Romans 12

A living sacrifice and true love

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Rm 12:1Obsecrō itaque vōs frātrēs per misericordiam Deī, ut exhibeātis corpora vestra hostiam vīventem, sānctam, Deō placentem, ratiōnābile obsequium vestrum.I beg you therefore, brothers, through the mercy of God, to present your bodies as a living victim, holy, pleasing to God, your reasonable service. Rm 12:2Et nōlīte cōnfōrmārī huic saeculō, sed refōrmāminī in novitāte sēnsūs vestrī: ut probētis quae sit voluntās Deī bona, et beneplacēns, et perfecta.And do not be conformed to this age, but be re-formed in the newness of your mind: so that you may prove what is the will of God, good, and well-pleasing, and perfect. Rm 12:3Dīcō enim per grātiam quae data est mihi, omnibus quī sunt inter vōs, nōn plūs sapere quam oportet sapere, sed sapere ad sōbrietātem: et ūnīcuique sīcut Deus dīvīsit mēnsūram fideī.For I say through the grace which has been given to me, to all who are among you, not to think more highly than one ought to think, but to think unto sobriety: and to each one as God has divided out the measure of faith. Rm 12:4Sīcut enim in ūnō corpore multa membra habēmus, omnia autem membra nōn eumdem āctum habent: ita multī ūnum corpus sumus in Chrīstō, singulī autem alter alterīus membra.For just as in one body we have many members, but all the members do not have the same action: so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Rm 12:6Habentēs autem dōnātiōnēs secundum grātiam, quae data est nōbīs, differentēs: sīve prophētīam secundum ratiōnem fideī, sīve ministerium in ministrandō, sīve quī docet in doctrīnā, quī exhortātur in exhortandō, quī tribuit in simplicitāte, quī praeest in sollicitūdine, quī miserētur in hilaritāte.And having gifts differing according to the grace which has been given to us: whether prophecy according to the proportion of faith, or ministry in ministering, or he who teaches in teaching, he who exhorts in exhorting, he who gives in simplicity, he who presides in carefulness, he who shows mercy in cheerfulness. Rm 12:9Dīlēctiō sine simulātiōne: ōdientēs malum, adhaerentēs bonō: cāritāte frāternitātis invicem dīligentēs: honōre invicem praevenientēs: sollicitūdine nōn pigrī: spīritū ferventēs: Dominō servientēs: spē gaudentēs: in trībulātiōne patientēs: ōrātiōnī īnstantēs: necessitātibus sānctōrum commūnicantēs: hospitālitātem sectantēs.Let love be without pretence: hating evil, clinging to good: loving one another with the love of brotherhood: anticipating one another in honour: in carefulness not sluggish: in spirit fervent: serving the Lord: in hope rejoicing: in tribulation patient: in prayer persistent: sharing in the necessities of the saints: pursuing hospitality. Rm 12:14Benedīcite persequentibus vōs: benedīcite, et nōlīte maledīcere.Bless those persecuting you: bless, and do not curse.

Rm 12:15Gaudēre cum gaudentibus, flēre cum flentibus: idipsum invicem sentientēs: nōn alta sapientēs, sed humilibus cōnsentientēs.To rejoice with those rejoicing, to weep with those weeping: feeling the same thing towards one another: not thinking lofty things, but agreeing with the humble. Rm 12:16Nōlīte esse prūdentēs apud vōsmetipsōs: nūllī malum prō malō reddentēs: prōvidentēs bona nōn tantum cōram Deō, sed etiam cōram omnibus hominibus.Do not be prudent in your own eyes: rendering to no one evil for evil: providing good things not only before God, but also before all men. Rm 12:18Sī fierī potest, quod ex vōbīs est, cum omnibus hominibus pācem habentēs: nōn vōsmetipsōs dēfendentēs cārissimī, sed date locum īrae.If it can be done, as far as is from you, having peace with all men: not defending yourselves, dearest ones, but give place to anger. Rm 12:19Scrīptum est enim: Mihi vindicta: ego retribuam, dīcit Dominus.For it has been written: "Vengeance is mine: I will repay, says the Lord." Rm 12:20Sed sī ēsurierit inimīcus tuus, cibā illum: sī sitit, pōtum dā illī: hoc enim faciēns, carbōnēs ignis congerēs super caput ejus.But if your enemy is hungry, feed him: if he is thirsty, give him drink: for doing this, you will heap coals of fire upon his head.

