NASB — Romans 12 — KJV

Dedicated Service

1 Therefore° aI urge° you, brethren°, by the mercies° of God°, to bpresent° your bodies° a living° and holy° sacrifice°, Iacceptable° to God°, [which is] your IIspiritual° service° of worship°. 2 And do not abe conformed° to bthis° Iworld°, but be transformed° by the crenewing° of your mind°, so° that you may IIdprove° what° the will° of God° is, that which° is good° and IIIacceptable° and perfect°.

[1] IOr well-pleasing IIOr rational a1Co 1:10; 2Co 10:1-4; Ep 4:1; 1P 2:11 bRo 6:13, 16, 19; 1Co 6:20; He 13:15; 1P 2:5
[2] IOr age IIOr approve IIIOr well-pleasing a1P 1:14 bMt 13:22; Ga 1:4; 1 Jn 2:15 cEp 4:23; Tit 3:5 dEp 5:10, 17; Col 1:9

3 ¶ For through° athe grace° given° to me I say° to everyone° among° you bnot to think° more° highly° of himself than° he ought° to think°; but to think° so° as to have° sound° judgment°, as God° has allotted° to ceach° a measure° of faith°. 4 For ajust° as we have° many° members° in one° body° and all° the members° do not have° the same° function°, 5 so° we, awho are many°, are bone° body° in Christ°, and individually°° members° one° of another°. 6 Since we have° gifts° that adiffer° according° to the grace° given° to us, [each of us is to exercise them accordingly]: if° bprophecy°, Iaccording° to the proportion° of his faith°; 7 if° Iaservice°, in his serving°; or° he who bteaches°, in his teaching°; 8 or° he who aexhorts°, in his exhortation°; he who gives°, with Ibliberality°; che who IIleads°, with diligence°; he who shows° mercy°, with dcheerfulness°.

[3] aRo 1:5; 15:15; 1Co 3:10; 15:10; Ga 2:9; Ep 3:7f bRo 11:20; 12:16 c1Co 7:17; 2Co 10:13; Ep 4:7; 1P 4:11
[4] a1Co 12:12-14; Ep 4:4, 16
[5] a1Co 10:17, 33 b1Co 12:20, 27; Ep 4:12, 25
[6] IOr in agreement with the faith aRo 12:3; 1Co 7:7; 12:4; 1P 4:10 bAc 13:1; 1Co 12:10
[7] IOr office of service aAc 6:1; 1Co 12:5, 28 bAc 13:1; 1Co 12:28; 14:26
[8] IOr simplicity IIOr gives aid aAc 4:36; 11:23; 13:15 b2Co 8:2; 9:11, 13 c1Co 12:28; 1Ti 5:17 d2Co 9:7

9 ¶ [Let] alove° [be] without° hypocrisy°. bAbhor° what° is evil°; cling° to what° is good°. 10 [Be] adevoted° to one° another° in brotherly° love°; Igive° preference° to one° another° bin honor°; 11 not lagging° behind° in diligence°, afervent° in spirit°, bserving° the Lord°; 12 arejoicing° in hope°, bpersevering° in tribulation°, cdevoted° to prayer°, 13 acontributing° to the needs° of the Isaints°, IIbpracticing° hospitality°.

[9] a2Co 6:6; 1Ti 1:5 b1Th 5:21f
[10] IOr outdo one another in showing honor aJn 13:34; 1Th 4:9; He 13:1; 2P 1:7 bRo 13:7; Php 2:3; 1P 2:17
[11] aAc 18:25 bAc 20:19
[12] aRo 5:2 bHe 10:32, 36 cAc 1:14
[13] IOr holy ones IILit pursuing aRo 15:25; 1Co 16:15; 2Co 9:1; He 6:10 bMt 25:35; 1Ti 3:2

14aBless° those° who persecute° Iyou; bless° and do not curse°. 15 aRejoice° with those who rejoice°, and weep° with those who weep°. 16 aBe of the same° mind° toward° one° another°; bdo not be haughty° in mind°, but Iassociate° with the lowly°. cDo not be wise° in your own° estimation°. 17 aNever° pay° back° evil° for evil° to anyone°. IbRespect° what° is right° in the sight° of all° men°. 18 If° possible°, aso far° as it depends° on you, bbe at peace° with all° men°. 19 aNever° take° your own° revenge°, beloved°, but Ileave° room° for the wrath° [of God], for it is written°, “bVENGEANCE° IS MINE°, I WILL REPAY°,” says° the Lord°. 20aBUT 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°.

