Romans 12

1 I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice — living, sanctified, acceptable to God — your intelligent service;

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 and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God — the good, and acceptable, and perfect. (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 I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

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

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

5 so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

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

6 And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy — 'According to the proportion of 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 or ministration — 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching — 'In the teaching!'

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

8 or he who is exhorting — 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing — 'In simplicity!' he who is leading — 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness — 'In cheerfulness.'

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

9 The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

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

10 in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

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

11 in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

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

12 in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

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

13 to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

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

14 Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;

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

15 to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,

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

16 of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

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 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.

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

18 If possible — so far as in you — with all men being in peace;

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

19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, 'Vengeance [is] Mine,

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 I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon 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 Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

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