Chapter 12
Living Sacrifices
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Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies [as] living sacrifices, holy [and] pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
οὖν Παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς ἀδελφοί διὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν παραστῆσαι ὑμῶν τὰ σώματα ζῶσαν θυσίαν ἁγίαν τῷ εὐάρεστον Θεῷ τὴν ὑμῶν λογικὴν λατρείαν oun Parakalō hymas adelphoi dia tou Theou tōn oiktirmōn parastēsai hymōn ta sōmata zōsan thysian hagian tō euareston Theō tēn hymōn logikēn latreian — NA/TR · 1
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- vvv Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of [your] mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what [is] the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
καὶ μὴ συσχηματίζεσθε τούτῳ τῷ αἰῶνι ἀλλὰ μεταμορφοῦσθε τῇ ἀνακαινώσει τοῦ νοός εἰς ὑμᾶς τὸ δοκιμάζειν τί τὸ τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ εὐάρεστον καὶ τέλειον θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ kai mē syschēmatizesthe toutō tō aiōni alla metamorphousthe tē anakainōsei tou noos eis hymas to dokimazein ti to to agathon kai euareston kai teleion thelēma tou Theou — NA/TR · 2
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For by the grace given me I say to every one - of you: vvv Do not think of yourself more highly… than you ought -, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to [the] measure of faith God has given [you].
γὰρ διὰ τῆς χάριτος τῆς δοθείσης μοι Λέγω παντὶ τῷ ὄντι ἐν ὑμῖν μὴ ὑπερφρονεῖν παρ’ ὃ δεῖ φρονεῖν ἀλλὰ φρονεῖν εἰς τὸ σωφρονεῖν ὡς μέτρον πίστεως ὁ Θεὸς ἐμέρισεν ἑκάστῳ gar dia tēs charitos tēs dotheisēs moi Legō panti tō onti en hymin mē hyperphronein par’ ho dei phronein alla phronein eis to sōphronein hōs metron pisteōs ho Theos emerisen hekastō — NA/TR · 3
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- Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,
γὰρ καθάπερ ἔχομεν ἑνὶ σώματι ἐν πολλὰ μέλη δὲ οὐ πάντα τὰ μέλη ἔχει τὴν αὐτὴν πρᾶξιν gar kathaper echomen heni sōmati en polla melē de ou panta ta melē echei tēn autēn praxin — NA/TR · 4
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so in Christ we who are many [are] one body -, and each member [belongs to] one another.
οὕτως ἐν Χριστῷ ἐσμεν οἱ πολλοὶ ἓν σῶμά τὸ δὲ καθ’ μέλη εἷς ἀλλήλων houtōs en Christō esmen hoi polloi hen sōma to de kath’ melē heis allēlōn — NA/TR · 5
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- We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If [one’s gift is] prophecy, [let him use] it in proportion to [his] faith;
δὲ Ἔχοντες διάφορα χαρίσματα κατὰ τὴν χάριν τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν εἴτε προφητείαν κατὰ τὴν ἀναλογίαν τῆς πίστεως de Echontes diaphora charismata kata tēn charin tēn dotheisan hēmin eite prophēteian kata tēn analogian tēs pisteōs — NA/TR · 6
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[if it is] serving, - let him serve; [if it is] teaching, - let him teach;
εἴτε διακονίαν ἐν τῇ διακονίᾳ εἴτε ὁ διδάσκων ἐν τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ eite diakonian en tē diakonia eite ho didaskōn en tē didaskalia — NA/TR · 7
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[if it is] encouraging, - let him encourage; [if it is] giving, let him give generously; [if it is] leading, [ let him lead] with diligence; [if it is] showing mercy, [ let him do it] cheerfully.
εἴτε ὁ παρακαλῶν ἐν τῇ παρακλήσει ὁ μεταδιδοὺς ἐν ἁπλότητι ὁ προϊστάμενος ἐν σπουδῇ ὁ ἐλεῶν ἐν ἱλαρότητι eite ho parakalōn en tē paraklēsei ho metadidous en haplotēti ho proistamenos en spoudē ho eleōn en hilarotēti — NA/TR · 8
Love, Zeal, Hope, Hospitality
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- Love must be sincere. Detest what [is] evil; cling to what [is] good.
Ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος ἀποστυγοῦντες τὸ πονηρόν κολλώμενοι τῷ ἀγαθῷ Hē agapē anypokritos apostygountes to ponēron kollōmenoi tō agathō — NA/TR · 9
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Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
φιλόστοργοι εἰς ἀλλήλους τῇ φιλαδελφίᾳ προηγούμενοι τῇ τιμῇ ἀλλήλους philostorgoi eis allēlous tē philadelphia proēgoumenoi tē timē allēlous — NA/TR · 10
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Do not let [your] zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor…, serving the Lord.
μὴ τῇ σπουδῇ ὀκνηροί ζέοντες τῷ πνεύματι δουλεύοντες τῷ Κυρίῳ mē tē spoudē oknēroi zeontes tō pneumati douleuontes tō Kyriō — NA/TR · 11
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Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
χαίροντες τῇ ἐλπίδι ὑπομένοντες τῇ θλίψει προσκαρτεροῦντες τῇ προσευχῇ chairontes tē elpidi hypomenontes tē thlipsei proskarterountes tē proseuchē — NA/TR · 12
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Share with the saints who [are] in need. Practice hospitality.
κοινωνοῦντες τῶν ἁγίων ταῖς χρείαις διώκοντες τὴν φιλοξενίαν koinōnountes tōn hagiōn tais chreiais diōkontes tēn philoxenian — NA/TR · 13
Forgiveness
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Bless those who persecute you. Bless and {do} not curse.
Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε Eulogeite tous diōkontas hymas eulogeite kai mē katarasthe — NA/TR · 14
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Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
χαίρειν μετὰ χαιρόντων κλαίειν μετὰ κλαιόντων chairein meta chairontōn klaiein meta klaiontōn — NA/TR · 15
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Live in harmony… with one another. vvv Do not be proud…, but associate with the lowly. {Do} not be conceited…
φρονοῦντες τὸ αὐτὸ εἰς ἀλλήλους μὴ φρονοῦντες τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἀλλὰ συναπαγόμενοι τοῖς ταπεινοῖς μὴ γίνεσθε φρόνιμοι παρ’ ἑαυτοῖς phronountes to auto eis allēlous mē phronountes ta hypsēla alla synapagomenoi tois tapeinois mē ginesthe phronimoi par’ heautois — NA/TR · 16
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Do not repay anyone… evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody…
ἀποδιδόντες μηδενὶ κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ προνοούμενοι καλὰ ἐνώπιον πάντων ἀνθρώπων apodidontes mēdeni kakon anti kakou pronooumenoi kala enōpion pantōn anthrōpōn — NA/TR · 17
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If [it is] possible on your [part], live at peace with everyone…
εἰ δυνατόν τὸ ἐξ ὑμῶν εἰρηνεύοντες μετὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων ei dynaton to ex hymōn eirēneuontes meta pantōn anthrōpōn — NA/TR · 18
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{Do} not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for [God’s] wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance [is] Mine; I will repay, says [the] Lord.”
μὴ ἐκδικοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ἀγαπητοί ἀλλὰ δότε τόπον τῇ ὀργῇ γάρ γέγραπται ἐκδίκησις Ἐμοὶ ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω λέγει Κύριος mē ekdikountes heautous agapētoi alla dote topon tē orgē gar gegraptai ekdikēsis Emoi egō antapodōsō legei Kyrios — NA/TR · 19
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On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, vvv give him a drink. For in so doing…, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Ἀλλὰ Ἐὰν σου ὁ ἐχθρός πεινᾷ ψώμιζε αὐτόν ἐὰν διψᾷ αὐτόν πότιζε γὰρ ποιῶν τοῦτο σωρεύσεις πυρὸς ἄνθρακας ἐπὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν Alla Ean sou ho echthros peina psōmize auton ean dipsa auton potize gar poiōn touto sōreuseis pyros anthrakas epi autou tēn kephalēn — NA/TR · 20
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{Do} not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ ἀλλὰ νίκα τὸ κακόν ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ Mē nikō hypo tou kakou alla nika to kakon en tō agathō — NA/TR · 21