Berean Standard Bible

Romans 12

(1 Corinthians 3:16–23; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20)

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,on account ofδιὰdiaG1223τῶνtōnG3588God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316τοῦtouG3588mercyοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628,to offerπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983aslivingζῶσανzōsanG2198sacrificesθυσίανthusianG2378,holyἁγίανhagianG40τῷtōG3588andpleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to Godθεῷ,theōG2316,which isτὴνtēnG3588yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771spiritualλογικὴνlogikēnG3050service of worshipλατρείανlatreianG2999.

2καὶkaiG2532Do not be conformedμὴ συσχηματίζεσθεmē suschēmatizestheG3361 G4964to thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778τῷtōG3588worldαἰῶνιaiōniG165,butἀλλὰallaG235be transformedμεταμορφοῦσθεmetamorphoustheG3339by theτῇtēaG3588renewingἀνακαινώσειanakainōseiG342ofτοῦtouG3588yourmindνοὸςnoosG3563.ThenεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τὸtoG3588will be able to test and approveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381whatτίtiG5101isτὸtoG3588theτοῦtouG3588goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18καὶkaiG2532,pleasingεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101,andκαὶkaiG2532perfectτέλειον.teleionG5046willθέλημαthelēmaG2307τὸtoG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063byδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485τῆςtēsG3588givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325meG1473I sayλέγωlegōG3004to every oneπαντὶpantiG3956τῷtōG3588ὄντιontiG1510ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771:Do not think of yourselfμὴ ὑπερφρονεῖνmē huperphroneinG3361 G5252more highlyπαρ᾽ ὃpar᾽ hoG3844 G3739than you oughtδεῖdeiG1163φρονεῖν,phroneinG5426,butἀλλὰallaG235think of yourselfφρονεῖνphroneinG5426withεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588sober judgmentσωφρονεῖν,sōphroneinG4993,according toὡςhōsG5613themeasureμέτρονmetronG3358of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has givenἐμέρισενemerisenG3307youἑκάστῳhekastōG1538.

4γὰρgarG1063Just asκαθάπερkathaperG2509each of us hasἔχομεν,echomenG2192oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983withἐνenG1722manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196,andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756allπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588membersμέληmelēG3196haveἔχειecheiG2192theτὴνtēnG3588sameαὐτὴνautēnG846functionπρᾶξιν,praxinG4234,

5soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547we who areἐσμενesmenG1510οἱhoiG3588manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183areoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983τὸtoG3588,andδὲdeG1161eachκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596memberμέλη.¶melēG3196belongs tooneεἷςheisG1520anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

6δὲdeG1161We haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192differentδιάφορα,diaphoraG1313giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486according toκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485τὴνtēnG3588givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325usG1473.IfεἴτεeiteG1535one’s gift isprophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394, let him useitκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588in proportionἀναλογίανanalogianG356toτῆςtēsG3588hisfaithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7if it isεἴτεeiteG1535servingδιακονίανdiakonianG1248ἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588,let him serveδιακονίᾳ,diakoniaG1248; if it isεἴτεeiteG1535ὁhoG3588teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321ἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588,let him teachδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319;

8if it isεἴτεeiteG1535ὁhoG3588encouragingπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870ἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588,let him encourageπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874; if it isὁhoG3588givingμεταδιδοὺςmetadidousG3330ἐνenG1722,let him give generouslyἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572; if it isὁhoG3588leadingπροϊστάμενοςproistamenosG4291, let him leadwithἐνenG1722diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710; if it isὁhoG3588showing mercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653, let him do itἐνenG1722cheerfullyἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

Love, Zeal, Hope, Hospitality

(John 13:31–35; 1 John 3:11–24)

9ἩHēG3588LoveἀγάπηagapēG26must be sincereἀνυπόκριτος.anupokritosG505.DetestἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655whatτὸtoG3588isevilπονηρόν,ponēronG4190;cling toκολλώμενοιkollōmenoiG2853whatτῷtōG3588isgoodἀγαθῷ·agathōG18.

10Be devotedφιλόστοργοι,philostorgoiG5387toεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240τῇtēaG3588in brotherly loveφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360.Outdo yourselvesπροηγούμενοι,proēgoumenoiG4285τῇtēaG3588in honoringτιμῇtimēaG5092one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.

11Do not letμὴmēG3361yourτῇtēaG3588zealσπουδῇspoudēaG4710subsideὀκνηροί,oknēroiG3636;keep your spiritual fervorτῷ πνεύματι ζέοντες,tō pneumati zeontesG2204 G3588 G4151,servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

12Be joyfulχαίροντες,chairontesG5463τῇtēaG3588in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,patientὑπομένοντες,hupomenontesG5278τῇtēaG3588in afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347,persistentπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342τῇtēaG3588in prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.

13Share withκοινωνοῦντες,koinōnountesG2841theταῖςtaisG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40whoτῶνtōnG3588arein needχρείαιςchreiaisG5532.Practiceδιώκοντες·diōkontesG1377τὴνtēnG3588hospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

Forgiveness

(Matthew 18:21–35)

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127those whoτοὺςtousG3588persecuteδιώκονταςdiōkontasG1377youὑμᾶς·humasG4771.BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463withμετὰmetaG3326those who rejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463;weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799withμετὰmetaG3326those who weepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16Live in harmonyτὸ αὐτὸ φρονοῦντες,to auto phronountesG5426 G3588 G846withεἰςeisG1519one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.Do not be proudμὴ τὰ ὑψηλὰ φρονοῦντες,mē ta hupsēla phronountesG3361 G5426 G3588 G5308,butἀλλὰallaG235associateσυναπαγόμενοι.sunapagomenoiG4879with theτοῖςtoisG3588lowlyταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.Do notμὴmēG3361beγίνεσθεginestheG1096conceitedφρόνιμοι παρ᾽ ἑαυτοῖς.phronimoi par᾽ he'autoisG5429 G3844 G1438.

17Do not repay anyoneμηδενὶ ἀποδιδόντες,mēdeni apodidontesG591 G3367evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556.Carefully considerπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoiG4306what is rightκαλὰkalaG2570in the eyes ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799everybodyπάντων ἀνθρώπων·pantōn anthrōpōnG3956 G444.

18IfεἰeiG1487it ispossibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415τὸtoG3588onἐξexG1537yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771part,live at peaceεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514withμετὰmetaG3326everyoneπάντων ἀνθρώπωνpantōn anthrōpōnG3956 G444.

19Do notμὴmēG3361avengeἐκδικοῦντες,ekdikountesG1556yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,butἀλλὰallaG235leaveδότεdoteG1325roomτόπονtoponG5117τῇtēaG3588for God’s wrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709.Forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557isMineἐμοὶemoiG1473;IἐγὼegōG1473will repayἀνταποδώσω,antapodōsōG467,saysλέγειlegeiG3004theLordκύριος.kuriosG2962.”

20On the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, “IfἐὰνeanG1437yourσου,souG4771ὁhoG3588enemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190is hungryπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595himαὐτόν·autonG846;ifἐὰνeanG1437he is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,give him a drinkπότιζε αὐτόν·potize autonG846 G4222.ForγὰρgarG1063in so doingτοῦτο ποιῶνtouto poiōnG4160 G3778,you will heapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987burningπυρὸςpurosG4442coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21Do notμὴmēG3361be overcomeνικῶnikōG3528byὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588evilκακοῦkakouG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235overcomeνίκαnikaG3528τῷtōG3588evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556withἐνenG1722τὸtoG3588goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.