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Romans 12 New King James Version (NKJV)

Living Sacrifices to God

12 I ^(A)beseech^[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies ^(B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your ^[b]reasonable service. ²And ^(C)do not be conformed to this world, but ^(D)be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may ^(E)prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

³For I say, ^(F)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, ^(G)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt ^(H)to each one a measure of faith. ⁴For ^(I)as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, ⁵so ^(J)we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. ⁶Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is ^(K)given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us ^(L)prophesy in proportion to our faith; ⁷or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; ^(M)he who teaches, in teaching; ⁸^(N)he who exhorts, in exhortation; ^(O)he who gives, with liberality; ^(P)he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, ^(Q)with cheerfulness.

Behave Like a Christian

⁹^(R)Let love be without hypocrisy. ^(S)Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. ¹⁰^(T)Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, ^(U)in honor giving preference to one another; ¹¹not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; ¹²^(V)rejoicing in hope, ^(W)patient^[c] in tribulation, ^(X)continuing steadfastly in prayer; ¹³^(Y)distributing to the needs of the saints, ^(Z)given^[d] to hospitality.

¹⁴^(AA)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵^(AB)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ¹⁶^(AC)Be of the same mind toward one another. ^(AD)Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.

¹⁷^(AE)Repay no one evil for evil. ^(AF)Have^[e] regard for good things in the sight of all men. ¹⁸If it is possible, as much as depends on you, ^(AG)live peaceably with all men. ¹⁹Beloved, ^(AH)do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ^(AI)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ²⁰Therefore

^(AJ)“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but ^(AK)overcome evil with good.

New King James Version (NKJV)