Rom 12 | ESV | STEP | I appeal to you therefore , brothers , by the mercies of God , to present your bodies as a living sacrifice , holy and acceptable to God , which is your spiritual worship .

‏ Romans 12

A Living Sacrifice

1 ^aI appeal to you therefore, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} by the mercies of God, ^cto present your bodies ^das a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. ^{▼▼Or your rational service} 2 ^fDo not be conformed to this world, ^{▼▼Greek age} but be transformed by ^hthe renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ⁱdiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ^{▼▼Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God}

Gifts of Grace

3 For ^kby the grace given to me I say to everyone among you ^lnot to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, ^meach according to ⁿthe measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For ^oas in one body we have many members, ^{▼▼Greek parts; also verse 5} and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, ^qthough many, ^rare one body in Christ, and individually ^smembers one of another. 6 ^tHaving gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if ^uprophecy, ^vin proportion to our faith; 7 if ^wservice, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; ^xthe one who leads, ^{▼▼Or gives aid} with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with ^zcheerfulness.

Marks of the True Christian

9 ^aaLet love be genuine. ^abAbhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 ^acLove one another with brotherly affection. ^adOutdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, ^aebe fervent in spirit, ^{▼▼Or fervent in the Spirit} ^agserve the Lord. 12 ^ahRejoice in hope, ^aibe patient in tribulation, ^ajbe constant in prayer. 13 ^akContribute to the needs of the saints and ^alseek to show hospitality.

14 ^amBless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 ^anRejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 ^aoLive in harmony with one another. ^apDo not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. ^{▼▼Or give yourselves to humble tasks} ^arNever be wise in your own sight. 17 ^asRepay no one evil for evil, but ^atgive thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, ^aulive peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, ^avnever avenge yourselves, but leave it ^{▼▼Greek give place} to the wrath of God, for it is written, ^ax“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, ^ay“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.