Romans

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VII. |Transformation12:1-15:13

A. |In practicing the Body life12:1-21
1. |By the presenting of our bodiesv.|1
Rom.|12:1|-||1|I |2a|exhort you therefore, brothers, through the |3b|compassions of God to |4c|present your bodies a |5|living |d|sacrifice, holy, |e|well pleasing to God, which is your |6|reasonable |7f|service.
2. |By the renewing of the mind — vv.|2-3
Rom.|12:2|-|And do |1|not be |a|fashioned according to |2|this |b|age, but be |3c|transformed by the |4d|renewing of the |e|mind that you may |5f|prove what the |6g|will of God is, that which is good and |h|well pleasing and perfect.
Rom.|12:3|-|For I say, through the |a|grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to |1|think more |b|highly of himself than he ought to think, but to think so as to be |c|sober-minded, as God has apportioned to each a |d|measure of faith.
3. |By the exercising of the gifts — vv.|4-8
Rom.|12:4|-|For just as in |a|one body we have |b|many members, and all the members do not have the |c|same |1|function,
Rom.|12:5|-|So we who are many are one Body |1|in Christ, and individually |2a|members one of another.
Rom.|12:6|-|And having |1a|gifts that differ according to the |b|grace given to us, whether |2c|prophecy, let us prophesy according to the |d|proportion of faith;
Rom.|12:7|-|Or |1|service, let us be faithful in that service; or he who |a|teaches, in that teaching;
Rom.|12:8|-|Or he who |a|exhorts, in that exhortation; he who |1b|gives, in simplicity; he who |2c|leads, in diligence; he who |3|shows |d|mercy, in cheerfulness.
4. |By the living of a life of the highest virtues — vv.|9-21
Rom.|12:9|-||1|Let |a|love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; |b|cling to what is good.
Rom.|12:10|-||a|Love one another warmly in brotherly love; take the lead in showing honor one to another.
Rom.|12:11|-|Do not be slothful in zeal, but be |1a|burning in spirit, |2b|serving the Lord.
Rom.|12:12|-|Rejoice in hope; |a|endure in tribulation; |b|persevere in prayer.
Rom.|12:13|-||1a|Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue |b|hospitality.
Rom.|12:14|-||1a|Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
Rom.|12:15|-||1|Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
Rom.|12:16|-|Be of the |a|same mind toward one another, not |b|setting your mind on the high things but going along with the |1|lowly; do not be |c|wise in yourselves.
Rom.|12:17|-||a|Repay no one evil for evil; |1b|take forethought for things honorable in the sight of all men.
Rom.|12:18|-|If possible, as far as it depends on you, live in |a|peace with all men.
Rom.|12:19|-|Do not |1|avenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath of God, for it is written, |a|“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
Rom.|12:20|-||a|But “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.”
Rom.|12:21|-|Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

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