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Romans 12:3–16

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A Variety of Gifts in the Body of Christ

3For by the grace given to me I say to everyone who is among you not to think more highly of yourself than what one ought to think, but to think sensiblya, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each one. 4For just as in one body we have many members, but all the members do not have the same function, 5in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ, and individuallyb members of one another, 6but having different gifts according to the grace given to us: if it is prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; 7if it is service, by service; if it is one who teaches, by teaching; 8if it is one who exhorts, by exhortation; one who gives, with sincerity; one who leads, with diligence; one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Living in Love

9Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; be attached to what is good, 10being devoted to one another in brotherly love, esteeming one another more highly in honor, 11not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord, 12rejoicing in hope, enduring in affliction, being devoted to prayer, 13contributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

14Bless those who persecute,c bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. 16Think the same thing toward one another; do not think arrogantlyd, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own sighte.

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

Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “so as to be sensible”
  2. bLiterally “with respect to one”
  3. cSome manuscripts have “who persecute you”
  4. dLiterally “think not the arrogant”
  5. eLiterally “in the sight of yourselves”