Revised Literal Translation

Romans 12

1τῶνtōnG3588I beseechΠαρακαλῶParakalōG3870youὑμᾶς,humasG4771thereforeοὖνounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,byδιὰdiaG1223the merciesοἰκτιρμῶν τοῦoiktirmōn touG3588 G3628of Godθεοῦ, τὰtheou taG3588 G2316,that ye presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771bodiesσώματα τῷsōmata tōG3588 G4983aG2378livingζῶσανzōsanG2198sacrificeθυσίανthusianG2378,holyἁγίανhagianG40,acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101unto Godθεῷ, τὴνtheō tēnG3588 G2316, which isyourὑμῶν.humōnG4771reasonableλογικὴνlogikēnG3050serviceλατρείανlatreianG2999.

2G3588G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532beG4964notμὴmēG3361conformedG4964toG3588 G165thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778worldG3588 G165:butἀλλὰallaG235be ye transformedμεταμορφοῦσθεmetamorphoustheG3339by the renewingἀνακαινώσειanakainōseiG3588 G342ofG3588 G3563yourG4771mindνοὸςnoosG3588 G3563,thatεἰςeisG1519yeG4771may proveδοκιμάζεινdokimazeinG1381whatτίtiG5101isthatG3588 G2307goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,andκαὶkaiG2532acceptableεὐάρεστονeuarestonG2101,andκαὶkaiG2532perfectτέλειον.teleionG5046,willG3588 G2307of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316.

3ForγὰρgarG1063I sayλέγωlegōG3004,throughδιὰdiaG1223the graceτῆς χάριτοςtēs charitosG3588 G5485givenτῆς δοθείσηςtēs dotheisēsG3588 G1325unto meG1473,to every manπαντὶpantiG3956that isτῷ ὄντιtō ontiG3588 G1510amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,notμὴmēG3361to thinkG5252of himselfmore highlyG5252thanπαρ᾽par᾽G3844ὃhoG3739he oughtδεῖdeiG1163to thinkφρονεῖν,phroneinG5426;butἀλλὰallaG235to thinkφρονεῖνphroneinG5426εἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588soberlyσωφρονεῖν,sōphroneinG4993,according asὡςhōsG5613Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath dealtἐμέρισενemerisenG3307to every manἑκάστῳhekastōG1538the measureμέτρονmetronG3358of faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102.

4τὰtaG3588τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063asκαθάπερkathaperG2509we haveἔχομεν,echomenG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183membersμέληmelēG3196inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,andδὲdeG1161allπάνταpantaG3956membersμέληmelēG3196haveἔχειecheiG2192notοὐouG3756theG4234sameαὐτὴνautēnG846officeG4234:

5οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG1510, beingmanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,areG1510oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,andδὲdeG1161everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596oneεἷςheisG1520membersμέλη.¶melēG3196one of anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

6τὴνtēnG3588HavingἜχοντεςEchontesG2192thenδὲdeG1161giftsχαρίσματαcharismataG5486differingδιάφορα,diaphoraG1313according toκατὰkataG2596the graceχάριν τὴνcharin tēnG3588 G5485that is givenδοθεῖσανdotheisanG1325to usG1473,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535prophecyπροφητείανprophēteianG4394, let us prophesyaccording toκατὰkataG2596the proportionτὴν ἀναλογίανtēn analogianG3588 G356of faithτῆς πίστεως,tēs pisteōsG3588 G4102;

7τῇtēaG3588OrεἴτεeiteG1535ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248, let us waitonἐνenG1722ourministeringδιακονίᾳ, ὁdiakonia hoG3588 G1248:orεἴτεeiteG1535he that teachethδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321,onἐνenG1722teachingτῇ διδασκαλίᾳ,tēa didaskaliaG3588 G1319;

8OrεἴτεeiteG1535he that exhortethὁ παρακαλῶνho parakalōnG3588 G3870,onἐνenG1722exhortationτῇ παρακλήσει,tēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874:he that givethὁ μεταδιδοὺςho metadidousG3588 G3330, let him do itwithἐνenG1722simplicityἁπλότητι,haplotētiG572;he that rulethὁ προϊστάμενοςho proistamenosG3588 G4291,withἐνenG1722diligenceσπουδῇ,spoudēaG4710;he that sheweth mercyὁ ἐλεῶνho eleōnG3588 G1653,withἐνenG1722cheerfulnessἱλαρότητι.¶hilarotētiG2432.

9LetloveἩ ἀγάπηHē agapēG3588 G26be without dissimulationἀνυπόκριτος.anupokritosG505.AbhorἀποστυγοῦντεςapostugountesG655that which is evilτὸ πονηρόν,to ponēronG3588 G4190;cleaveκολλώμενοιkollōmenoiG2853to that which is goodτῷ ἀγαθῷ·tō agathōG3588 G18.

