| I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. | I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. |
| Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. | And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. |
| For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. | For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. |
| For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. | For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. |
| Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. | Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. |
| Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. | Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another. |
| Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. | Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. |
| Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. | Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. |
| Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. | Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. |
| Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. | Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. |
| Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. | Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. |
| If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. | If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. |
| Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” | Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. |
| Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. | Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. |
Bible verse of the day
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.