^12:9Love must be⁹ without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good. ^12:10Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another. ^12:11Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord. ^12:12Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer. ^12:13Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality. ^12:14Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse. ^12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. ^12:16Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly.¹⁰ Do not be conceited.¹¹^12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.¹²^12:18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.¹³^12:19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath,¹⁴ for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,”¹⁵ says the Lord. ^12:20Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.¹⁶^12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Romans 12:12: Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

Footnotes

9 The verb “must be” is understood in the Greek text.
10 Or “but give yourselves to menial tasks.” The translation depends on whether one takes the adjective “lowly” as masculine or neuter.
11 Grk “Do not be wise in your thinking.”
12 Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.
13 Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.
14 Grk “the wrath,” referring to God’s wrath as the remainder of the verse shows.
15 A quotation from Deut 32:35.
16 A quotation from Prov 25:21–22.