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Romans 12

Dedicated Service

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Thereforeg3767  aI urgeg3870 you, brethreng80, by the merciesg3628 of Godg2316, to  bpresentg3936 your bodiesg4983 a livingg2198 and holyg40 sacrificeg2378,  1acceptableg2101 to Godg2316, which is your  2spiritualg3050 serviceg2999 of worshipg2999.

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And do not  abe conformedg4964 to  bthisg3778  1worldg165, but be transformedg3339 by the  crenewingg342 of your mindg3563, sog1519 that you may  2 dproveg1381a whatg5101 the willg2307 of Godg2316 is, that whichg18 is goodg18 and  3acceptableg2101 and perfectg5046.

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For throughg1223  athe graceg5485 giveng1325 to me I sayg3004 to everyoneg3956 amongg1722 you  bnot to thinkg5252 moreg5252 highlyg5252 of himself thang3844 he oughtg1163 to thinkg5426; but to thinkg5426 sog1519 as to haveg4993 soundg4993 judgmentg4993, as Godg2316 has allottedg3307 to  ceachg1538 a measureg3358 of faithg4102.

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For  ajustg2509 as we haveg2192 manyg4183 membersg3196 in oneg1520 bodyg4983 and allg3956 the membersg3196 do not haveg2192 the sameg846 functiong4234,

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sog3779 we,  awho are manyg4183, are  boneg1520 bodyg4983 in Christg5547, and individuallyg2596g1520 membersg3196 oneg1520 of anotherg240.

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Since we haveg2192 giftsg5486 that  adifferg1313 accordingg2596 to the graceg5485 giveng1325 to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: ifg1535a  bprophecyg4394,  1accordingg2596 to the proportiong356 of his faithg4102;

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ifg1535a  1 aserviceg1248, in his servingg1248; org1535a he who  bteachesg1321, in his teachingg1319;

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org1535a he who  aexhortsg3870, in his exhortationg3874; he who givesg3330, with  1 bliberalityg572;  che who  2leadsg4291b, with diligenceg4710; he who showsg1653 mercyg1653, with  dcheerfulnessg2432.

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Let  aloveg26 be withoutg505 hypocrisyg505.  bAbhorg655 whatg4190 is evilg4190; clingg2853 to whatg18 is goodg18.

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Be  adevotedg5387 to oneg240 anotherg240 in brotherlyg5360 loveg5360;  1giveg4285 preferenceg4285 to oneg240 anotherg240  bin honorg5092;

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not laggingg3636 behindg3636 in diligenceg4710,  aferventg2204 in spiritg4151,  bservingg1398 the Lordg2962;

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 arejoicingg5463 in hopeg1680,  bperseveringg5278 in tribulationg2347,  cdevotedg4342 to prayerg4335,

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 acontributingg2841 to the needsg5532 of the  1saintsg40,  2 bpracticingg1377 hospitalityg5381.

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 aBlessg2127 thoseg3588 who persecuteg1377  1you; blessg2127 and do not curseg2672.

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 aRejoiceg5463 with those who rejoiceg5463, and weepg2799 with those who weepg2799.

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 aBe of the sameg846 mindg5426 towardg1519 oneg240 anotherg240;  bdo not be haughtyg5308 in mindg5426, but  1associateg4879 with the lowlyg5011.  cDo not be wiseg5429 in your owng1438 estimationg1438.

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 aNeverg3367 payg591 backg591 evilg2556 for evilg2556 to anyoneg3367.  1 bRespectg4306 whatg2570 is rightg2570 in the sightg1799 of allg3956 meng444.

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Ifg1487 possibleg1415,  aso farg3588 as it dependsg1537 on you,  bbe at peaceg1514 with allg3956 meng444.

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 aNeverg3361 takeg1556 your owng1438 revengeg1556, belovedg27, but  1leaveg1325 roomg5117 for the wrathg3709 of God, for it is writteng1125, " bVENGEANCEg1557 IS MINEg1699, I WILL REPAYg467," saysg3004 the Lordg2962.

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aBUT IFg1437 YOUR ENEMYg2190 IS HUNGRYg3983, FEEDg5595 HIM, AND IFg1437 HE IS THIRSTYg1372, GIVEg4222 HIM A DRINKg4222; FOR IN SOg3778 DOINGg4160 YOU WILL HEAPg4987 BURNINGg4442 COALSg440 ON HIS HEADg2776."

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Do not be overcomeg3528 by evilg2556, but overcomeg3528 evilg2556 with goodg18.



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