Romans 12:1-15

¹Now 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.

²Yes, 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.

³Based 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.

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

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

⁶Since 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁴Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep.