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| 1 I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice living, sanctified, acceptable to God your intelligent service; |
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| 2 and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God the good, and acceptable, and perfect. |
Transformed – This is the same word (Strong's 3339) used in Mark 9:2 where Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James and John.
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| 3 For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith, |
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| 4 for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office, |
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| 5 so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another. |
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| 6 And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy 'According to the proportion of faith!' |
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| 7 or ministration 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching 'In the teaching!' |
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| 8 or he who is exhorting 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing 'In simplicity!' he who is leading 'In diligence ' he who is doing kindness 'In cheerfulness.' |
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| 9 The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; |
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| 10 in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; |
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| 11 in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving; |
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| 12 in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering; |
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| 13 to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing. |
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| 14 Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not; |
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| 15 to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping, |
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| 16 of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit; |
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| 17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. |
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| 18 If possible so far as in you with all men being in peace; |
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| 19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, 'Vengeance [is] Mine, |
It is written – Deut. 32:35,36,41 |
| 20 I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head; |
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| 21 Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil. |
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