Romans 12:1-13 in English

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

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

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

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

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

⁶ And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

⁸ or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

¹¹ in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹² rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

¹³ communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

¹ 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.

² 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.

³ 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.

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

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

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

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

⁸ 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.

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

¹⁰ Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

¹¹ Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹² Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

¹³ Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

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

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

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

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

⁶ And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

⁸ or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honour preferring one another;

¹¹ in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹² rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer;

¹³ communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

¹ My fellow believers, since God has acted mercifully toward you in so many ways, I appeal to all of you that you present yourselves SYN to him by making yourselves like holy sacrifices MET. Make yourselves sacrifices that he is pleased with, sacrifices that are living/alive, not ones that are dead/killed. Since God has done so much for you/us, this is the only appropriate way to serve him.

² Do not let anything non-Christian determine how you should act. Instead, let God change your way of life by making your way of thinking new, in order that you may know what he wants you to do. That is, you will know what is good, and you will know what pleases God, and you will know how to be all that he wants you to be.

³ Because God has kindly appointed me to be his apostle, which I did not deserve, I say this to every one of you: Do not think about yourselves more highly than what is right for you to think! Instead, think about yourselves in a sensible way that corresponds to the abilities that God has given you because you trust in Christ.

⁴ Although a person has one body, it consists of many parts. All of the parts are needed for the body, but they do not all function the same way.

⁵ Similarly we, although we are many, are united into one group because of our relationship with Christ, and we belong to one another. So no one should act as though he is needed by God more than others are!

⁶ Instead, since each one of us can do various things that differ according to the abilities that God has given to us, we should do them diligently and cheerfully! Those whom God has enabled to speak messages from him should speak what corresponds to what they believe God told them.

⁷ Those whom God has enabled to serve others should do that. Those whom God has enabled to teach his truth should do that.

⁸ Those whom God has enabled to encourage/exhort his people should do that. Those who share their goods/money with others should do it sincerely/generously. Those who lead the congregation should do it wholeheartedly. Those who help the needy should do it cheerfully.

⁹ Love others sincerely! Hate what is evil! Continue to eagerly do what God considers to be good!

¹⁰ Love one another as members of the same family do; and, you should be ◄the first ones/eager► to honor each other!

¹¹ Do not be lazy. Instead, be eager to serve the Lord God!

¹² Rejoice because you are confidently awaiting what God will do for you! When you suffer, be patient! Keep praying and never give up!

¹³ If any of God's people lacks anything, share with them what you have! Readily take care of travelers who need a place to stay!

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is amongst you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honour prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

¹ For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.

² And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

³ But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.

⁴ For, as we have a number of parts in one body, but all the parts have not the same use,

⁵ So we, though we are a number of persons, are one body in Christ, and are dependent on one another;

⁶ And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

⁷ Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

⁸ He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.

⁹ Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

¹⁰ Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;

¹¹ Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

¹² Being glad in hope, quiet in trouble, at all times given to prayer,

¹³ Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.

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

³ For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.

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

⁵ thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.

⁶ But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

⁷ or service, let us occupy ourselves in service; or he that teaches, in teaching;

⁸ or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:

¹⁰ as to brotherly love, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:

¹¹ as to diligent zealousness, not slothful; in spirit fervent; serving the Lord.

¹² As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering:

¹³ distributing to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

¹ I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

² And be not conformed to this world; but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God.

³ For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith.

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

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

⁶ And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith;

⁷ Or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine;

⁸ He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good.

¹⁰ Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing one another.

¹¹ In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord.

¹² Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer.

¹³ Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality.

¹ Therefore, brothers, I exhort you through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your spiritual act of worship.

² And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.

³ For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself too highly, beyond what you should think, but to think soberly, as God has imparted to each one a measure of faith.

⁴ For just as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function,

⁵ so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

⁶ Having then gifts differing according to the grace having been given to us, let us use them: whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

⁷ whether ministry, let us use it in our ministry; whether teaching; in the teaching;

⁸ whether exhorting, in the exhortation; whether sharing, with simplicity; whether leading, with diligence; whether showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Hate that which is evil. Cleave to that which is good.

¹⁰ Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in tribulation, devoted to prayer;

¹³ sharing in the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

¹ Now then, brothers, I exhort you, in view of God's compassions, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy, satisfying to God—your intelligent duty.

² Yes, stop conforming to the pattern of this world; rather, be transformed by the renewing of your mind so as to be able to experience the good and satisfying and perfect will of God.

³ Based on the grace given to me, I say to everyone among you not to set your sights higher than you should, but set them sensibly, as God has apportioned a measure of faith to each.

