Romans 12:1-8

Holman Christian Standard Bible

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you^(A) to present your bodies as a living sacrifice,^(B) holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.^[a] ²Do not be conformed^(C) to this age,^(D) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind,^(E) so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will^(F) of God.

Many Gifts but One Body

³For by the grace^(G) given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think.^(H) Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith^(I) to each one. ⁴Now as we have many parts in one body,^(J) and all the parts do not have the same function, ⁵in the same way we who are many^(K) are one body in Christ^(L) and individually members of one another. ⁶According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts:^(M)

If prophecy,^(N)
use it according to the standard of one’s^[b] faith;
⁷if service,^(O) in service;
if teaching,^(P) in teaching;
⁸if exhorting,^(Q) in exhortation;
giving, with generosity;^(R)
leading,^(S) with diligence;
showing mercy, with cheerfulness.^(T)