Romans 12

CHAPTER 12

A Living and Holy Sacrifice

¹Therefore ^aI exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to ^bpresent your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your ¹spiritual service of worship.

²And do not ^abe conformed to ^bthis ¹world, but be transformed by the ^crenewing of your mind, so that you may ^dapprove what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and ²perfect.

³For through ^athe grace given to me I say to each one among you ^bnot to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound thinking, as God has allotted to ^ceach a measure of faith.

⁴For ^ajust as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function,

⁵so we, ^awho are many, are ^bone body in Christ, and individually members one of another,

⁶but having gifts that ^adiffer according to the grace given to us: whether ^bprophecy, ¹in agreement with the faith;

⁷or ^1aservice, in his serving; or he who ^bteaches, in his teaching;

⁸or he who ^aexhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with ^1bgenerosity; ^che who ²leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with ^dcheerfulness.

⁹Let ^alove be without hypocrisy—by ^babhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good,

¹⁰being ^adevoted to one another in brotherly love, ¹giving preference to one another ^bin honor,

¹¹not lagging behind in diligence, being ^afervent in spirit, ^bserving the Lord,

^12arejoicing in hope, ^bpersevering in affliction, being ^cdevoted to prayer,

^13acontributing to the needs of the ¹saints, ^bpursuing hospitality.

^14aBless those who persecute ¹you; bless, and do not curse.

^15aRejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep,

¹⁶by ^abeing of the same mind toward one another, ^bnot being haughty in mind, but ¹associating with the humble. ^cDo not be wise in your own mind.

^17aNever paying back evil for evil to anyone, ^1brespecting what is good in the sight of all men,

¹⁸if possible, ^aso far as it depends on you, ^bbeing at peace with all men,

^19anever taking your own revenge, beloved—instead ¹leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “^bVengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

²⁰“^aBut if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”

²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.