Romans 12

1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and well-pleasing to God, as your rational service.

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. (aiōn g165)

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may experience what is the good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. (aiōn g165)

3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.

For by the grace conferred on me I charge every one among you, not to think of himself above what he ought to think: but to think with sobriety, according as God hath divided to every man the measure of faith.

4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,

For as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office:

5 so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

so we who are many, are one body in Christ, and every one members of each other.

6 We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;

But having different gifts, according to the grace conferred upon us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith:

7 if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;

or ministry, let us attend to the ministry: or he that teacheth, on teaching: or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:

8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

he that distributeth, let him do it with integrity: he that presideth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercy, with chearfulness.

9 Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.

Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good;

10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.

be tenderly affected with brotherly love to each other, in honor preferring one another:

11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

not slothful in business: fervent in spirit: serving the Lord.

12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

Rejoicing in hope, patient under affliction, persevering in prayer,

13 Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

communicating to the necessities of the saints, given to hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

Bless them that persecute you: bless them, I say, and do not curse them.

15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

Be alike affected to each other: not aiming at high things, but accommodating yourselves to persons of low rank. Be not wise in your own conceit.

17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.

Render to no one evil for evil: behaving honorably in the sight of all men.

18 If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.

If it be possible, as much as ye can, live peaceably with all men.

19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Avenge not yourselves, my beloved; but rather give place to the wrath of others: for it is written, "Vengeance belongeth to me, I will recompence, saith the Lord."

20 On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

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

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.