Romans 12

1 I exhort therefore you, brothers, through the compassions of God, to present the bodies of you a sacrifice living holy well-pleasing to God which is the reasonable service of you.

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.

2 And not (do be conformed *NK(o)*) to the age this, but (do be transformed *NK(o)*) by the renewing of the mind (of you *k*) for to prove by you what [is] the will of God good and well-pleasing and perfect. (aiōn g165)

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)

3 I say for through the grace which having been given to me to everyone who is being among you, not to be high-minded above what it behooves [you] to think, but to think so as to be sober-minded, to each as God has allotted a measure of faith.

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.

4 Just as for in one body many members we have, now the members all not the same have function,

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

5 so the many one body we are in Christ, (*N(k)O*) and individually one of another members.

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

6 We are having however gifts according to the grace which having been given to us different, if prophecy according to the proportion of the faith,

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;

7 or service in the service, or the [one] teaching in the teaching,

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

8 or the [one] exhorting in the exhortation, the [one] giving in generosity, the [one] leading with diligence, the [one] showing mercy with cheerfulness.

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.

9 [Let] love [be] unfeigned. abhorring evil, cleaving to good;

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

10 in brotherly love to one another devoted in honor one another esteeming,

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

11 in diligence not lagging, in spirit being fervent, the (Lord *NK(O)*) serving,

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

12 in hope rejoicing, in tribulation being patient, in prayer being constant,

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

13 to the needs of the saints contributing, hospitality pursuing;

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

14 do bless those persecuting you; do bless and not do curse.

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

15 to rejoice with the rejoicing, (and *k*) to weep with the weeping.

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

16 the same thing toward one another minding, not the [things] haughty minding, but with the lowly going along. Not do be wise in yourselves.

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

17 To no one evil for evil repaying, providing right before all men;

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

18 if possible of you with all men living at peace,

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

19 never yourselves avenging, beloved, instead do give place to wrath; it has been written for: Mine [is] vengeance, I myself will repay, says [the] Lord.

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.”

20 (On the contrary *N(K)O*) If shall hunger the enemy of you, do feed him; if he shall thirst, do give drink him; this for doing coals of fire you will heap upon the head of him.

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.”

21 Not do be overcome by evil but do overcome with good evil.

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