Living Sacrifices
(1 Corinthians 3:16–23; 1 Corinthians 6:18–20)

1  Παρακαλῶ (I exhort) οὖν (therefore) ὑμᾶς (you⁺), ἀδελφοί (brothers), διὰ (through) τῶν (the) οἰκτιρμῶν (compassions) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God) παραστῆσαι (to present) τὰ (the) σώματα (bodies) ὑμῶν (of you⁺) θυσίαν (a sacrifice) ζῶσαν (living) ἁγίαν (holy) εὐάρεστον (well-pleasing) τῷ (-) Θεῷ (to God), τὴν (which is) λογικὴν (the reasonable) λατρείαν (service) ὑμῶν (of you⁺)· 2  καὶ (And) μὴ (not) συσχηματίζεσθε (be conformed) τῷ (to the) αἰῶνι (age) τούτῳ (this), ἀλλὰ (but) μεταμορφοῦσθε (be transformed) τῇ (by the) ἀνακαινώσει (renewing) τοῦ (of the) νοός (mind), εἰς (for) τὸ (-) δοκιμάζειν (to discern) ὑμᾶς (by you⁺) τί (what is) τὸ (the) θέλημα (will) τοῦ (-) Θεοῦ (of God), τὸ (-) ἀγαθὸν (good) καὶ (and) εὐάρεστον (well-pleasing) καὶ (and) τέλειον (perfect).

3  Λέγω (I say) γὰρ (for) διὰ (through) τῆς (the) χάριτος (grace) τῆς (-) δοθείσης (having been given) μοι (to me) παντὶ (to everyone) τῷ (-) ὄντι (being) ἐν (among) ὑμῖν (you⁺), μὴ (not) ὑπερφρονεῖν (to be high-minded) παρ’ (above) ὃ (what) δεῖ (it is necessary) φρονεῖν (to think), ἀλλὰ (but) φρονεῖν (to think) εἰς (so as) τὸ (-) σωφρονεῖν (to be sound-minded), ἑκάστῳ (to each) ὡς (as) ὁ (-) Θεὸς (God) ἐμέρισεν (allotted) μέτρον (a measure) πίστεως (of faith). 4  καθάπερ (Just as) γὰρ (for) ἐν (in) ἑνὶ (one) σώματι (body) πολλὰ (many) μέλη (members) ἔχομεν (we have), τὰ (-) δὲ (now) μέλη (the members) πάντα (all) οὐ (not) τὴν (the) αὐτὴν (same) ἔχει (have) πρᾶξιν (function), 5  οὕτως (so) οἱ (the) πολλοὶ (many) ἓν (one) σῶμά (body) ἐσμεν (we are) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ), τὸ (-) δὲ (and) καθ’ (individually) εἷς (one) ἀλλήλων (of another) μέλη (members).

6  Ἔχοντες (We are having) δὲ (however) χαρίσματα (gifts) κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) χάριν (grace) τὴν (-) δοθεῖσαν (having been given) ἡμῖν (to us) διάφορα (different), εἴτε (if) προφητείαν (prophecy), κατὰ (according to) τὴν (the) ἀναλογίαν (proportion) τῆς (-) πίστεως (of faith)· 7  εἴτε (and if) διακονίαν (service), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) διακονίᾳ (service)· εἴτε (and if) ὁ (-) διδάσκων (teaching), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) διδασκαλίᾳ (teaching)· 8  εἴτε (and if) ὁ (-) παρακαλῶν (exhorting), ἐν (in) τῇ (the) παρακλήσει (exhortation)· ὁ (-) μεταδιδοὺς (giving) ἐν (in) ἁπλότητι (generosity), ὁ (-) προϊστάμενος (leading) ἐν (in) σπουδῇ (diligence), ὁ (-) ἐλεῶν (showing mercy) ἐν (in) ἱλαρότητι (cheerfulness).

