New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 12

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1ThereforeοὖνounG3767I urgeΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870you, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,by the merciesοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōnG3628of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316, topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936your bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983a livingζῶσανzōsanG2198and holyἁγίανhagianG40sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101to Godθεῷ,theōG2316, which is yourspiritualλογικὴνlogikēnG3050serviceλατρείανlatreianG2999of worshipG2999.

2And do notbe conformedσυσχηματίζεσθεsuschēmatizestheG4964tothisτούτῳ,toutōG3778worldαἰῶνιaiōniG165,but be transformedμεταμορφοῦσθεmetamorphoustheG3339by therenewingἀνακαινώσειanakainōseiG342of your mindνοὸςnoosG3563,soεἰςeisG1519that you mayproveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381whatτίtiG5101the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is, that whichG18is goodG18andacceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101and perfectτέλειον.teleionG5046.

3For throughδιὰdiaG1223the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485givenδοθείσηςdotheisēsG1325to me I sayλέγωlegōG3004to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956amongἐνenG1722younot to thinkG5252moreG5252highlyG5252of himself thanπαρ᾽par᾽G3844he oughtδεῖdeiG1163to thinkφρονεῖν,phroneinG5426;but to thinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426soεἰςeisG1519as to haveG4993soundG4993judgmentG4993,as GodθεὸςtheosG2316has allottedἐμέρισενemerisenG3307toeachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538a measureμέτρονmetronG3358of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

4ForjustκαθάπερkathaperG2509as we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196in oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983and allπάνταpantaG3956the membersμέληmelēG3196do not haveἔχειecheiG2192the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846functionπρᾶξιν,praxinG4234,

5soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we,who are manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183, areoneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983in ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,and individuallyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596 G1520membersμέλη.¶melēG3196oneεἷςheisG1520of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

6Since we haveἜχοντεςEchontesG2192giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486thatdifferδιάφορα,diaphoraG1313accordingκατὰkataG2596to the graceχάρινcharinG5485givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly:ifεἴτεeiteG1535prophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the proportionἀναλογίανanalogianG356of his faithπίστεως,pisteōsG4102;

7ifεἴτεeiteG1535serviceδιακονίανdiakonianG1248,in his servingδιακονίᾳ,diakoniaG1248;orεἴτεeiteG1535he whoteachesδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321,in his teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319;

8orεἴτεeiteG1535he whoexhortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870,in his exhortationπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874;he who givesμεταδιδοὺςmetadidousG3330, withliberalityἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572; he wholeadsπροϊστάμενοςproistamenosG4291,with diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710;he who showsG1653mercyἐλεῶνeleōnG1653, withcheerfulnessἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

9LetloveἀγάπηagapēG26bewithoutG505hypocrisyG505.AbhorἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655whatG4190is evilG4190;clingκολλώμενοιkollōmenoiG2853to whatG18is goodG18.

10Bedevotedφιλόστοργοι,philostorgoiG5387to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240in brotherlyφιλαδελφίᾳphiladelphiaG5360loveG5360;giveG4285preferenceG4285to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240in honorτιμῇtimēaG5092;

11not laggingG3636behindG3636in diligenceσπουδῇspoudēaG4710,ferventζέοντες,zeontesG2204in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962;

12rejoicingχαίροντες,chairontesG5463in hopeἐλπίδιelpidiG1680,perseveringὑπομένοντες,hupomenontesG5278in tribulationθλίψειthlipseiG2347,devotedπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342to prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335,

13contributingκοινωνοῦντες,koinōnountesG2841to the needsχρείαιςchreiaisG5532of thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40,practicingδιώκοντες·diōkontesG1377hospitalityφιλοξενίανphiloxenianG5381.

14BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127thoseτοὺςtousG3588who persecuteδιώκονταςdiōkontasG1377you; blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127and do not curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463with those who rejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463,and weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799with those who weepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16Be of the sameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426towardεἰςeisG1519oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240;do not be haughtyὑψηλὰhupsēlaG5308in mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426, butassociateσυναπαγόμενοι.sunapagomenoiG4879with the lowlyταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.Do not be wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429in your ownG1438estimationG1438.

17NeverG3367payG591backG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556to anyoneG3367.RespectπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoiG4306whatG2570is rightκαλὰkalaG2570in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444.

18IfεἰeiG1487possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,so farτὸtoG3588as it dependsἐξexG1537on you,be at peaceεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514with allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

19NeverμὴmēG3361takeG1556your ownἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438revengeG1556,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27, butleaveδότεdoteG1325roomτόπονtoponG5117for the wrathὀργῇ·orgēaG3709of God,for it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125, “Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557is MineG1699,I will repayἀνταποδώσω,antapodōsōG467,”saysλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

20“But ifἐὰνeanG1437your enemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190is hungryπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595him, and ifἐὰνeanG1437he is thirstyδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,giveπότιζεpotizeG4222him a drinkG4222;for in soτοῦτοtoutoG3778doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160you will heapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987burningπυρὸςpurosG4442coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440on his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21Do not be overcomeνικῶnikōG3528by evilκακοῦkakouG2556,but overcomeνίκαnikaG3528evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556with goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

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Commentaries on Romans 12