⁴ Because just as in one body we have many parts, but all the parts do not have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ and individually members of one another.

⁶ Since we have different spiritual gifts according to the grace that was given us, let us use them: if prophecy, according to the analogy of the Faith;

⁷ if serving, in the serving; if teaching, in the teaching;

⁸ if exhorting, in the exhortation; the sharer, with simplicity; the leader, with diligence; the mercy-shower, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Love is to be genuine: abhorring the malignant; clinging to the good;

¹⁰ showing family affection to one another in brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;

¹¹ not lagging in diligence; serving the Lord with an enthusiastic spirit;

¹² rejoicing in the hope; enduring the affliction; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

¹³ distributing to the needs of the saints; practicing hospitality.

¹ So I encourage you, my brothers and sisters, because of God's compassion for you, to dedicate your bodies as a living offering that is holy and pleasing to God. This is the logical way to worship.

² Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.

³ Let me explain to all of you, through the grace given to me, that no one should think of themselves better than they ought to. You should think about yourselves realistically, according to the degree of trust God has shared with you.

⁴ Just as there are many parts to the body, but they don't all do the same thing,

⁵ so we are one body in Christ, even though we are many—and we all belong to one another.

⁶ We each have different gifts that vary according to the grace given to us. So if it's speaking for God, then you should do so depending on how much you trust in God.

⁷ If it's the ministry of service then you should serve; if teaching then you should teach;

⁸ if encouragement then you should encourage; if giving then you should give generously; if leadership then you should lead with commitment; if being merciful then you should do so gladly.

⁹ Love must be genuine. Hate what is evil; hold on tightly to what is good.

¹⁰ Be completely dedicated to each other in your love as family; value others more than yourselves.

¹¹ Don't be unwilling to work hard; serve the Lord with an enthusiastic spirit.

¹² Remain cheerful in the hope you have, put up with the troubles that come, keep on praying.

¹³ Share in providing for the needs of God's people, and welcome strangers with hospitality.

¹ I Beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that yee giue vp your bodies a liuing sacrifice, holy, acceptable vnto God, which is your reasonable seruing of God.

² And fashion not your selues like vnto this worlde, but bee yee changed by the renewing of your minde, that ye may prooue what that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God is.

³ For I say through the grace that is giuen vnto me, to euery one that is among you, that no man presume to vnderstande aboue that which is meete to vnderstand, but that he vnderstande according to sobrietie, as God hath dealt to euery man the measure of faith.

⁴ For as wee haue many members in one body, and all members haue not one office,

⁵ So we being many are one body in Christ, and euery one, one anothers members.

⁶ Seeing then that we haue gifts that are diuers, according to the grace that is giuen vnto vs, whether we haue prophecie, let vs prophecie according to the portion of faith:

⁷ Or an office, let vs waite on the office: or he that teacheth, on teaching:

⁸ Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that distributeth, let him doe it with simplicitie: he that ruleth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercie, with cheerefulnesse.

⁹ Let loue be without dissimulation. Abhorre that which is euill, and cleaue vnto that which is good.

¹⁰ Be affectioned to loue one another with brotherly loue. In giuing honour, goe one before another,

¹¹ Not slouthfull to do seruice: seruent in spirit seruing the Lord,

¹² Reioycing in hope, pacient in tribulation, continuing in prayer,

¹³ Distributing vnto the necessities of the Saintes: giuing your selues to hospitalitie.

¹ 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.

² 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.

³ 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.

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

⁵ so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

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

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

⁸ 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.

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

¹⁰ Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

¹¹ not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹² rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

¹³ distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well-pleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship;

² and be not conformed to the fashion of this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that ye may learn by experience what is the will of God, what is good, and well-pleasing, and perfect.

³ For through the grace given to me I warn every one among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, according to the measure of faith which God hath imparted to each.

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

⁵ so we, though many, form one body in Christ, and each of us is a member of it in common with the rest.

⁶ Having then gifts which dither according to the grace which hath been bestowed upon us, if we have prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or if service, let us attend to the service; he that teacheth, let him attend to teaching;

⁸ or he that exhorteth, to exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that presideth over others, with diligence; he that doeth deeds of mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let your love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.

¹⁰ In brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in honor, give each other the preference.

¹¹ Be not backward in zeal; be fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.

¹² Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; persevere in prayer.

¹³ Relieve the wants of the holy; be given to hospitality.

¹ I entreat you, then, friends, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, for this is your rational worship.

² Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is — all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

³ In fulfilment of the charge with which I have been entrusted, I tell every one of you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think until he learns to think soberly — in accordance with the measure of faith that God has allotted to each.

⁴ For, just as in the human body there is a union of many parts, and each part has its own function,

⁵ so we, by our union in Christ, many though we are, form but one body, and individually we are related one to another as its parts.

⁶ Since our gifts differ in accordance with the particular charge entrusted to us, if our gift is to preach, let our preaching correspond to our faith;

⁷ if it is to minister to others, let us devote ourselves to our ministry; the teacher to their teaching,

⁸ the counsellor to their counsel. Let the person who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let the person who is in authority exercise due diligence; let the person who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.

⁹ Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right.

¹⁰ In the love of the community of the Lord's followers, be affectionate to one another; in showing respect, set an example of deference to one another;

¹¹ never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;

¹² rejoicing in your hope; steadfast under persecution; persevering in prayer;

¹³ relieving the wants of Christ's people; devoted to hospitality.

¹ I entreat you, then, friends, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, for this is your rational worship.

² Do not conform to the fashion of this world; but be transformed by the complete change that has come over your minds, so that you may discern what God's will is — all that is good, acceptable, and perfect.

³ In fulfillment of the charge with which I have been entrusted, I tell every one of you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think until he learns to think soberly — in accordance with the measure of faith that God has allotted to each.

⁴ For, just as in the human body there is a union of many parts, and each part has its own function,

⁵ so we, by our union in Christ, many though we are, form but one body, and individually we are related one to another as its parts.

⁶ Since our gifts differ in accordance with the particular charge entrusted to us, if our gift is to preach, let our preaching correspond to our faith;

⁷ if it is to minister to others, let us devote ourselves to our ministry; the teacher to their teaching,

⁸ the counselor to their counsel. Let the person who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let the person who is in authority exercise due diligence; let the person who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.

⁹ Let your love be sincere. Hate the wrong; cling to the right.

¹⁰ In the love of the community of the Lord's followers, be affectionate to one another; in showing respect, set an example of deference to one another;

¹¹ never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;

¹² rejoicing in your hope; steadfast under persecution; persevering in prayer;

¹³ relieving the wants of Christ's people; devoted to hospitality.

¹ My Christian friends, God is so very good to us. So I really want you to give your bodies to him. In the old days people used to give animals to God to make him happy. They did it like this. They used to kill the animals and burn them up. But now it is different. You will make God happy if your give your bodies to him while you are still alive, and let him use your bodies to do good things. This is the proper thing to do to show that you follow God.

² Don’t be like most of the people in the world that like to do bad things. You have to be different from them. You have to let God change the way you think so that you will become new people. Then you will be able to find out the things that God wants you to do, and you will know what is good and the things that really make God happy.

³ God wants me tell you this and he helps me to say it. Don’t think that you are better than you really are, but think properly about yourself. God himself makes it possible for you to believe in him, so think about how much you trust him. That is the important thing.

⁴ I will use the human body as a picture of Christians. You know that we each have a body, but that body has a lot of different parts. Each part has its own job to do. But the parts all belong to that one body, so they all belong to each other.

⁵ Well, this is a picture of us, God’s people. We all belong to Jesus Christ and it is just like each of us is a part of his body. Each of us has our own job to do. We all belong to Jesus so we all belong to each other.

⁶ God is good to us and gives each of us the power to do something properly. So if God gave you the power to tell his message to people, well you have to do this whenever you believe he has a message for you to tell.

⁷ Or maybe God gave you the power to help other people, well this is the thing that you have to do. Or if God gave you the power to teach other people, well this is the thing that he wants you to do.

⁸ Or maybe God gave you the power to cheer people up, well this is your job. Or maybe he gave you the power to share your money and things with other people, well he wants you to share it with people that need things. Or maybe God gave you the power to be a leader, well you have to try to lead people properly. Or if God gave you the power to feel sorry for people that have troubles, and the power to be good to them, well this is his job for you, so be happy while you do it.

⁹ Don’t just pretend to love other people. You have to love them properly. This means you have to hate everything that is bad for them and love everything that is good for them.

¹⁰ You have to love each other like brothers and sisters that belong to the same family. You have to respect other Christians more than you respect yourself.

¹¹ Don’t get lazy as you work for God but get really turned on about it.

¹² We know that everything will be real good after God fixes everything up, so think about this and you will be really happy. But if people give you trouble now, don’t get angry but stay calm and settled. And keep on talking to God about everything.

