¹Therefore 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.

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

²Don’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.

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 that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a 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 even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

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

⁵so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

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

⁶Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

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

⁷or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

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

⁸or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows 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 hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

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

¹⁰In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

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

¹¹not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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

¹²rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

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

¹³contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

¹³v potrebah pomagajte svetim, gojite gostoljubnost.

¹⁴Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

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

¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

¹⁵Veselite se z veselimi in jokajte z jokajočimi.

¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be 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.

¹⁷Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

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

¹⁸If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

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

¹⁹Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.” Deuteronomy 32:35

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

²⁰Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Proverbs 25:21-22

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.

²¹Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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