Romans 12

Legacy Standard Bible

A Living and Holy Sacrifice

12 Therefore ^(A)I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to ^(B)present your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your ^[a]spiritual service of worship. ² And do not ^(C)be conformed to ^(D)this ^[b]world, but be transformed by the ^(E)renewing of your mind, so that you may ^(F)approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and ^[c]perfect.

³ For through ^(G)the grace given to me I say to each one among you ^(H)not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound thinking, as God has allotted to ^(I)each a measure of faith. ⁴ For ^(J)just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, ⁵ so we, ^(K)who are many, are ^(L)one body in Christ, and individually members one of another, ⁶ but having gifts that ^(M)differ according to the grace given to us: whether ^(N)prophecy, ^[d]in agreement with the faith; ⁷ or ^[e](O)service, in his serving; or he who ^(P)teaches, in his teaching; ⁸ or he who ^(Q)exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with ^[f](R)generosity; ^(S)he who ^[g]leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with ^(T)cheerfulness.

⁹ Let ^(U)love be without hypocrisy—by ^(V)abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, ¹⁰ being ^(W)devoted to one another in brotherly love, ^[h]giving preference to one another ^(X)in honor, ¹¹ not lagging behind in diligence, being ^(Y)fervent in spirit, ^(Z)serving the Lord, ^12 (AA)rejoicing in hope, ^(AB)persevering in affliction, being ^(AC)devoted to prayer, ^13 (AD)contributing to the needs of the ^[i]saints, ^(AE)pursuing hospitality.

^14 (AF)Bless those who persecute ^[j]you; bless, and do not curse. ^15 (AG)Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, ¹⁶ by ^(AH)being of the same mind toward one another, ^(AI)not being haughty in mind, but ^[k]associating with the humble. ^(AJ)Do not be wise in your own mind. ^17 (AK)Never paying back evil for evil to anyone, ^[l](AL)respecting what is good in the sight of all men, ¹⁸ if possible, ^(AM)so far as it depends on you, ^(AN)being at peace with all men, ^19 (AO)never taking your own revenge, beloved—instead ^[m]leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “^(AP)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰ “^(AQ)But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.