Romans 12

Dedicated Service

1ThereforeG3767 1I urgeG3870 you, brothersG80 and sisters, by the merciesG3628 of GodG2316, to 2presentG3936 your bodiesG4983 as a livingG2198 and holyG40 sacrificeG2378, 3acceptableG2101 to GodG2316, which is your 4spiritualG3050 serviceG2999 ofG2999 worshipG2999. 2And do not 5be conformedG4964 to 6thisG3778 7worldG165, but be transformedG3339 by the 8renewingG342 of your mindG3563, soG1519 thatG1519 you may 910proveG1381 whatG5101 the willG2307 of GodG2316 is, that which is goodG18 and 11acceptableG2101 and perfectG5046.

3For throughG1223 12the graceG5485 givenG1325 to me I sayG3004 to everyoneG3956 amongG1722 you 13not to thinkG5252 moreG5252 highlyG5252 of himself thanG3844 he oughtG1163 to thinkG5426; but to thinkG5426 soG1519 as to haveG4993 soundG4993 judgmentG4993, as GodG2316 has allottedG3307 to 14eachG1538 a measureG3358 of faithG4102. 4For 15justG2509 asG2509 we haveG2192 manyG4183 partsG3196 in oneG1520 bodyG4983 and allG3956 16the body’s partsG3196 do not haveG2192 the sameG846 functionG4234, 5soG3779 we, 17who are manyG4183, are 18oneG1520 bodyG4983 in ChristG5547, and individuallyG2596G1520 partsG3196 of oneG240 anotherG240. 6HoweverG1161, since we haveG2192 giftsG5486 that 19differG1313 accordingG2596 to the graceG5485 givenG1325 to us, each of us is to use them properly: ifG1535 20prophecyG4394, 21in proportionG356 to one’s faithG4102; 7ifG1535 2223serviceG1248, in the act of servingG1248; orG1535 the one who 24teachesG1321, in the act of teachingG1319; 8orG1535 the one who 2526exhortsG3870, in the work of 27exhortationG3874; the one who givesG3330, with 2829generosityG572; 30the one who 31isG4291 inG4291 leadershipG4291, with diligenceG4710; the one who showsG1653 mercyG1653, with 32cheerfulnessG2432.

93334LoveG26 must be freeG505 ofG505 hypocrisyG505. 35DetestG655 whatG4190 isG4190 evilG4190; clingG2853 to whatG18 isG18 goodG18. 10Be 36devotedG5387 to oneG240 anotherG240 in brotherlyG5360 loveG5360; 37giveG4285 preferenceG4285 to oneG240 anotherG240 38in honorG5092, 11not laggingG3636 behindG3636 in diligenceG4710, 39ferventG2204 in spiritG4151, 40servingG1398 the LordG2962; 1241rejoicingG5463 in hopeG1680, 42perseveringG5278 in tribulationG2347, 43devotedG4342 to prayerG4335, 1344contributingG2841 to the needsG5532 of the 45saintsG40, 4647practicingG1377 hospitalityG5381.

1448BlessG2127 thoseG3588 who persecuteG1377 49you; blessG2127 and do not curseG2672. 1550RejoiceG5463 with those who rejoiceG5463, and weepG2799 with those who weepG2799. 1651Be of the sameG846 mindG5426 towardG1519 oneG240 anotherG240; 52do not be 53haughtyG5308 inG5426 mindG5426, but 54associateG4879 with the lowlyG5011. 55Do not be wiseG5429 in your ownG1438 estimationG1438. 1756NeverG3367 repayG591 evilG2556 for evilG2556 to anyoneG3367. 5758RespectG4306 whatG2570 isG2570 rightG2570 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 allG3956 peopleG444. 18IfG1487 possibleG1415, 59soG3588 farG3588 asG3588 it dependsG1537 on you, 60beG1514 atG1514 peaceG1514 with allG3956 peopleG444. 1961NeverG3361 takeG1556 your ownG1438 revengeG1556, belovedG27, but 62leaveG1325 roomG5117 for the wrathG3709 of God, for it is writtenG1125: “63VengeanceG1557 is MineG1699, I will repayG467,” saysG3004 the LordG2962. 20“64But ifG1437 your enemyG2190 is hungryG3983, feedG5595 him; ifG1437 he is thirstyG1372, giveG4222 him aG4222 drinkG4222; for in soG3778 doingG4160 you will heapG4987 burningG4442 coalsG440 on his headG2776.” 21Do not be overcomeG3528 by evilG2556, but overcomeG3528 evilG2556 with goodG18.