1 z1 Cor. 1:10; 2 Cor. 10:1; Eph. 4:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God,ach. 6:13, 16, 19; [Ps. 50:13, 14; 1 Cor. 6:20]; See 1 Pet. 2:5 to present your bodiesbHeb. 10:20 as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.2Or your rational service 2 c1 Pet. 1:14; [1 John 2:15] Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed bydTitus 3:5; [Ps. 51:10; 2 Cor. 4:16; Eph. 4:23; Col. 3:10] the renewal of your mind, that by testing you mayeEph. 5:10; 1 Thess. 4:3 discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.2Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God
3 ForfSee ch. 1:5 by the grace given to me I say to everyone among yougver. 16; ch. 11:20 not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment,h1 Cor. 7:17 each according toiEph. 4:7 the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 Forj1 Cor. 12:12-14; Eph. 4:4, 16 as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we,k1 Cor. 10:17, 33 though many,l1 Cor. 12:20; Eph. 4:13; See John 17:11 are one body in Christ, and individuallymEph. 4:25; [1 Cor. 6:15; 12:27] members one of another. 6 n1 Cor. 12:4; 1 Pet. 4:10, 11; [1 Cor. 7:7; 12:7-11] Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: ifo1 Cor. 12:10; See Acts 13:1 prophecy,p[2 Tim. 2:15] in proportion to our faith; 7 ifqSee Acts 6:1 service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity;r1 Tim. 5:17; [1 Cor. 12:28] the one who leads,1Or gives aid with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, withs2 Cor. 9:7 cheerfulness.
9 t2 Cor. 6:6; 1 Tim. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:22 Let love be genuine.uPs. 97:10; 101:3; Amos 5:15; [1 Thess. 5:21, 22] Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 vSee Heb. 13:1 Love one another with brotherly affection.wch. 13:7; Phil. 2:3; 1 Pet. 2:17 Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal,xActs 18:25 be fervent in spirit,1Or fervent in the SpirityActs 20:19 serve the Lord. 12 zSee ch. 5:2 Rejoice in hope,aSee Heb. 10:36 be patient in tribulation,bSee Acts 1:14 be constant in prayer. 13 cch. 15:25; 1 Cor. 16:1, 15; 2 Cor. 9:1, 12; Heb. 6:10; 13:16; [1 Tim. 6:18] Contribute to the needs of the saints anddSee Matt. 25:35 seek to show hospitality.
14 eSee Matt. 5:44; 1 Pet. 3:9 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 f1 Cor. 12:26; [Job 30:25; Heb. 13:3] Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 gch. 15:5; 2 Cor. 13:11; Phil. 2:2; 4:2; 1 Pet. 3:8 Live in harmony with one another.hver. 3; Ps. 131:1; Jer. 45:5 Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.1Or give yourselves to humble tasksich. 11:25; Prov. 3:7 Never be conceited. 17 jProv. 20:22; Matt. 5:39; [ch. 14:19] Repay no one evil for evil, butk2 Cor. 8:21; [ch. 14:16] give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you,lSee Mark 9:50 live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved,mProv. 20:22; Matt. 5:39; [ch. 14:19] never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written,nHeb. 10:30; Cited from Deut. 32:35; [Ps. 94:1; 1 Thess. 4:6] “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. ” 20 To the contrary,oCited from Prov. 25:21, 22; [Ex. 23:4, 5; 2 Kgs. 6:22; Luke 6:27] “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.