Love, Zeal, Hope, Hospitality
(John 13:31–35; 1 John 3:11–24)

9  Ἡ (-) ἀγάπη (Let love) ἀνυπόκριτος (be unfeigned). ἀποστυγοῦντες (abhorring) τὸ (-) πονηρόν (evil), κολλώμενοι (cleaving to) τῷ (-) ἀγαθῷ (good)· 10  τῇ (-) φιλαδελφίᾳ (in brotherly love) εἰς (to) ἀλλήλους (one another) φιλόστοργοι (devoted), τῇ (-) τιμῇ (in honor) ἀλλήλους (one another) προηγούμενοι (esteeming), 11  τῇ (-) σπουδῇ (in diligence) μὴ (not) ὀκνηροί (slothful), τῷ (-) πνεύματι (in spirit) ζέοντες (being fervent), τῷ (the) Κυρίῳ (Lord) δουλεύοντες (serving), 12  τῇ (-) ἐλπίδι (in hope) χαίροντες (rejoicing), τῇ (-) θλίψει (in tribulation) ὑπομένοντες (enduring), τῇ (-) προσευχῇ (in prayer) προσκαρτεροῦντες (persisting), 13  ταῖς (to the) χρείαις (needs) τῶν (of the) ἁγίων (saints) κοινωνοῦντες (contributing), τὴν (-) φιλοξενίαν (hospitality) διώκοντες (pursuing).

Forgiveness
(Matthew 18:21–35)

14  Εὐλογεῖτε (Bless) τοὺς (those) διώκοντας (persecuting) ὑμᾶς (you⁺), εὐλογεῖτε (Bless) καὶ (and) μὴ (not) καταρᾶσθε (curse). 15  χαίρειν (to rejoice) μετὰ (with) χαιρόντων (the rejoicing), κλαίειν (to weep) μετὰ (with) κλαιόντων (the weeping). 16  τὸ (the) αὐτὸ (same thing) εἰς (toward) ἀλλήλους (one another) φρονοῦντες (minding)· μὴ (not) τὰ (the things) ὑψηλὰ (high things) φρονοῦντες (minding) ἀλλὰ (but) τοῖς (with the) ταπεινοῖς (lowly) συναπαγόμενοι (going along). μὴ (Not) γίνεσθε (be) φρόνιμοι (wise) παρ’ (in) ἑαυτοῖς (yourselves). 17  μηδενὶ (To no one) κακὸν (evil) ἀντὶ (for) κακοῦ (evil) ἀποδιδόντες (repaying)· προνοούμενοι (giving forethought to) καλὰ (right things) ἐνώπιον (before) πάντων (all) ἀνθρώπων (men)· 18  εἰ (if) δυνατόν (possible), τὸ (-) ἐξ (of) ὑμῶν (you⁺) μετὰ (with) πάντων (all) ἀνθρώπων (men) εἰρηνεύοντες (being at peace)· 19  μὴ (not) ἑαυτοὺς (yourselves) ἐκδικοῦντες (avenging), ἀγαπητοί (beloved), ἀλλὰ (but) δότε (give) τόπον (place) τῇ (-) ὀργῇ (to wrath)· γέγραπται (it has been written) γάρ (for)· Ἐμοὶ (Mine is) ἐκδίκησις (vengeance), ἐγὼ (I) ἀνταποδώσω (will repay), λέγει (says) Κύριος (the Lord).

20  Ἀλλὰ (Rather)·

Ἐὰν (If) πεινᾷ (should hunger) ὁ (the) ἐχθρός (enemy) σου (of you), ψώμιζε (feed) αὐτόν (him)·

ἐὰν (if) διψᾷ (he should thirst), πότιζε (give a drink) αὐτόν (him)·

τοῦτο (this) γὰρ (for) ποιῶν (doing)

ἄνθρακας (coals) πυρὸς (of fire) σωρεύσεις (you will heap) ἐπὶ (upon) τὴν (the) κεφαλὴν (head) αὐτοῦ (of him).

21  Μὴ (Not) νικῶ (be overcome) ὑπὸ (by) τοῦ (-) κακοῦ (evil), ἀλλὰ (but) νίκα (overcome) ἐν (in) τῷ (-) ἀγαθῷ (good) τὸ (-) κακόν (evil).