10Bekindly affectionedφιλόστοργοι,philostorgoiG5387oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toεἰςeisG1519anotherG240with brotherly loveτῇ φιλαδελφίᾳtēa philadelphiaG3588 G5360;in honourτῇ τιμῇtēa timēaG3588 G5092preferringπροηγούμενοι,proēgoumenoiG4285one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240;

11NotμὴmēG3361slothfulὀκνηροί,oknēroiG3636in businessτῇ σπουδῇtēa spoudēaG3588 G4710;ferventζέοντες,zeontesG2204in spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588 G4151;servingδουλεύοντες,douleuontesG1398the Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962;

12Rejoicingχαίροντες,chairontesG5463in hopeτῇ ἐλπίδιtēa elpidiG3588 G1680;patientὑπομένοντες,hupomenontesG5278in tribulationτῇ θλίψειtēa thlipseiG3588 G2347;continuing instantπροσκαρτεροῦντες,proskarterountesG4342in prayerτῇ προσευχῇtēa proseuchēaG3588 G4335;

13ταῖςtaisG3588Distributingκοινωνοῦντες,koinōnountesG2841to the necessityχρείαις τῶνchreiais tōnG3588 G5532of saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40;given toδιώκοντες·diōkontesG1377hospitalityτὴν φιλοξενίανtēn philoxenianG3588 G5381.

14τοὺςtousG3588BlessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127them which persecuteδιώκονταςdiōkontasG1377youὑμᾶς·humasG4771:blessεὐλογεῖτεeulogeiteG2127,andκαὶkaiG2532curseκαταρᾶσθε.katarastheG2672notμὴmēG3361.

15RejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463withμετὰmetaG3326them that do rejoiceχαιρόντων,chairontōnG5463,andG2532weepκλαίεινklaieinG2799withμετὰmetaG3326them that weepκλαιόντων.klaiontōnG2799.

16τὸtoG3588τὰtaG3588τοῖςtoisG3588BeofG5426the sameαὐτὸautoG846mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240towardεἰςeisG1519anotherG240.Mindφρονοῦντες,phronountesG5426notμὴmēG3361high thingsὑψηλὰhupsēlaG5308,butἀλλὰallaG235condescendσυναπαγόμενοι.sunapagomenoiG4879to men of low estateταπεινοῖςtapeinoisG5011.BeγίνεσθεginestheG1096notμὴmēG3361wiseφρόνιμοιphronimoiG5429inπαρ᾽par᾽G3844your own conceitsἑαυτοῖς.he'autoisG1438.

17Recompenseἀποδιδόντες,apodidontesG591to no manμηδενὶmēdeniG3367evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556.ProvideπρονοούμενοιpronooumenoiG4306things honestκαλὰkalaG2570in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπων·anthrōpōnG444.

18IfεἰeiG1487it be possibleδυνατόν,dunatonG1415,as much as liethτὸtoG3588inἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,live peaceablyεἰρηνεύοντες,eirēneuontesG1514withμετὰmetaG3326allπάντωνpantōnG3956menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

19Dearly belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,avengeἐκδικοῦντες,ekdikountesG1556notμὴmēG3361yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,butἀλλὰallaG235rathergiveδότεdoteG1325placeτόπονtoponG5117unto wrathτῇ ὀργῇ·tēa orgēaG3588 G3709:forγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125,Vengeanceἐκδίκησις,ekdikēsisG1557ismineἐμοὶemoiG1473;IἐγὼegōG1473will repayἀνταποδώσω,antapodōsōG467,saithλέγειlegeiG3004the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962.

20ὁhoG3588ThereforeG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437thineσου,souG4771enemyἐχθρόςechthrosG2190hungerπεινᾷpeinaG3983,feedψώμιζεpsōmizeG5595himαὐτόν·autonG846;ifἐὰνeanG1437he thirstδιψᾷ,dipsaG1372,giveπότιζεpotizeG4222himαὐτόν·autonG846drinkG4222:forγὰρgarG1063in soτοῦτοtoutoG3778doingποιῶνpoiōnG4160thou shalt heapσωρεύσειςsōreuseisG4987coalsἄνθρακαςanthrakasG440of fireπυρὸςpurosG4442onἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846headτὴν κεφαλὴνtēn kephalēnG3588 G2776.

21τοῦtouG3588τῷtōG3588τὸtoG3588BeG3528notμὴmēG3361overcomeνικῶnikōG3528ofὑπὸhupoG5259evilκακοῦkakouG2556,butἀλλὰallaG235overcomeνίκαnikaG3528evilκακόν.¶kakonG2556withἐνenG1722goodἀγαθῷagathōG18.

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