειον.teleionG5046willofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForIsayλέγωlegōG3004,throughthegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485thatwasG1510givenG1325me,toeverymanG1538thatisG1510amongyou,nottothinkφρονεῖν,phroneinG5426ofhimselfmorehighlythanheoughtG1163tothinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426;butsotothinkG5426astothinkG5426soberly,accordingasGodθεὸςtheosG2316hath dealttoeachmanG1538ameasureμέτρονmetronG3358offaithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

4ForevenaswehavemanyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196inoneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,andallthemembersμέληmelēG3196havenotthesameαὐτὴνautēnG846office:

5sowe,whoareG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,areG1510oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983inChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,andseverallymembersμέλη.¶melēG3196oneεἷςheisG1520ofanother.

6AndhavinggiftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486differingaccordingκατὰkataG2596tothegraceχάρινcharinG5485thatwasgivenG1325tous,whetherprophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394, letusprophesyaccordingκατὰkataG2596totheproportionofourfaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7orministryG1248, letusgive ourselvestoourministryG1248;orhethatteacheth,tohisteachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321;

8orhethatexhorteth,tohisexhortingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870:hethatgiveth, lethimdo itwithliberality;hethatruleth,withdiligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710;hethatshowethmercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653,withcheerfulness.

9LetloveἀγάπηagapēG26bewithouthypocrisy.Abhorthatwhichisevilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190; cleavetothatwhichisgoodἀγαθῷ·agathōG18.

10InloveφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360ofthebrethrenbe tenderly affectionedoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toanother;inhonorτιμῇtimēaG5092preferringoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240another;

11indiligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710notslothful;ferventζέοντες,zeontesG2204inspiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;servingG1398theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;

12rejoicingG5463inhopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680; patientintribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347;continuingG4342stedfastlyinprayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335;

13communicatingtothenecessitiesofthesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40; giventohospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127themthatpersecuteG1377you;blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127,andcurseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672not.

15RejoiceG5463withthemthatrejoiceG5463;weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799withthemthatweepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16BeofthesameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240towardanother.Setnotyourmindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426onhighG5308things,butcondescendtothingsthatarelowly.BenotwiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inyourownG1438conceits.

17RenderG591tonomanG444evilκακὸνkakonG2556forevilκακοῦkakouG2556. Take thoughtforthingsG3956honorableinthesightofallmenG444.

18Ifitbepossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,asmuchasinyoulieth,beatpeaceεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514withallmenG444.

19AvengeG1556notyourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,butgiveδότεdoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117untothewrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709ofGod:foritiswrittenG1125,Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557belongeth untome;Iwillrecompense, saiththeLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

20ButifthineenemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190hungerπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedhim;ifhethirstδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,givehimtodrinkπότιζεpotizeG4222:forinsodoingthou shaltheapcoalsoffireπυρὸςpurosG4442uponhisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

21BenotovercomeνικῶnikōG3528ofevilκακοῦkakouG2556,butovercomeνίκαnikaG3528evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556withgoodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

Commentaries on Romans 12