Therefore ^aI exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to ^bpresent your bodies as a sacrifice—living, holy, and pleasing to God, which is your ¹spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not ^abe conformed to ^bthis ¹world, but be transformed by the ^crenewing of your mind, so that you may ^dapprove what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and ²perfect.

3 For through ^athe grace given to me I say to each one among you ^bnot to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound thinking, as God has allotted to ^ceach a measure of faith. 4 For ^ajust as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, ^awho are many, are ^bone body in Christ, and individually members one of another, 6 but having gifts that ^adiffer according to the grace given to us: whether ^bprophecy, ¹in agreement with the faith; 7 or ^1aservice, in his serving; or he who ^bteaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who ^aexhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with ^1bgenerosity; ^che who ²leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with ^dcheerfulness.

9 Let ^alove be without hypocrisy—by ^babhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, 10 being ^adevoted to one another in brotherly love, ¹giving preference to one another ^bin honor, 11 not lagging behind in diligence, being ^afervent in spirit, ^bserving the Lord, 12 ^arejoicing in hope, ^bpersevering in affliction, being ^cdevoted to prayer, 13 ^acontributing to the needs of the ¹saints, ^bpursuing hospitality.

14 ^aBless those who persecute ¹you; bless, and do not curse. 15 ^aRejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep, 16 by ^abeing of the same mind toward one another, ^bnot being haughty in mind, but ¹associating with the humble. ^cDo not be wise in your own mind. 17 ^aNever paying back evil for evil to anyone, ^1brespecting what is good in the sight of all men, 18 if possible, ^aso far as it depends on you, ^bbeing at peace with all men, 19 ^anever taking your own revenge, beloved—instead ¹leave room for the wrath of God. For it is written, “^bVENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord. 20 “^aBUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Therefore ^aI urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to ^bpresent your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, ¹acceptable to God, which is your ²spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not ^abe conformed to ^bthis ¹world, but be transformed by the ^crenewing of your mind, so that you may ^2dprove what the will of God is, that which is good and ³acceptable and perfect.

3 For through ^athe grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^bnot 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 ^ceach a measure of faith. 4 For ^ajust as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, ^awho are many, are ^bone body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Since we have gifts that ^adiffer according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if ^bprophecy, ¹according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if ^1aservice, in his serving; or he who ^bteaches, in his teaching; 8 or he who ^aexhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with ^1bliberality; ^che who ²leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with ^dcheerfulness.

9 Let ^alove be without hypocrisy. ^bAbhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be ^adevoted to one another in brotherly love; ¹give preference to one another ^bin honor; 11 not lagging behind in diligence, ^afervent in spirit, ^bserving the Lord; 12 ^arejoicing in hope, ^bpersevering in tribulation, ^cdevoted to prayer, 13 ^acontributing to the needs of the ¹saints, ^2bpracticing hospitality.

14 ^aBless those who persecute ¹you; bless and do not curse. 15 ^aRejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16 ^aBe of the same mind toward one another; ^bdo not be haughty in mind, but ¹associate with the lowly. ^cDo not be wise in your own estimation. 17 ^aNever pay back evil for evil to anyone. ^1bRespect what is right in the sight of all men. 18 If possible, ^aso far as it depends on you, ^bbe at peace with all men. 19 ^aNever take your own revenge, beloved, but ¹leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “^bVENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord. 20 “^aBUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.