Romans 12

Chapter 12

¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service. ²And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ³For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith. ⁴For, as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office; ⁵thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other. ⁶But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; ⁷or service, let us occupy ourselves in service; or he that teaches, in teaching; ⁸or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness. ⁹Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good: ¹⁰as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other: ¹¹as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord. ¹²As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering: ¹³distributing to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. ¹⁴Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. ¹⁵Rejoice with those that rejoice, weep with those that weep. ¹⁶Have the same respect one for another, not minding high things, but going along with the lowly: be not wise in your own eyes: ¹⁷recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men: ¹⁸if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men; ¹⁹not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. ²⁰If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. ²¹Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.