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Romans 12:8 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. "
Romans 12:8
Verse in Context
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6 having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
7 or service, let’s give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
8 or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.
10 In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor prefer one another,
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Romans 12:1
"Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service."
Romans 12:2
"Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God."
Romans 12:3
"For I say through the grace that was given me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith."
Romans 12:4
"For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,"
Romans 12:5
"so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another,"
Romans 12:6
"having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us: if prophecy, let’s prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;"
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