New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 12:1-13

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.

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