1Therefore, I urge you, brothers,
in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and
pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able
to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
3For by the grace given me I say to every one of
you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of
yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has
given you. 4Just as each of
us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same
function, 5so in Christ we
who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts,
according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it
in proportion to his[b]faith. 7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is
teaching, let him teach; 8if
it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of
others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently;
if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.