| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. | 1And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. |
| 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. | 2Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. |
| 3For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. | 3Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us. |
| 4Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function, | 4Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, |
| 5so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another. | 5so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other. |
| 6We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith; | 6In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. |
| 7if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; | 7If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. |
| 8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. | 8If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly. |
| 9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. | 9Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. |
| 10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. | 10Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. |
| 11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. | 11Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. |
| 12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. | 12Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. |
| 13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. | 13When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. |
| 14Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. | 14Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. |
| 15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. | 15Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. |
| 16Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited. | 16Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! |
| 17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. | 17Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. |
| 18If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. | 18Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. |
| 19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” | 19Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the LORD. |
| 20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.” | 20Instead, “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.” |
| 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. | 21Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. |
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