And (A)do not be conformed to this world, but (B)be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may (C)prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Serve God with Spiritual Gifts

For I say, (D)through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, (E)not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt (F)to each one a measure of faith.

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And do not (A)be conformed to (B)this [a]world, but be transformed by the (C)renewing of your mind, so that you may [b](D)prove what the will of God is, that which is good and [c]acceptable and perfect.

For through (E)the grace given to me I say to everyone among you (F)not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to (G)each a measure of faith.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:2 Or age
  2. Romans 12:2 Or discover
  3. Romans 12:2 Or pleasing

Do not conform(A) to the pattern of this world,(B) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.(C) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is(D)—his good, pleasing(E) and perfect will.

Humble Service in the Body of Christ

For by the grace given me(F) I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

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And 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.

For 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.

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The Thorn in the Flesh

And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a (A)thorn in the flesh was given to me, (B)a messenger of Satan to [a]buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 12:7 beat

A Thorn in the Flesh

Because of the extraordinary greatness of the (A)revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a (B)thorn in the flesh, a (C)messenger of Satan to [a]torment me—to keep me from exalting myself!

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  1. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Lit beat

or because of these surpassingly great revelations.(A) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh,(B) a messenger of Satan,(C) to torment me.

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And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

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Spiritual Gifts

But (A)to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

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But (A)to each one of us (B)grace was given (C)according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

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But to each one of us(A) grace(B) has been given(C) as Christ apportioned it.

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But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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