¹I 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.

¹Prosim vas torej, bratje, po mnogem usmiljenju Božjem, da podaste telesa svoja za žrtev živo, sveto, prijetno Bogu: to bodi pametno vaše bogoslužje.

²And 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.

²In ne ravnajte se po tem svetu, temuč premenite se [Ali: preobražajte se, vršite svojo preobrazbo.] po obnovitvi uma svojega, da izkušate, kaj je volja Božja dobra in prijetna in popolna [Ali: volja Božja: kar je dobro, prijetno in popolno.].

³For 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.

³Kajti pravim po milosti, ki mi je dana, vsakemu, kdor je med vami, naj ne misli o sebi več, nego se spodobi misliti, temuč naj pazi, da bi mislil zmerno, kakor je Bog vsakemu podelil mero vere.

⁴For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

⁴Kajti kakor imamo v enem telesu mnoge ude, a vsi udje nimajo istega opravila,

⁵So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

⁵tako smo mnogi eno telo v Kristusu, poedini pa smo udje drug drugemu.

⁶Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

⁶Ker pa imamo razne darove po milosti, ki nam je dana: bodisi proroštvo, prorokujmo po razmeri svoje vere;

⁷Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

⁷ali službo, bodimo pridni v službi; ali če kdo uči, bodi marljiv v učenju,

⁸Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁸ali če kdo opominja, v opominjanju; kdor podeljuje, delaj to v preprostosti, kdor je čez kaj postavljen, v skrbljivosti, kdor izkazuje usmiljenje, z veseljem.

⁹Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

⁹Ljubezen bodi nehinavska. Sovražite hudo, držite se dobrega!

¹⁰Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

¹⁰Z bratovsko ljubeznijo srčno ljubite drug drugega, v spoštovanju dajajte prednost drug drugemu;

¹¹Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹¹v marljivosti bodite neumorni, v duhu bodite goreči, Gospodu služite;

¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

¹²v upanju se veselite, v stiski bodite potrpežljivi, v molitvi stanovitni;

¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

¹³v potrebah pomagajte svetim, gojite gostoljubnost.

¹⁴Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

¹⁴Blagoslavljajte tiste, ki vas preganjajo, blagoslavljate, a ne preklinjajte.

¹⁵Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

¹⁵Veselite se z veselimi in jokajte z jokajočimi.

¹⁶Be 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.

¹⁶Bodite ene misli med seboj; ne mislite visoko, temuč sočustvujte z nizkimi [Ali: prilagodite se nizkemu (stanju).]. Ne zdite se razumni sami sebi.

¹⁷Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

¹⁷Nikomur ne vračajte hudega za hudo. Premišljujte to, kar bi bilo dobro vpričo vseh ljudi.

¹⁸If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

¹⁸Če je mogoče, kolikor je v vaši moči, imejte mir z vsemi ljudmi.

¹⁹Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

¹⁹Ne maščujte se sami, ljubljeni, temuč dajte mesta jezi Božji; kajti pisano je: „Moje je maščevanje, jaz povrnem, govori Gospod“.

²⁰Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

²⁰Temuč ako je lačen tvoj sovražnik, ga nasiti, ako je žejen, ga napoji; kajti če to delaš, mu nakopičiš žerjavico na glavo.Ne daj se hudemu premagati, ampak premaguj v dobrem hudo.

²¹Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

²¹Ne daj se hudemu premagati, ampak premaguj v dobrem hudo.