Romans 12:1-8 ▼

1 Therefore I urge you⁺, brothers (and sisters), on account of God’s {Theou} mercy, to offer your⁺ bodies as living sacrifices, holy (set apart) and pleasing to God {Theō}, which is your⁺ spiritual service of worship (your reasonable service).

2 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 (complete) will of God {Theou}.

3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you⁺: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God {Theos} has given you.

4 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,

5 so in Christ (the Anointed One) we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.

6 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;

7 if it is serving {diakonian}, let him serve {diakonia}; if it is teaching {didaskōn}, let him teach {didaskalia};

8 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 (compassion), let him do it cheerfully.