Romans 12:1–8

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, * brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you c to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, d holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. e 2 Do not be conformed f to this age, g but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, h so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will i of God.

Many Gifts but One Body

3 For by the grace j given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. k Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith l to each one. 4 Now as we have many parts in one body, m and all the parts do not have the same function, 5 in the same way we who are many n are one body in Christ o and individually members of one another. 6 According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: p

If prophecy, q

use it according to the standard of one’s r faith;

7 if service, s in service;

if teaching, t in teaching;

8 if exhorting, u in exhortation;

giving, with generosity; v

leading, w with diligence;

showing mercy, with cheerfulness. x