¹³ If any of God’s people need anything, you give them whatever you can. And always be happy to have visitors and let them stay at your place.

¹ I beseche you therfore brethren by the mercyfulnes of God that ye make youre bodyes aquicke sacrifise holy and acceptable vnto God which is youre resonable seruynge of god.

² And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good that acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.

³ For I saye (thorowe the grace that vnto me geve is) to every man amonge you that noman esteme of him selfe moare then it becometh him to esteme: but that he discretely iudge of him selfe accordynge as God hath dealte to every man the measure of fayth.

⁴ As we have many members in one body and all members have not one office:

⁵ so we beynge many are one body in Christ and every man (amonge oure selves) one anothers members

⁶ Seynge that we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have the gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth.

⁷ Let him that hath an office wayte on his office. Let him that teacheth take hede to his doctrine.

⁸ Let him that exhorteth geve attendaunce to his exhortacion. Yf eny man geve let him do it with singlenes. Let him that ruleth do it with diligence. Yf eny man shewe mercy let him do it with cherfulnes.

⁹ Let love be with out dissimulacion. Hate that which is evyll and cleave vnto that which is good.

¹⁰ Be kynde one to another with brotherly love. In gevynge honoure goo one before another.

¹¹ Let not that busynes which ye have in honde be tedious to you. Be fervet in the sprete. Applye youre selves to the tyme.

¹² Reioyce in hope. Be paciet in tribulacion. Continue in prayer.

¹³ Distribute vnto the necessite of the saynctes and diligently to harboure.

¹ I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God. This is your reasonable service.

² Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind. Do this to know what is the good, acceptable, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say, because of the grace that was given to me, that everyone who is among you should not think more highly of themselves than they ought to think. Instead, they should think in a wise way, just as God has given out to each one a certain amount of faith.

⁴ For we have many members in one body, but not all the members have the same function.

⁵ In the same way, we who are many are one body in Christ, and are individually members of each other.

⁶ We have different gifts according to the grace that was given to us. If one's gift is prophecy, let it be done according to the proportion of his faith.

⁷ If one's gift is service, let him serve. If one has the gift of teaching, let him teach.

⁸ If one's gift is encouragement, let him encourage. If one's gift is giving, let him do it generously. If one's gift is leading, let it be done with care. If one's gift is in showing mercy, let it be done with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; hold on to that which is good.

¹⁰ Concerning love of the brothers, be affectionate to one another. Concerning honor, respect one another.

¹¹ Concerning diligence, do not be hesitant. Concerning the spirit, be eager. Concerning the Lord, serve him.

¹² Rejoice in certain hope, be patient in suffering, be faithful in prayer.

¹³ Share in the needs of the saints. Find many ways to show hospitality.

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is amongst you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honour prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

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

² 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.

³ For through the grace given to me, I say, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁰ Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;

¹¹ Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹² Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing earnest in prayer;

¹³ Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Messiah, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the holy ones, and given to hospitality.

¹ Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

² Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

³ For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is amongst you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

⁴ For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁵ so we, who are many, are one body in Messiah, and individually members of one another,

⁶ having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁷ or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁸ or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁹ Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

¹⁰ In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honour prefer one another,

¹¹ not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,

¹² rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,

¹³ contributing to the needs of the holy ones, and given to hospitality.

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

² And do not ye be conformed to this world, but be ye reformed in newness of your wit, that ye prove which is the will of God, good, and well pleasing, and perfect.

³ For 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.

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

⁵ so we many be one body in Christ, and each be members one of another.

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

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

⁸ he that stirreth softly, in admonishing or in exhortation; he that giveth, in simpleness; he that is sovereign, or is prelate, or is before, in busyness; he that hath mercy, in gladness.

⁹ Love without feigning, hating evil, drawing or fast cleaving to good;

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

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

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

¹³ giving good to the needs of saints, keeping hospitality.

¹ Therefore, 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).

² And 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.

³ For 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.

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

⁵ so 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.)

⁶ Therefore 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;

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

⁸ he 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.

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

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

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

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

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

¹ I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice — living, sanctified, acceptable to God — your intelligent service;

² and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what is the will of God — the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

³ For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,

⁴ for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,

⁵ so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.

⁶ And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy — 'According to the proportion of faith!'

⁷ or ministration — 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching — 'In the teaching!'

⁸ or he who is exhorting — 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing — 'In simplicity!' he who is leading — 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness — 'In cheerfulness.'

⁹ The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;

¹⁰ in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;

¹¹ in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;

¹² in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;

¹³ to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.