1 Therefore A1 Cor 1:10; 2 Cor 10:1-4; Eph 4:1; 1 Pet 2:11I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to BRom 6:13, 16, 19; 1 Cor 6:20; Heb 13:15; 1 Pet 2:5present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, 1Or well-pleasingacceptable to God, which is your 2Or rationalspiritual service of worship. 2 And do not A1 Pet 1:14be conformed to BMatt 13:22; Gal 1:4; 1 John 2:15this 1Or ageworld, but be transformed by the CEph 4:23; Titus 3:5renewing of your mind, so that you may 2Or approveDEph 5:10, 17; Col 1:9prove what the will of God is, that which is good and 3Or well-pleasingacceptable and perfect.

3 For through ARom 1:5; 15:15; 1 Cor 3:10; 15:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:7fthe grace given to me I say to everyone among you BRom 11:20; 12:16not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to C1 Cor 7:17; 2 Cor 10:13; Eph 4:7; 1 Pet 4:11each a measure of faith. 4 For A1 Cor 12:12-14; Eph 4:4, 16just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, A1 Cor 10:17, 33who are many, are B1 Cor 12:20, 27; Eph 4:12, 25one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Since we have gifts that ARom 12:3; 1 Cor 7:7; 12:4; 1 Pet 4:10differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if BActs 13:1; 1 Cor 12:10prophecy, 1Or in agreement with the faithaccording to the proportion of his faith; 7 if 1Or office of serviceAActs 6:1; 1 Cor 12:5, 28service, in his serving; or he who BActs 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28; 14:26teaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who AActs 4:36; 11:23; 13:15exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with 1Or simplicityB2 Cor 8:2; 9:11, 13liberality; C1 Cor 12:28; 1 Tim 5:17he who 2Or gives aidleads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with D2 Cor 9:7cheerfulness.

9 Let A2 Cor 6:6; 1 Tim 1:5love be without hypocrisy. B1 Thess 5:21fAbhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be AJohn 13:34; 1 Thess 4:9; Heb 13:1; 2 Pet 1:7devoted to one another in brotherly love; 1Or outdo one another in showing honorgive preference to one another BRom 13:7; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 2:17in honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, AActs 18:25fervent in spirit, BActs 20:19serving the Lord; 12 ARom 5:2rejoicing in hope, BHeb 10:32, 36persevering in tribulation, CActs 1:14devoted to prayer, 13 ARom 15:25; 1 Cor 16:15; 2 Cor 9:1; Heb 6:10contributing to the needs of the 1Or holy onessaints, 2Lit pursuingBMatt 25:35; 1 Tim 3:2practicing hospitality.

14 AMatt 5:44; Luke 6:28; 1 Cor 4:12Bless those who persecute 1Two early mss do not contain youyou; bless and do not curse. 15 AJob 30:25; Heb 13:3Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 ARom 15:5; 2 Cor 13:11; Phil 2:2; 4:2; 1 Pet 3:8Be of the same mind toward one another; BRom 11:20; 12:3do not be haughty in mind, but 1Or accommodate yourself to lowly thingsassociate with the lowly. CProv 3:7; Rom 11:25Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17 AProv 20:22; 24:29; Rom 12:19Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. 1Lit Take thought forB2 Cor 8:21Respect what is right in the sight of all men. 18 If possible, ARom 1:15so far as it depends on you, BMark 9:50; Rom 14:19be at peace with all men. 19 AProv 20:22; 24:29; Rom 12:17Never take your own revenge, beloved, but 1Lit give a placeleave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “BDeut 32:35; Ps 94:1; 1 Thess 4:6; Heb 10:30Vᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴcᴇ ɪs Mɪɴᴇ, I wɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴘᴀʏ,” says the Lord. 20 “A2 Kin 6:22; Prov 25:21f; Matt 5:44; Luke 6:27Bᴜᴛ ɪꜰ ʏoᴜʀ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ ɪs ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ, ꜰᴇᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜɪʀsᴛʏ, ɢɪvᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ; ꜰoʀ ɪɴ so ᴅoɪɴɢ ʏoᴜ wɪʟʟ ʜᴇᴀᴘ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ coᴀʟs oɴ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.