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¹Therefore, brethren, I beseech you by the mercy of God, that ye give your bodies (as) a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, and your service reasonable (or which is your reasonable service).

²And do not ye be conformed to this world, but be ye reformed in (the) newness of your wit, that ye prove which is the will of God, (or but be ye reformed in the renewing of your mind, or in your thinking, so that ye prove what is the will of God), good, and well pleasing, and perfect.

³For I say, by the grace that is given to me, to all that be among you, that ye understand not more than it behooveth to understand, but for to understand to soberness, or to not savour, or know, more than it behooveth to know, but to know to soberness; and to each man, as God hath parted the measure of faith.

⁴For as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same deed or the same act;

⁵so we many be one body in Christ, and each be members one of another. (so we many bodies be but one body in the Messiah, and each of us be members of one another.)

⁶Therefore we that have gifts diversing or Therefore having gifts diversing, after the grace that is given to us, either prophecy, after the reason of faith;

⁷either service or ministry, in ministering; either he that teacheth, in teaching;

⁸he that stirreth softly, in admonishing or in exhortation; he that giveth, in simpleness (or with sincerity); he that is sovereign, or is (a) prelate, or is before, in busyness (or with zeal and concern); he that hath mercy, in gladness.

⁹Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing or fast(ly) cleaving to (the) good;

¹⁰loving together the charity of brotherhood. Each come before to worship (the) other or Coming before together in honour;

¹¹not slow in busyness, fervent in spirit, serving to the Lord,

¹²joying in hope, patient in tribulation, busy in prayer,

¹³giving good to the needs of (the) saints, keeping hospitality. (giving what is needed to God’s people, being hospitable.)

¹⁴Bless ye men that pursue you; bless ye, and do not ye curse (them); (Bless those who persecute you; yea, bless them, and do not curse them;)

¹⁵for to joy with men that joy, for to weep with men that weep.

¹⁶Feel ye the same thing together; not understanding high things, or not savouring, or cunning, (or knowing), high things, but consenting to meek (or to humble) things, following meek (or humble) fathers. Do not ye be prudent with yourselves (or Do not think yourselves to be overly wise);

¹⁷to no man yielding evil for evil, but purvey ye good things, not only before God, but also before all men.

¹⁸If it may be done, that that is of you, have ye peace with all men.

¹⁹Ye most dear brethren, not defending, or venging, yourselves, but give ye place to wrath or ire; for it is written, The Lord saith, To me vengeance, and I shall yield (it).

²⁰But if thine enemy hungereth, feed thou him; if he thirsteth, give thou drink to him; for thou doing this thing shalt gather together coals on his head or forsooth doing these things thou shalt gather together coals on his head.

²¹Do not thou be overcome of evil, but overcome thou evil by good. (Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.)