Romans 12

¹ I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service; ² and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect. ³ For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith, ⁴ for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office, ⁵ so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another. ⁶ And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- `According to the proportion of faith!' <sup>7</sup> or ministration -- `In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- `In the teaching!' <sup>8</sup> or he who is exhorting -- `In the exhortation!' he who is sharing -- `In simplicity!' he who is leading -- `In diligence?' he who is doing kindness -- `In cheerfulness.' <sup>9</sup> The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; <sup>10</sup> in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; <sup>11</sup> in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving; <sup>12</sup> in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering; <sup>13</sup> to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing. <sup>14</sup> Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not; <sup>15</sup> to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping, <sup>16</sup> of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit; <sup>17</sup> giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. <sup>18</sup> If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace; <sup>19</sup> not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance [is] Mine, ²⁰ I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head; ²¹ Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.