12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your intelligent service.
12:3 For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.
12:4 For, as in one body we have many members, but all the members have not the same office;
12:5 thus we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.
12:6 But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether [it be] prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;
12:7 or service, [let us occupy ourselves] in service; or he that teaches, in teaching;
12:8 or he that exhorts, in exhortation; he that gives, in simplicity; he that leads, with diligence; he that shews mercy, with cheerfulness.
12:9 Let love be unfeigned; abhorring evil; cleaving to good:
12:10 as to brotherlylove, kindly affectioned towards one another: as to honour, each taking the lead in paying it to the other:
12:18 if possible, as far as depends on you, living in peace with all men;
12:19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance [belongs] to me, *I* will recompense, saith the Lord.
12:20 If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
12:21 Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
