Living Sacrifices

1Therefore, brothers, I exhort you through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is your spiritual act of worship.

2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and well pleasing and perfect will of God.

Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

3For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself too highly, beyond what you should think, but to think soberly, as God has imparted to each one a measure of faith.

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

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

6Having then gifts differing according to the grace having been given to us, let us use them: whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7whether ministry, let us use it in our ministry; whether teaching; in the teaching;

8whether exhorting, in the exhortation; whether sharing, with simplicity; whether leading, with diligence; whether showing mercy, with cheerfulness.

Love

9Let love be without hypocrisy. Hate that which is evil. Cleave to that which is good.

10Be warmly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor preferring one another;

11not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

12rejoicing in hope, enduring in tribulation, devoted to prayer;

13sharing in the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

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

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

16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but rather associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; providing that which is good before all men.

18If possible, as much as depends on you, keeping peace with all men.

19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

20Therefore
“If your enemy should hunger, feed him;
if he should thirst, give him drink;
for by doing this you will heap burning coals upon his head.”

21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.