The Living
Sacrament
Romans 12:9-21

Love the
Brotherhood
Affectionately

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τῇ φιλαδελφίᾳ εἰς ἀλλήλους φιλόστοργοι

Act Honorably
before All Men

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μηδενὶ κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἀποδιδόντες προνοούμενοι καλὰ ἐνώπιον πάντων ἀνθρώπων

Love
without
Hypocrisy

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Ἡ ἀγάπη ἀνυπόκριτος

Constant
in Prayer

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προσευχῇ προσκαρτεροῦντες

Rejoice with
the Rejoicing
Weep with
the Weeping

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χαίρειν μετὰ χαιρόντων καὶ κλαίειν μετὰ κλαιόντων

Fervent
in Spirit

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τῇ σπουδῇ μὴ ὀκνηροίτῷ πνεύματι ζέοντες

Model Honor
to One Another

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τῇ τιμῇ ἀλλήλους προηγούμενοιHELPS Word-studies4285 proēgéomai (from 4253 /pró, "before" and 2233 /hēgéomai, "leading to an important conclusion") – properly, to lead the way, passing on the right example (modeling, exhibiting) the proper behavior, i.e. so others can follow the one "going first."

Depart from Evil
Cling to Good

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ἀποστυγοῦντες τὸ πονηρόν κολλώμενοι τῷ ἀγαθῷἀποστυγέω: from apo and stugeó (to hate)From apo and the base of stugnetosHELPS Word-studies4767 stygnētós – properly, "hateful" ("abominable") (LS) (used only in Tit 3:3).4767 /stygnētós ("despicable, detestable") describes people who actively hate good things, i.e. find them abhorrent (loathsome).[4767(stygnētós) describes what is odious (repulsive, disgusting) – as when "self-revealed failure" is apparent even to the perpetrator of a crime (see White, EGT, 4:198)]

Contribute to
the Needs of
the Saints

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ταῖς χρείαις τῶν ἁγίων κοινωνοῦντες

Be Like-Minded
with One
Another

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τὸ αὐτὸ εἰς ἀλλήλους φρονοῦντες

Strive for
Peace with
All Men

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εἰ δυνατόν τὸ ἐξ ὑμῶν μετὰ πάντων ἀνθρώπων εἰρηνεύοντες

Serve the
Lord

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τῷ Κυρίῳ δουλεύοντες

Not Wise
by or to
Yourself

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μὴ γίνεσθε φρόνιμοι παρ' ἑαυτοῖς

Patient in
Tribulation

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τῇ θλίψει ὑπομένοντες

Overcome Evil
with Good

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μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν

Not Haughty
Associate with
the Lowly

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μὴ τὰ ὑψηλὰ φρονοῦντες ἀλλὰ τοῖς ταπεινοῖς συναπαγόμενοι

Rejoice
in Hope

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τῇ ἐλπίδι χαίροντες

Leave
Vengeance
to the Lord

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μὴ ἑαυτοὺς ἐκδικοῦντες ἀγαπητοί ἀλλὰ δότε τόπον τῇ ὀργῇ γέγραπται γάρ Ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω λέγει κύριος ἐὰν οὖν πεινᾷ ὁ ἐχθρός σου ψώμιζε αὐτόνἐὰν διψᾷ πότιζε αὐτόντοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύσεις ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ

Pursue
Hospitality

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τὴν φιλοξενίαν διώκοντες

Bless your
Persecutors

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εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε