Romanos 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. 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.

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. 4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another, 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, 11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, 12 rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer, 13 contributing to the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep. 16 Be 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. 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. 19 Don’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."✝12:19 Deuteronomy 32:35 20 Therefore

"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."✝12:20 Proverbs 25:21-22

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

Te Ora i te Mahi ki te Atua

1 Koia ahau ka īnoi nei ki a koutou, e ōku tēina, kia whakaaroa ngā mahi a te Atua, kia tāpaea atu ō koutou tinana hei whakahere ora, tapu, e manakohia ana e te Atua, he mahi nā tō koutou hinengaro. 2 Kaua hoki tō koutou āhua e rite ki tō tēnei ao; engari, kia puta kē, arā kia whakahoutia ō koutou hinengaro, kia whakamātautauria ai e koutou tā te Atua e pai ai, te mea e pai ana, e manakohia ana, e tino rite ana.

3 Ko tāku kupu hoki tēnei ki ngā tāngata katoa i roto i a koutou, he mea nā te aroha noa i hōmai nei ki ahau, kaua e hira ake te whakaaro o tētahi ki a ia anō i te mea i tika kia whakaaroa e ia; engari kia āta whakaaro, kia rite ki te wāhi o te whakapono i tuwhaina e te Atua ki tēnā, ki tēnā. 4 E rite ana hoki ki ō tātou wāhi ka maha nei i te tinana kotahi, kīhai ia i kotahi te mahi mā aua wāhi katoa. 5 Waihoki ko tātou tokomaha nei, he tinana kotahi i roto i a te Karaiti, ko tātou takitahi ia, he wāhi tētahi nō tētahi. 6 Nā, ka rerekē nei ngā mea i hōmai ki a tātou, he mea e rite ana ki te aroha noa i hōmai ki a tātou, ki te mea he mahi poropiti, me poropiti, kia rite anō ki te rahi o tō tātou whakapono; 7 he mahi minita, kia ū tātou ki tā tātou mahi minita; ko te kaiwhakaako, kia ū ki tāna mahi whakaako; 8 ko te kaiwhakahauhau, kia ū ki tāna whakahauhau; ko te kaihoatu, kia māhorahora te ngākau; ko te kaiwhakahaere kia uaua ki tāna mahi, ā, ko te kaiatawhai kia ngahau te āhua.

9 Ko te aroha, hei te mea tinihangakore. Kia whakarihariha ki te kino; kia ū ki te pai. 10 Ka aroha ki ngā tēina, kia tino pono te aroha tētahi ki tētahi; ka whakahōnore, kia nui tā tētahi i tētahi. 11 Kia uaua, kaua e māngere; kia toko tonu ake te wairua; me te mahi anō ki te Ariki. 12 Kia hari i runga i te tūmanako; kia manawanui ki te whakapāwera; kia ū ki te īnoi. 13 Whakawhiwhia te hunga tapu ina rawakore; kia mau ki te atawhai manuhiri.

14 Manaakitia te hunga e tūkino ana i ā koutou; manaakitia, kaua e kangā. 15 Kia hari tahi me te hunga hari, kia tangi tahi me te hunga tangi. 16 Kia kotahi te whakaaro o koutou tētahi ki tētahi. Kaua e whakakake te whakaaro, engari me whakaiti ki ngā mea pāpaku. Kei mea ake koutou he mōhio koutou.

17 Kaua e utua tā tētahi kino ki te kino. Whakaaroa ko ngā mea e pai ana ki mua i te aroaro o ngā tāngata katoa. 18 Ki te taea, whakapaua tā koutou kia mau te rongo ki ngā tāngata katoa. 19 Aua e rapu utu mō koutou, e ōku hoa aroha, engari, whakaatea atu i te riri: kua oti hoki te tuhituhi, "Māku te rapu utu; māku te hoatu utu," e ai tā te Ariki.

20 "Nā, ki te matekai tōu hoariri; whāngainga;

ki te matewai; whakainumia.

Ki te pēnei hoki tāu mahi, ka pūrangatia e koe he waro kāpura ki tōna mātenga."

21 Kei hinga koe i te kino, engari kia hinga te kino i tōu pai.