[14] ITwo early mss do not contain you aMt 5:44; Lk 6:28; 1Co 4:12
[15] aJb 30:25; He 13:3
[16] IOr accommodate yourself to lowly things aRo 15:5; 2Co 13:11; Php 2:2; 4:2; 1P 3:8 bRo 11:20; 12:3 cPv 3:7; Ro 11:25
[17] ILit Take thought for aPv 20:22; 24:29; Ro 12:19 b2Co 8:21
[18] aRo 1:15 bMk 9:50; Ro 14:19
[19] ILit give a place aPv 20:22; 24:29; Ro 12:17 bDt 32:35; Ps 94:1; 1Th 4:6; He 10:30
[20] a2K 6:22; Pv 25:21f; Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27


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God's mercies must move us to please God.

1 ¶ I beseechºª youº therefore,º brethren,º byº the² merciesº of God,º that ye presentºª yourº bodiesº a livingºª sacrifice,º holy,º acceptableº unto God,º [which is] yourº reasonableº service.º 2 Andº be¹ª notº conformedºª to thisº world:º butº be ye transformedºª by the² renewingº of yourº mind,º that¹ yeº may proveºª whatº [is] that good,º andº acceptable,º andº perfect,º willº of God.º

[1] Ps 19:14; 50:13; 69:30; 116:12; Is 56:7; Jr 6:20; Ho 14:2; Lk 7:47; Ro 2:4; 6:13, 16, 19; 9:23; 11:30; 12:2; 15:16, 30; 1Co 1:10; 5:7; 6:13; 2Co 4:1, 16; 5:14, 20; 6:1; 10:1; Ep 2:4; 4:1; 5:10; Php 1:20; 2:1, 17; 4:18; 1Th 4:1, 10; 5:12; 1Ti 2:3; 5:4; Tit 3:4; He 10:20, 22; 13:15, 22; 1P 2:5, 10, 20.
[2] Ex 23:2; Lv 18:29; Dt 18:9; Ps 19:7; 34:8; 51:10; 119:47, 72, 97, 103, 128, 174; Pv 3:1, 13; Ezk 18:31; 36:26; Jn 7:7; 14:30; 15:19; 17:14; Ro 7:12, 14, 22; 12:1; 13:14; 1Co 3:19; 2Co 4:4; 5:17; 6:14; Ga 1:4; 5:22; Ep 1:18; 2:2; 4:17, 22; 5:9, 10, 17; Col 1:21; 3:10; 4:12; 1Th 4:3; 2Ti 3:16; Tit 3:5; Jm 1:27; 4:4; 1P 1:14, 18; 2:3; 4:2; 2P 1:4; 2:20; 1Jn 2:15; 3:13; 4:4; 5:19; Rv 12:9; 13:8.

No man must think too well of himself,

3 Forº I say,ºª throughº the² graceº givenºª unto me,º to every manº that isºª amongº you,º notº to think [of himself] more¹ highly¹ª thanº²² he oughtºª to think;ºª butº to thinkºª soberly,º¹ª according asº Godº hath dealtºª to every manº the measureº of faith.º 4 Forº asº we haveºª manyº membersº inº oneº body,º andº allº membersº haveºª notº the² sameº office:º 5 Soº we,¹ª [being] many,º areºª oneº bodyº inº Christ,º andº everyº oneº membersº one of another.º

[3] Pv 16:18; 25:27; 26:12; Ec 7:16; Mi 6:8; Mt 18:1; Lk 18:11; Jn 3:34; Ro 1:5; 11:20, 25; 12:6; 15:15; 1Co 3:10; 4:7; 12:7; 15:10; 2Co 12:7, 13; Ga 2:8; 6:3; Ep 3:2, 4, 7; 4:7, 13, 16; Php 2:3; Col 1:29; 2:13; 1Ti 1:14; 2:9, 15; Tit 2:2, 4, 6, 12; Jm 4:6; 1P 1:13; 4:7, 11; 5:5, 8; 3Jn 1:9.
[4] 1Co 12:4, 12, 27; Ep 4:15.
[5] Ro 12:4; 1Co 10:17; 12:12, 20, 27; Ep 1:23; 4:25; 5:23, 30; Col 1:24; 2:19.

but attend, every one, on that calling wherein he is placed.

