Poslanica Rimljanima 12

Živa žrtva Bogu

1 Zaklinjem vas, draga braćo, milosrđem Božjim da predate svoja tijela Bogu. Neka ona budu živa, sveta žrtva - njemu ugodna.

2 Ne oponašajte ponašanje i običaje ovoga svijeta, već dopustite da vas Bog promijeni u novu osobu mijenjajući vaš način razmišljanja. Tada ćete znati što Bog želi da činite, što je njemu dobro, ugodno i savršeno.
3 Kao Božji poslanik upozoravam svakoga od vas: ne precjenjujte se! Cijenite sebe razborito, prema mjeri vjere koju vam je Bog dao.4 Baš kao što naša tijela imaju mnogo udova, a svaki od njih svoju zadaću,

5 tako je i s Kristovim tijelom. Svi smo mi udovi njegova tijela i svatko treba obavljati različitu zadaću. A kako smo u Kristu jedno tijelo, pripadamo jedni drugima i svatko od nas treba sve druge.
6 Bog je svakome od nas dao sposobnost da neke zadaće dobro obavljamo. Zato, ako vam je Bog dao dar prorokovanja, govorite kada vjerujete da Bog govori kroz vas.7 Ako imate dar služiti drugima, svesrdno im služite. Ako ste učitelj, dobro poučavajte.

8 Imate li dara da hrabrite druge, činite tako! Imate li novca, velikodušno ga dijelite. Ako vam je Bog dao sposobnost vodstva, ozbiljno shvaćajte svoju odgovornost. Imate li dar milosrđa, radosno ga iskazujte!
9 Nemojte se samo pretvarati da volite ljude. Iskreno ih volite. Mrzite zlo. Zalažite se za dobro!10 Iskreno se volite i neka vam bude ugodno da jedni drugima iskazujete poštovanje.

11 Ne budite lijeni, već revno i gorljivo služite Gospodinu!
12 Radosno se nadajte svemu što vam je Bog namijenio. U nevolji budite strpljivi, u molitvi ustrajni.

13 Pritječite u pomoć svetima koji su u potrebi i uvijek budite gostoljubivi!
14 Progone li vas zato što ste Kristovi, ne proklinjite ih, nego se molite da ih Bog blagoslovi.15 Radujte se sa sretnima i plačite s ožalošćenima.

16 Živite u slozi. Ne težite za visokim, nego budite skromni. Ne umišljajte sebi da ste mudri.
17 Nikada nikome ne vraćajte zlo za zlo. Sve što činite, činite zalažući se za dobro.18 Trudite se da, ako je moguće, živite u miru sa svima.

19 Dragi moji, nikada se ne osvećujte. Prepustite to Bogu jer u Svetome pismu piše:
"'Osveta je moja;
ja ću vratiti onima koji to zaslužuju',
veli Gospodin."20 Naprotiv,
"ako ti je neprijatelj gladan, nahrani ga.
ako je žedan, daj mu piti.
Postupajući tako,
zgrnut ćeš goruću žeravicu na njegovu glavu."21 Ne daj te svlada zlo, nego zlo svladavaj dobrim.

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.