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Chapter 12 Dedicated Service 1Therefore 1 Cor 1:10; 2 Cor 10:1-4; Eph 4:1; 1 Pet 2:11I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to Rom 6:13, 16, 19; 1 Cor 6:20; Heb 13:15; 1 Pet 2:5present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, Or well-pleasingacceptable to God, which is your Or rationalspiritual service of worship.2And do not 1 Pet 1:14be conformed to Matt 13:22; Gal 1:4; 1 John 2:15this Or ageworld, but be transformed by the Eph 4:23; Titus 3:5renewing of your mind, so that you may Or approveEph 5:10, 17; Col 1:9prove what the will of God is, that which is good and Or well-pleasingacceptable and perfect.3For through Rom 1:5; 15:15; 1 Cor 3:10; 15:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:7fthe grace given to me I say to everyone among you Rom 11:20; 12:16not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to 1 Cor 7:17; 2 Cor 10:13; Eph 4:7; 1 Pet 4:11each a measure of faith.4For 1 Cor 12:12-14; Eph 4:4, 16just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function,5so we, 1 Cor 10:17, 33who are many, are 1 Cor 12:20, 27; Eph 4:12, 25one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.6Since we have gifts that Rom 12:3; 1 Cor 7:7; 12:4; 1 Pet 4:10differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:10prophecy, Or in agreement with the faithaccording to the proportion of his faith;7if Or office of serviceActs 6:1; 1 Cor 12:5, 28service, in his serving; or he who Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28; 14:26teaches, in his teaching;8or he who Acts 4:36; 11:23; 13:15exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with Or simplicity2 Cor 8:2; 9:11, 13liberality; 1 Cor 12:28; 1 Tim 5:17he who Or gives aidleads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with 2 Cor 9:7cheerfulness. 9Let 2 Cor 6:6; 1 Tim 1:5love be without hypocrisy. 1 Thess 5:21fAbhor what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be John 13:34; 1 Thess 4:9; Heb 13:1; 2 Pet 1:7devoted to one another in brotherly love; Or outdo one another in showing honorgive preference to one another Rom 13:7; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 2:17in honor;11not lagging behind in diligence, Acts 18:25fervent in spirit, Acts 20:19serving the Lord;12Rom 5:2rejoicing in hope, Heb 10:32, 36persevering in tribulation, Acts 1:14devoted to prayer,13Rom 15:25; 1 Cor 16:15; 2 Cor 9:1; Heb 6:10contributing to the needs of the Or holy onessaints, Lit pursuingMatt 25:35; 1 Tim 3:2practicing hospitality.14Matt 5:44; Luke 6:28; 1 Cor 4:12Bless those who persecute Two early mss do not contain youyou; bless and do not curse.15Job 30:25; Heb 13:3Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.16Rom 15:5; 2 Cor 13:11; Phil 2:2; 4:2; 1 Pet 3:8Be of the same mind toward one another; Rom 11:20; 12:3do not be haughty in mind, but Or accommodate yourself to lowly thingsassociate with the lowly. Prov 3:7; Rom 11:25Do not be wise in your own estimation.17Prov 20:22; 24:29; Rom 12:19Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Lit Take thought for2 Cor 8:21Respect what is right in the sight of all men.18If possible, Rom 1:15so far as it depends on you, Mark 9:50; Rom 14:19be at peace with all men.19Prov 20:22; 24:29; Rom 12:17Never take your own revenge, beloved, but Lit give a placeleave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Deut 32:35; Ps 94:1; 1 Thess 4:6; Heb 10:30VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord.20“2 Kin 6:22; Prov 25:21f; Matt 5:44; Luke 6:27BUT IF YOUR ENEMY IS HUNGRY, FEED HIM, AND IF HE IS THIRSTY, GIVE HIM A DRINK; FOR IN SO DOING YOU WILL HEAP BURNING COALS ON HIS HEAD.”21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation
Topics: God love sin righteousness good holiness evil command zeal sincerity mission but hate without affectation
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