6 Havingºª thenº giftsº differingº accordingº to the² graceº that is givenºª to us,º whetherº prophecy,º [let us prophesy] accordingº to the² proportionº of faith;º 7 Orº ministry,º [let us wait] onº [our] ministering:º orº he that teacheth,ºª onº teaching;º 8 Orº he that exhorteth,ºª onº exhortation:º he that giveth,ºª [let him do it] withº simplicity;º he that ruleth,ºª withº diligence;º he that sheweth mercy,ºª withº cheerfulness.º

[6] Mt 23:34; Lk 11:49; Ac 2:17; 11:27; 13:1; 15:32; 18:24; 21:9; Ro 1:11; 12:3; 1Co 1:5; 4:6; 12:4, 10, 28; 13:2; 14:1, 3, 24, 29, 31; 2Co 8:12; Ep 3:5; 4:11; Php 3:15; 1Th 5:20; 1P 4:10.
[7] Dt 33:10; 1S 12:23; Ps 34:11; 51:13; Ec 12:9; Is 21:8; Ezk 3:17; 33:7; Mt 24:45; 28:19; Lk 12:42; Jn 3:2; Ac 13:1; 20:20, 28; Ga 6:6; Ep 4:11; Col 1:28; 4:17; 1Ti 2:7; 3:2; 4:16; 5:17; 2Ti 2:2, 24; 4:2; 1P 5:1.
[8] Gn 18:19; Dt 15:8, 14; 16:11, 14; Jb 31:16; Ps 37:21; 101:1; 112:9; Pv 22:9; Ec 9:10; 11:1, 6; Is 32:5, 8; 58:7; 64:5; Mt 6:2; 25:40; Lk 21:1; Ac 2:44; 4:33; 11:28; 13:12, 15; 15:32; 20:2, 28; Ro 12:13; 13:6; 1Co 12:28; 14:3; 2Co 1:12; 8:1, 2, 12; 9:7; 11:3; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22; 1Th 2:3, 8; 5:12; 1Ti 3:4; 4:13; 5:17; He 10:25; 13:7, 17, 22, 24; 1P 4:9; 5:2.

Love, and many other duties, are required of us.

9 [Let] loveº be without dissimulation.º Abhorºª that which is evil;º cleaveºª to that which is good.º 10 [Be] kindly affectionedº one to anotherºº with brotherly love;º in honourº preferringºª one another;º 11 Notº slothfulº in business;º ferventºª in spirit;º servingºª the² Lord;º 12 Rejoicingºª in hope;º patientºª in tribulation;º continuing instantºª in prayer;º 13 Distributingºª to the² necessityº of saints;º given¹ª to² hospitality.º 14 Blessºª them which persecuteºª you:º bless,ºª andº curseºª not.º 15 Rejoiceºª withº them that do rejoice,ºª andº weepºª withº them that weep.ºª 16 [Be] of the² sameº mindºª one toward another.ºº Mindºª notº high things,º butº condescendºª to men of low estate.º Beºª notº wiseº inº your own conceits.º 17 Recompenseºª to no manº evilº forº evil.º Provideºª things honestº in the sightº of allº men.º 18 Ifº it be possible,º as much as lieth in¹ you,º² live peaceablyºª withº allº men.º

