| 12:1: Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. |
| 12:2: Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. |
| 12:3: For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith. |
| 12:4: For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function, |
| 12:5: so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. |
| 12:6: Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; |
| 12:7: or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching; |
| 12:8: or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. |
| 12:9: Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good. |
| 12:10: In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another; |
| 12:11: not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; |
| 12:12: rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer; |
| 12:13: contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality. |
| 12:14: Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse. |
| 12:15: Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. |
| 12:16: Be of the same mind one toward another. Don't set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits. |
| 12:17: Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. |
| 12:18: If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. |
| 12:19: Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord." |
| 12:20: Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head." |
| 12:21: Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. |
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