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   25 (Lk 21:24; Ro 12:16; 16:25) For I do not want you to be ignorant   
   of this mystery, brothers, lest you be wise in your own estimation,   
   for a partial hardening has come upon Israel until the fullness   
   of the Gentiles has come in.   
   26 (Isa 59:20; Ps 14:7) And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:   
   "The Deliverer will come out of Zion,   
   and He will remove ungodliness from Jacob";(Isa 59:20.)   
   27 (Isa 27:9; 59:21) "for this is My covenant with them,   
   when I shall take away their sins."(Isa 59:20-21; Jer 31:31-34.)   
   28 (Dt 10:15; Ro 9:5) As concerning the gospel, they are enemies   
   for your sake, but as regarding the election, they are beloved   
   for the sake of the patriarchs.   
   29 (Ro 8:28) For the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.   
   30 (Col 3:7) For just as you once were disobedient to God,   
   but have now received mercy through their disobedience,   
   31 so these also have now been disobedient, that they also may   
   receive mercy by the mercy shown to you.   
   32 (Ro 3:9; Gal 3:22) For God has imprisoned them all in disobedience,   
   so that He might be merciful to all.   
   33 (Ro 2:4; Eph 3:10) O the depth of the riches and wisdom   
   and knowledge of God!   
   How unsearchable are His judgments   
   and unfathomable are His ways!   
   34 (Isa 40:13; 1Co 2:16) "For who has known the mind of the Lord?   
   Or who has become His counselor?"(Isa 40:13.)   
   35 (Job 35:7; 41:11) "Or who has first given to Him,   
   and it shall be repaid to him?" (Job 35:7; 41:11.)   
   36 (Ro 16:27; 1Co 8:6) For from Him and through Him   
   and to Him are all things.   
   To Him be glory forever! Amen.   
      
   [25] For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery,   
   lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is   
   happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.   
   [26] And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come   
   out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:   
   [27] For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.   
   [28] As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as   
   touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.   
   [29] For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.   
   [30] For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained   
   mercy through their unbelief:   
   [31] Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they   
   also may obtain mercy.   
   [32] For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy   
   upon all.   
   [33] O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how   
   unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!   
   [34] For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his   
   counseller?   
   [35] Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him   
   again?   
   [36] For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be   
   glory for ever. Amen.   
      
   Romans 12   
      
   The New Life in Christ   
      
   1 (1Pe 2:5; Ro 6:13; 6:16) I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies   
   of God, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy,   
   and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship.   
   2 (Ro 12:1; 1Pe 1:14) Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed   
   by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good   
   and acceptable and perfect will of God.   
   3 (Ro 1:5; 11:20) For I say, through the grace given to me,   
   to everyone among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought   
   to think, but to think with sound judgment, according to the measure   
   of faith God has distributed to every man.   
   4 (1Co 12:12-14) For just as we have many parts in one body,   
   and not all parts have the same function,   
   5 (1Co 10:17; 12:20) so we, being many, are one body in Christ,   
   and all are parts of one another.   
   6 (Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2) We have diverse gifts according to the grace   
   that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;   
   7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11) if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;   
   8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives,   
   with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy,   
   with cheerfulness.   
      
   [1] I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye   
   present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is   
   your reasonable service.   
   [2] 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.   
   [3] 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.   
   [4] For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the   
   same office:   
   [5] So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of   
   another.   
   [6] Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us,   
   whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;   
   [7] Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on   
   teaching;   
   [8] Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with   
   simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with   
   cheerfulness.   
      
   Rules of the Christian Life   
      
   9 (1Ti 1:5; 2Co 6:6)Let love be without hypocrisy. Hate what is evil.   
   Cleave to what is good.   
   10 (Php 2:3; Heb 13:1) Be devoted to one another with brotherly love;   
   prefer one another in honor,   
   11 (Ac 18:25) do not be lazy in diligence, be fervent in spirit,   
   serve the Lord,   
   12 (Heb 10:36; Ac 1:14) rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering,   
   persevere in prayer,   
   13 (2Co 9:1; 1Ti 3:2) contribute to the needs of the saints,   
   practice hospitality.   
   14 (Mt 5:44; Lk 6:28) Bless those who persecute you; bless,   
   and do not curse.   
   15 (Heb 13:3; Job 30:25) Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep   
   with those who weep.   
   16 (Ro 11:25; 15:5) Be of the same mind toward one another.   
   Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.   
   Do not pretend to be wiser than you are.   
   17 (Pr 20:22; Mt 5:39) Repay no one evil for evil. Commend what is   
   honest in the sight of all men.   
   18 (Mk 9:50; Ro 14:19; Mt 5:9) If it is possible, as much as it depends   
   on you, live peaceably with all men.   
   19 (Dt 32:35; Pr 24:29) Beloved, do not avenge yourselves,   
   but rather give place to God's wrath, for it is written:   
   "Vengeance is Mine. I will repay,"(Dt 32:35.) says the Lord.   
   20 (Pr 25:21-22; Mt 5:44) 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."(Pr 25:21-22.)   
   21 (1Pe 3:9) Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.   
      
   [9] Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to   
   that which is good.   
   [10] Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour   
   preferring one another;   
   [11] Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;   
   [12] Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in   
   prayer;   
   [13] Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.   
   [14] Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.   
   [15] Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.   
   [16] Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but   
   condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.   
   [17] Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight   
   of all men.   
      
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