[9] 2S 20:9; Ps 34:14; 36:4; 45:7; 55:21; 97:10; 101:3; 119:104, 163; Pv 8:13; 26:25; Ezk 33:31; Am 5:15; Mt 26:49; Jn 12:6; Ac 11:23; 2Co 6:6; 8:8; 1Th 2:3; 5:15; 1Ti 1:5; He 1:9; 12:14; Jm 2:15; 1P 1:22; 3:10; 4:8; 1Jn 3:18.
[10] Gn 13:9; Jb 1:4; Ps 133:1; Mt 20:26; Lk 14:10; Jn 13:34; 15:17; 17:21; Ac 4:32; Ga 5:6, 13, 22; Ep 4:1; Php 2:3; Col 1:4; 1Th 4:9; 2Th 1:3; He 13:1; 1P 1:22; 2:17; 3:8; 5:5; 2P 1:7; 1Jn 2:9; 3:10; 4:11, 20; 5:1.
[11] Ex 5:17; Pv 6:6; 10:26; 13:4; 18:9; 22:29; 24:30; 26:13; Ec 9:10; Is 56:10; Mt 24:12; 25:26; Ac 18:25; 20:34; 1Co 7:22; Ep 4:28; 6:5; Col 3:22; 4:1, 12; 1Th 4:11; 2Th 3:6; 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:9; He 6:10; 12:28; Jm 5:16; 1P 1:22; 4:8; Rv 2:4; 3:15.
[12] Gn 32:24; Jb 27:8; Ps 16:9; 37:7; 40:1; 55:16; 62:8; 71:20; 73:24; 109:4; Pv 10:28; 14:32; Jr 29:12; Lm 3:24; Dn 9:18; Hab 3:17; Mt 5:12; Lk 8:15; 10:20; 11:5; 18:1, 9; 21:19; Ac 1:14; 2:42; 6:4; 12:5; Ro 2:7; 5:2, 3; 8:25; 15:4, 13; 1Co 13:13; 2Co 12:8; Ep 6:18; Php 3:1; 4:4, 6; Col 1:11, 27; 4:2, 12; 1Th 1:3; 5:8, 16, 17; 2Th 1:4; 2:16; 3:5; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:10; Tit 2:13; 3:7; He 3:6; 5:7; 6:12, 15, 17; 10:36; 12:1; Jm 1:3; 5:7, 10, 15; 1P 1:3; 2:19; 4:7, 13; 2P 1:6; 1Jn 3:1; 5:14; Rv 13:10.
[13] Gn 18:2; 19:1; Ps 41:1; Ac 4:35; 9:36; 10:4; 20:34; Ro 12:8; 15:25; 1Co 16:1; 2Co 8:1; 9:1, 12; Ga 6:10; 1Ti 3:2; 5:10; Tit 1:8; Phm 1:7; He 6:10; 13:2, 16; 1P 4:9; 1Jn 3:17.
[14] Jb 31:29; Mt 5:44; Lk 6:28; 23:34; Ac 7:60; Ro 12:21; 1Co 4:12; 1Th 5:15; Jm 3:10; 1P 2:21; 3:9.
[15] Ne 1:4; Jb 2:11; Ps 35:13; Is 66:10; Jr 9:1; Lk 1:58; 15:5; Jn 11:19, 33; Ac 11:23; 1Co 12:26; 2Co 2:3; 11:29; Php 2:17, 26, 28; He 13:3.
[16] 2Ch 30:12; Jb 31:13; 36:5; Ps 131:1; Pv 3:7; 17:5; 19:7, 17, 22; 26:12; Is 5:21; Jr 32:39; 45:5; Mt 6:25; 11:5; 18:1; 20:21; 26:11; Lk 4:6; 6:20; 14:13; 22:24; Ac 4:32; Ro 6:2; 11:25; 15:5; 1Co 1:10; 3:18; 4:10; 6:5; 8:2; Php 1:27; 2:2; 3:16; 4:2, 11; 1Ti 6:6; He 13:5; Jm 2:5; 3:13; 1P 3:8; 5:3; 3Jn 1:9; Rv 13:7.
[17] Pv 20:22; Mt 5:39; Ro 12:19; 14:16; 1Co 6:6; 13:4; 2Co 8:20; Php 4:8; Col 4:5; 1Th 4:12; 5:15, 22; 1Ti 5:14; Tit 2:4; 1P 2:12; 3:9, 16.
[18] 2S 20:19; Ps 34:14; 120:5; Pv 12:20; Mt 5:5, 9; Mk 9:50; Ro 14:17, 19; 1Co 7:15; 2Co 13:11; Ga 5:22; Ep 4:3; Col 3:14; 1Th 5:13; 2Ti 2:22; He 12:14; Jm 3:16; 1P 3:11.

Revenge is specially forbidden.

19 Dearly beloved,º avengeºª notº yourselves,º butº [rather] giveºª placeº unto wrath:º forº it is written,ºª Vengeanceº [is] mine;º Iº will repay,ºª saithºª the Lord.º 20 Thereforeº ifº thineº enemyº hunger,ºª feedºª him;º ifº he thirst,ºª give¹ª him¹ drink:ºª² forº in soº doingºª thou shalt heapºª coalsº of fireº onº his¹² head.º 21 Be¹ª notº overcomeºª ofº evil,º butº overcomeºª evilº withº good.º

[19] Lv 19:18; Dt 32:35, 43; 1S 25:26, 33; Ps 94:1; Pv 24:17, 29; Ezk 25:12; Na 1:2; Mt 5:39; Lk 6:27; 9:55; Ro 12:14, 17; 13:4; He 10:30.
[20] Ex 23:4; 1S 24:16; 26:21; Ps 120:4; 140:10; Pv 25:21; So 8:6; Mt 5:44.
[21] Pv 16:32; Lk 6:27; 1P 3:9.


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