Rm 12:21Nōlī vincī ā malō, sed vince in bonō malum.Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (158 words)

obsecrō, -secrāre, -secrāvī, -secrātus	beseech, entreat
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
vōs	plur. of tū
frāter, frātris, m.	brother
per, prep, with ace.	through, by means of
misericordia, -ae, f;	pity, compassion
deus, -ī, m.	god
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
exhibeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	show, display, present
corpus, corporis, n.	body
vester, -tra, -trum	your
hostia, -ae f.	sacrificial victim
vīvō, vīvere, vīxī, vīctus	live
sānctus, -a, -um	consecrated, sacred
placeō, -ēre, placuī, placitum (+ dat.)	please (placuit eī: he decided)
ratiōnābilis, -e	reasonable, rational; spiritual (worship)
obsequium, -ī n.	compliance, obedience; service (to a god): obsequium praestāre Deō
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
nōlō, nōlle, nōluī	not wish, be unwilling
cōnfōrmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	shape, mould, train
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
saeculum, -ī n.	generation, age; century
sed, conj.	but
refōrmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	reshape, restore to its former shape
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
novitās, -tātis, f.	newness, novelty
sēnsus, -ūs m.	feeling, sensation; perception; sentiment
probō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	prove, show; approve
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.	what?
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
voluntās, -tātis, f.	wish, will
bonus, -a, -um	good
beneplacēns, -entis	well-pleasing, acceptable
perfectus, -a, -um	complete, perfect; blameless
dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus	say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day
enim, conj.	for
grātia, -ae, f.	favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
dō, dare, dedī, datus	give
ego, meī, pers. pron.	I
omnis, -e	all, every
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
nōn, adv.	not
plūs (adv.)	more
sapiō, -ere, -īvī	be wise, have sense
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
oportet, -ēre, oportuit (impersonal)	it is right, it is necessary
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
sōbrietās, -ātis f.	soberness, sound sense, moderation
ūnusquisque, ūnaquaeque, ūnumquodque	each one, every single one
sīcut (conj.)	just as
dīvidō, -videre, -vīsī, -vīsus	divide, separate
mēnsūra, -ae f.	measurement, measure
fidēs, -eī f.	faith, trust; pledge
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
multus, -a, -um	much, great; plur., many
membrum, -ī, n.	limb, member
habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus	have, hold; consider
autem, conj.	moreover; but, however; now
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
āctus, -ūs m.	proceeding, course of action, procedure
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
singulī, -ae, -a	one at a time, single
alter, -era, -erum	one or the other (of two); another, second
dōnātiō, -ōnis f.	a giving, gift, donation
secundum (prep. + acc.)	after, besides; along
nōs	plur. of ego
differō, differre, distulī, dīlātum	differ; scatter, put off
sīve or seu, conj.	or if; sīve ... sīve, whether ... or
prophētīa, -ae f.	prophecy
ratiō, -ōnis, f.	plan, means, method, manner; reason; account
ministerium, -ī n.	service, office, duty
ministrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum	serve, wait on (+ dat.)
doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tus	teach, explain
doctrīna, -ae f.	teaching
exhortor, -ārī, -ātus sum	encourage, urge on
tribuō, -ere, tribuī, tribūtum	assign, attribute
simplicitās, -ātis f.	simplicity, sincerity, guilelessness; naivety
praesum, -esse, -fuī	be before, preside over, have charge of, command
sollicitūdō, -tūdinis, f.	anxiety, care, apprehension
misereor, -ērī, miseritus sum	pity, have mercy on (+ gen.)
hilaritās, -ātis f.	cheerfulness, merriment
dīlēctiō, -ōnis f.	love
