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Romans 12

Paul urges believers to offer themselves as living sacrifices and to be transformed by the renewing of their minds. Each has gifts to use in one body. He describes sincere love in practice: honour one another, serve, rejoice in hope, bless persecutors, and overcome evil with good.

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Key verses

  • Verse 1Offer your whole life to God.
  • Verse 2Be changed by a renewed mind, not shaped by the world.
  • Verse 21Overcome evil with good.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.SelectedRomans 12:1Ask

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.SelectedRomans 12:2Ask

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.SelectedRomans 12:3Ask

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:SelectedRomans 12:4Ask

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.SelectedRomans 12:5Ask

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;SelectedRomans 12:6Ask

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;SelectedRomans 12:7Ask

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.SelectedRomans 12:8Ask

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.SelectedRomans 12:9Ask

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;SelectedRomans 12:10Ask

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;SelectedRomans 12:11Ask

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;SelectedRomans 12:12Ask

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.SelectedRomans 12:13Ask

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.SelectedRomans 12:14Ask

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.SelectedRomans 12:15Ask

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.SelectedRomans 12:16Ask

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.SelectedRomans 12:17Ask

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.SelectedRomans 12:18Ask

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.SelectedRomans 12:19Ask

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.SelectedRomans 12:20Ask

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.SelectedRomans 12:21Ask

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