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title: Romans 12
slug: kjv-nt/romans-12
createdAt: 2024-09-11T01:29:58.329Z
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**1 **I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, *which is* your reasonable service. **2 **And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what *is* that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

**3 **For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think *of himself* more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. **4 **For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: **5 **So we, *being* many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. **6 **Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, *let us prophesy* according to the proportion of faith; **7 **Or ministry, *let us wait* on *our* ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; **8 **Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, *let him do it* with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

**9 ***Let* love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. **10 ***Be* kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; **11 **Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; **12 **Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; **13 **Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

**14 **Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. **15 **Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. **16 ***Be* of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. **17 **Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. **18 **If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. **19 **Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but *rather* give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance *is* mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. **20 **Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. **21 **Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.