sine, prep. with abl.	without
simulātiō, -ōnis f.	pretence
ōdī, ōdisse, used only in tenses of completed action with the force of tenses of incomplete action	hate
malum, -ī, n.	evil, mischief
adhaereō, -ēre, -haesī, -haesum	stick to, cling to
bonum, -ī n.	a good thing, advantage; (pl.) goods
cāritās, -ātis f.	dearness; love, affection
frāternitās, -ātis f.	brotherhood, brotherly love
invicem (adv.)	in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another
dīligō, -ere, -lēxī, -lēctus	love, value highly
honor, -ōris, m.	honor
praeveniō, -īre, -vēnī, -ventum	come before, arrive first, get ahead of
piger, -gra, -grum	sluggish, slow
spīritus, -ūs m.	breath; (pl.) pride, arrogance
ferveō, -ēre	boil; glow, burn
dominus, -ī m.	master, owner
serviō, -ire, -īvī, -ītus	be subject to, serve
spēs, speī, f.	hope
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus	be glad, rejoice
trībulātiō, -ōnis f.	trouble, distress, affliction
patiēns, -entis	patient, able to endure
ōrātiō, -ōnis, f.	speech; ōrātiōnem habēre, to deliver an oration, speak
īnstō, -āre, -stitī	press on; be at hand
necessitās, -ātis f.	necessity, compulsion
commūnicō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	share; in the Gospels also: make common, make (ritually) unclean
hospitālitās, -ātis f.	hospitality
sector, -ārī, -ātus sum	keep following, chase after
benedīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictus	speak well of; bless, give thanks over (food)
persequor, -sequī, -secūtus	follow up, pursue
maledīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictus	speak ill of, curse (+ dat.)
cum, prep, with abl.	with
fleō, -ēre, flēvī, flētum	weep
idipsum (pron.)	the very same thing; idipsum sentire: be of one mind
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus	perceive, feel
altus, -a, -um	high, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
humilis, -e	low; humble, poor
cōnsentiō, -īre, -sēnsī, -sēnsum	agree; act together
prūdēns, -entis	sensible, shrewd, wise
apud, prep, with acc.	among, with
nūllus, -a, -um	not any, none, no
prō, prep. with abl.	before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
reddō, -dere, -didī, -ditus	give back, return, restore; render
prōvideō, -ēre, -vīdī, -vīsum	foresee; provide for
tantum, adv.	so much or far, only
cōram (adv.)	face to face, in person
etiam, adv.	and now, also, too, even
homō, hominis, m.	man
sī, conj.	if
fīō, fierī, factus sum	be done or made, become, happen
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
pāx, pācis f.	peace
dēfendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsus	ward off; defend
cārus, -a, -um	dear, precious
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
īra, -ae, f.	anger, wrath
scrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptus	write
vindicta, -ae f.	vengeance, revenge
retribuō, -ere, -uī, -ūtus	give back, repay, recompense
ēsuriō, -īre, -īvī, -ītum	be hungry
inimīcus, -a, -um	unfriendly, hostile
tuus, -a, -um	thy, thine, your
cibō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	feed
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.	that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
sitiō, -īre, -īvī	be thirsty, thirst
pōtus, -ūs m.	a drink
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
carbō, -ōnis m.	coal, charcoal; live coal
ignis, -is, m.	fire
congerō, -ere, -gessī, -gestus	heap up, bring together
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)	over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
caput, capitis, n.	head
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
vincō, -ere, vīcī, victum	conquer, defeat
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)	away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)

Vulgate, Epistula ad Romanos. Latin text: the Clementine Vulgate (1592), as transcribed by the Clementine Vulgate Project, public domain. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English (a literal learner's translation) and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.