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Rimanom 12

1 Bratia, pre Božie milosrdenstvo vás prosím, aby ste svoje telá prinášali ako živú, svätú, Bohu milú obetu, ako svoju duchovnú bohoslužbu.2 A nepripodobňujte sa tomuto svetu, ale premeňte sa obnovou zmýšľania, aby ste vedeli rozoznať, čo je Božia vôľa, čo je dobré, milé a dokonalé.3 Mocou milosti, ktorú som dostal, hovorím každému z vás, aby si nik nemyslel o sebe viac, ako myslieť treba, ale zmýšľajte triezvo, každý podľa stupňa viery, aký mu udelil Boh.4 Lebo ako máme v jednom tele mnoho údov, ale všetky údy nekonajú tú istú činnosť,5 tak aj my mnohí sme jedno telo v Kristovi a jednotlivo sme si navzájom údmi.6 Máme rozličné dary podľa milosti, ktorú sme dostali: či už dar prorokovať v súlade s vierou,7 alebo dar slúžiť v službe, alebo učiť pri vyučovaní,8 či povzbudzovať pri povzbudzovaní. Kto teda dáva, nech dáva nezištne, kto je predstavený, nech je starostlivý, kto preukazuje milosrdenstvo, nech to robí radostne.9 Láska nech je bez pretvárky. Nenáviďte zlo, lipnite k dobru.10 Milujte sa navzájom bratskou láskou, predbiehajte sa vzájomne v úctivosti,11 v horlivosti neochabujte, buďte vrúcneho ducha, slúžte Pánovi.12 V nádeji sa radujte, v súžení buďte trpezliví, v modlitbe vytrvalí.13 Majte účasť na potrebách svätých, buďte pohostinní.14 Žehnajte tých, čo vás prenasledujú - žehnajte a nepreklínajte!15 Radujte sa s radujúcimi, plačte s plačúcimi!16 Navzájom rovnako zmýšľajte; a nezmýšľajte vysoko, ale prikláňajte sa k nízkym. Nebuďte múdri sami pre seba.17 Nikomu sa neodplácajte zlým za zlé; usilujte sa robiť dobre pred všetkými ľuďmi.18 Ak je to možné a závisí to od vás, žite v pokoji so všetkými ľuďmi.19 Nepomstite sa sami, milovaní, ale ponechajte miesto hnevu; veď je napísané: „Mne patrí pomsta, ja sa odplatím,“ hovorí Pán.20 Ale keď bude tvoj nepriateľ hladný, nakŕm ho, keď je smädný, daj mu piť, lebo tým, že to urobíš, žeravé uhlie mu nahrnieš na hlavu.21 Nedaj sa premôcť zlu, ale dobrom premáhaj zlo.

ROMANS 12

Christ Brings New Life

1 Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God.

2 Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.
3 I realize God has treated me with undeserved grace, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. 4 t A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use.

5 That's how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another.
6  t God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. 7 If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach.

8 If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous. If we are leaders, we should do our best. If we are good to others, we should do it cheerfully.

Rules for Christian Living


9 Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything that is good. 10 Love each other as brothers and sisters and honor others more than you do yourself. 11 Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord. 12 Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.

13 Take care of God's needy people and welcome strangers into your home.
14  t Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them. 15 t When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad. 16 t Be friendly with everyone. Don't be proud and feel that you know more than others. Make friends with ordinary people.t 17 Don't mistreat someone who has mistreated you. But try to earn the respect of others,

18 and do your best to live at peace with everyone.

19  t Dear friends, don't try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says,
“I am the one to take revenge
and pay them back.”

20  t The Scriptures also say,
“If your enemies are hungry,
give them something to eat.
And if they are thirsty,
give them something
to drink.
This will be the same
as piling burning coals
on their heads.”
21 Don't let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good.