罗马书 12
为事奉上帝而活
1 所以,弟兄姊妺,我凭上帝的怜悯劝你们献上自己的身体,作圣洁、蒙上帝悦纳的活祭。你们理当这样事奉。2 你们不可追随世界的潮流,要随着思想的不断更新而改变,这样就能明辨上帝的旨意,知道什么是良善、纯全、蒙祂悦纳的。
3 我凭上帝赐给我的恩典劝告各位,不要自视过高,要照着上帝赐给各人的信心中肯地看待自己。4 就像我们身体的各部分有不同的功能,5 我们众人在基督里组成一个身体,彼此联结,息息相关。6 我们照所得的恩典各有不同的恩赐。说预言的,要按着信心的程度说预言;7 服侍的,要忠心服侍;教导的,要专一教导;8 劝勉的,要诚心劝勉;施舍的,要慷慨施舍;治理的,要殷勤治理;怜悯的,要甘心怜悯。
相爱相顾
9 不可虚情假意地爱人。要疾恶如仇,一心向善。10 要彼此相爱如同手足,互相尊重,彼此谦让。11 要殷勤,不可懒惰,要常常火热地事奉主。12 盼望中要有喜乐,患难中要坚忍,祷告要恒切。13 信徒有缺乏,要慷慨帮助;客人来访,要热诚款待。14 逼迫你们的,要为他们祝福;要祝福,不可咒诅。15 要与喜乐的人同乐,与哀哭的人同哭。16 要彼此和睦,不可心高气傲,反要俯就卑微的人,不可自以为聪明。
17 不要以恶报恶。要尊重别人,众人都认为好的事,应该竭力去做。18 如果可能,总要尽力与人和睦相处。19 亲爱的弟兄姊妺,不要私自报复,要让上帝来审判,因为圣经上说:“主说,‘申冤在我,我必报应。’”20 所以,“你的仇敌若饿了,就给他吃的;若渴了,就给他喝的;你这样做是把炭火堆在他头上。”21 你不可被恶所胜,反要以善胜恶。
Romans 12
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters,t by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to Godts – which is your reasonable service.
2 Do not be conformedt to this present world,t but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approves what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
Conduct in Humility
3 For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of yout a measure of faith.t4 For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,5 so we who are many are one body in Christ, and individually we are members who belong to one another.6 And we have different giftst according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.7 If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;
8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Conduct in Love
9 Love must bet without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good.10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honoring one another.11 Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.13 Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.14 Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse.15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.16 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly.t Do not be conceited.t17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.t18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.t19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath,t for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,”s says the Lord.20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head.s
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.