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1. So brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship.
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1. I beseech G3870 you G5209 therefore G3767 , brethren G80 , by G1223 the G3588 mercies G3628 of God G2316 , that ye present G3936 your G5216 bodies G4983 a living G2198 sacrifice G2378 , holy G40 , acceptable G2101 unto God G2316 , which is your G5216 reasonable G3050 service G2999 .
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2. Do not change yourselves to be like the people of this world, but be changed within by a new way of thinking. Then you will be able to decide what God wants for you; you will know what is good and pleasing to him and what is perfect.
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2. And G2532 be not G3361 conformed G4964 to this G5129 world G165 : but G235 be ye transformed G3339 by the G3588 renewing G342 of your G5216 mind G3563 , that ye G5209 may prove G1381 what G5101 is that good G18 , and G2532 acceptable G2101 , and G2532 perfect G5046 , will G2307 of God G2316 .
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3. Because God has given me a special gift, I have something to say to everyone among you. Do not think you are better than you are. You must decide what you really are by the amount of faith God has given you.
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3. For G1063 I say G3004 , through G1223 the G3588 grace G5485 given G1325 unto me G3427 , to every man G3956 that is G5607 among G1722 you G5213 , not G3361 to think of himself more highly than G5252 G3844 G3739 he ought G1163 to think G5426 ; but G235 to think G5426 soberly G4993 , according as G5613 God G2316 hath dealt G3307 to every man G1538 the measure G3358 of faith G4102 .
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4. Each one of us has a body with many parts, and these parts all have different uses.
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4. For G1063 as G2509 we have G2192 many G4183 members G3196 in G1722 one G1520 body G4983 , and G1161 all G3956 members G3196 have G2192 not G3756 the G3588 same G846 office G4234 :
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5. In the same way, we are many, but in Christ we are all one body. Each one is a part of that body, and each part belongs to all the other parts.
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5. So G3779 we, being many G4183 , are G2070 one G1520 body G4983 in G1722 Christ G5547 , and G1161 every G2596 one G1520 members G3196 one of another G240 .
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6. We all have different gifts, each of which came because of the grace God gave us. The person who has the gift of prophecy should use that gift in agreement with the faith.
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6. Having G2192 then G1161 gifts G5486 differing G1313 according G2596 to the G3588 grace G5485 that is given G1325 to us G2254 , whether G1535 prophecy G4394 , let us prophesy according G2596 to the G3588 proportion G356 of faith G4102 ;
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7. Anyone who has the gift of serving should serve. Anyone who has the gift of teaching should teach.
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7. Or G1535 ministry G1248 , let us wait on G1722 our ministering G1248 : or G1535 he that teacheth G1321 , on G1722 teaching G1319 ;
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8. Whoever has the gift of encouraging others should encourage. Whoever has the gift of giving to others should give freely. Anyone who has the gift of being a leader should try hard when he leads. Whoever has the gift of showing mercy to others should do so with joy.
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8. Or G1535 he that exhorteth G3870 , on G1722 exhortation G3874 : he that giveth G3330 , let him do it with G1722 simplicity G572 ; he that ruleth G4291 , with G1722 diligence G4710 ; he that showeth mercy G1653 , with G1722 cheerfulness G2432 .
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9. Your love must be real. Hate what is evil, and hold on to what is good.
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9. Let love G26 be without dissimulation G505 . Abhor G655 that which is evil G4190 ; cleave G2853 to that which is good G18 .
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10. Love each other like brothers and sisters. Give each other more honor than you want for yourselves.
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10. Be kindly affectioned G5387 one to another G240 G1519 with brotherly love G5360 ; in honor G5092 preferring G4285 one another G240 ;
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11. Do not be lazy but work hard, serving the Lord with all your heart.
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11. Not G3361 slothful G3636 in business G4710 ; fervent G2204 in spirit G4151 ; serving G1398 the G3588 Lord G2962 ;
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12. Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all times.
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12. Rejoicing G5463 in hope G1680 ; patient G5278 in tribulation G2347 ; continuing instant G4342 in prayer G4335 ;
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13. Share with God's people who need help. Bring strangers in need into your homes.
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13. Distributing G2841 to the G3588 necessity G5532 of saints G40 ; given to G1377 hospitality G5381 .
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14. Wish good for those who harm you; wish them well and do not curse them.
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14. Bless G2127 them which persecute G1377 you G5209 : bless G2127 , and G2532 curse G2672 not G3361 .
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15. Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.
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15. Rejoice G5463 with G3326 them that do rejoice G5463 , and G2532 weep G2799 with G3326 them that weep G2799 .
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16. Live in peace with each other. Do not be proud, but make friends with those who seem unimportant. Do not think how smart you are.
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16. Be of the G3588 same G846 mind G5426 one toward another G240 G1519 . Mind G5426 not G3361 high things G5308 , but G235 condescend G4879 to men of low estate G5011 . Be G1096 not G3361 wise G5429 in G3844 your own conceits G1438 .
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17. If someone does wrong to you, do not pay him back by doing wrong to him. Try to do what everyone thinks is right.
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17. Recompense G591 to no man G3367 evil G2556 for G473 evil G2556 . Provide G4306 things honest G2570 in the sight G1799 of all G3956 men G444 .
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18. Do your best to live in peace with everyone.
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18. If G1487 it be possible G1415 , as much as lieth in you G1537 G5216 , live peaceably G1514 with G3326 all G3956 men G444 .
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19. My friends, do not try to punish others when they wrong you, but wait for God to punish them with his anger. It is written: "I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them," says the Lord.
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19. Dearly beloved G27 , avenge G1556 not G3361 yourselves G1438 , but G235 rather give G1325 place G5117 unto wrath G3709 : for G1063 it is written G1125 , Vengeance G1557 is mine G1698 ; I G1473 will repay G467 , saith G3004 the Lord G2962 .
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20. But you should do this: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. Doing this will be like pouring burning coals on his head."
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20. Therefore G3767 if G1437 thine G4675 enemy G2190 hunger G3983 , feed G5595 him G846 ; if G1437 he thirst G1372 , give him drink G4222 G846 : for G1063 in so G5124 doing G4160 thou shalt heap G4987 coals G440 of fire G4442 on G1909 his G848 head G2776 .
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21. Do not let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.
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21. Be not G3361 overcome G3528 of G5259 evil G2556 , but G235 overcome G3528 evil G2556 with G1722 good G18 .
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