Romans 12

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living, holy sacrifice, unto God acceptable, —your rational divine service;

I plead with you therefore, brethren, by the compassionsof God, to present all your faculties to Him as a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to Him. This with you will be an act of reasonable worship.

2 And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind, to the end ye may be proving what is the thing willed by God—the good and acceptable and perfect. (aiōn g165)

And do not follow the customs of the present age, but be transformed by the entire renewal of your minds, so that you may learn by experience what God's will is--that will which is good and beautiful and perfect. (aiōn g165)

3 For I say, through the favour which hath been given me, unto every one who is among you, —not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but so to think as to think soberly—as, unto each one, God hath dealt a measure of faith.

For through the authority graciously given to me I warn every individual among you not to value himself unduly, but to cultivate sobriety of judgement in accordance with the amount of faith which God has allotted to each one.

4 For, just as in one body we have many members, yet, all the members, have not the same office,

For just as there are in the one human body many parts, and these parts have not all the same function;

5 So, we, the many, are one body in Christ, yet, severally, members one of another.

so collectively we form one body in Christ, while individually we are linked to one another as its members.

6 Now, having gifts of favour, according to the favour given unto us, differing—whether prophesying, [let us use it] according to the proportion of our faith,

But since we have special gifts which differ in accordance with the diversified work graciously entrusted to us, if it is prophecy, let the prophet speak in exact proportion to his faith;

7 Or ministering, [use it] in our ministering, or he that teacheth, [let him use his gift] in his teaching,

if it is the gift of administration, let the administrator exercise a sound judgement in his duties.

8 Or he that exhorteth, in his exhorting, he that imparteth, [let it be] with liberality, he that taketh a lead, with diligence, he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

The teacher must do the same in his teaching; and he who exhorts others, in his exhortation. He who gives should be liberal; he who is in authority should be energetic and alert; and he who succours the afflicted should do it cheerfully.

9 Your love, [be] without hypocrisy, —loathing that which is wicked, cleaving to that which is good;

Let your love be perfectly sincere. Regard with horror what is evil; cling to what is right.

10 In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;

As for brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in matters of worldly honour, yield to one another.

11 In business, not slothful, in spirit, fervent, to the Lord, doing service,

Do not be indolent when zeal is required. Be thoroughly warm-hearted, the Lord's own servants,

12 In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,

full of joyful hope, patient under persecution, earnest and persistent in prayer.

13 With the needs of the saints, having fellowship, —hospitality, pursuing.

Relieve the necessities of God's people; always practise hospitality.

14 Bless them that persecute, bless, and do not curse.

Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses.

15 Rejoice with them that rejoice, weep with them that weep:

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

16 The same thing, one to another regarding, —not the lofty things regarding, but, by the lowly, being led along. Be not getting presumptuous in your own opinion:

Have full sympathy with one another. Do not give your mind to high things, but let humble ways content you. Do not be wise in your own conceits.

17 Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:

Pay back to no man evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and seemly in every one's esteem.

18 If possible—so far as dependeth on you, with all men being at peace:

If you can, so far as it depends on you, live at peace with all the world.

19 Not avenging, yourselves, beloved, but give place unto their anger; for it is written—Mine, is avenging, I, will recompense; —saith the Lord;

Do not be revengeful, my dear friends, but give way before anger; for it is written, "'Revenge belongs to Me: I will pay back,' says the Lord."

20 But—if thine enemy hunger, be feeding him, if he thirst, be giving him drink; for, this doing, coals of fire, shalt thou heap upon his head.

On the contrary, therefore, if your enemy is hungry, give him food; if he is thirsty, quench his thirst. For by doing this you will be heaping burning coals upon his head.

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

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil with goodness.