1Therfore, britheren, Y biseche you bi the mercy of God, that ye yyue youre bodies a lyuynge sacrifice, hooli, plesynge to God, and youre seruyse resonable. 2And nyle ye be confourmyd to this world, but be ye reformed in newnesse of youre wit, that ye preue which is the wille of God, good, and wel plesynge, and parfit. 3For Y seie, bi the grace that is youun to me, to alle that ben among you, that ye sauere no more than it bihoueth to sauere, but for to sauere to sobrenesse; and to ech man, as God hath departid the mesure of feith. 4For as in o bodi we han many membris, but alle the membris han not the same dede; 5so we many ben o bodi in Crist, and eche ben membris oon of anothir. 6Therfor we that han yiftis dyuersynge, aftir the grace that is youun to vs, 7ethir prophecie, aftir the resoun of feith; ethir seruise, in mynystryng; ether he that techith, in techyng; 8he that stirith softli, in monestyng; he that yyueth, in symplenesse; he that is souereyn, in bisynesse; he that hath merci, in gladnesse. 9Loue with outen feynyng, hatynge yuel, drawynge to good; 10louynge togidere the charite of britherhod. Eche come bifore to worschipen othere; 11not slow in bisynesse, feruent in spirit, seruynge to the Lord, 12ioiynge in hope, pacient in tribulacioun, bisy in preier, 13yyuynge good to the nedis of seyntis, kepynge hospitalite. 14Blesse ye men that pursuen you; blesse ye, and nyle ye curse; 15for to ioye with men that ioyen, for to wepe with men that wepen. 16Fele ye the same thing togidere; not sauerynge heiy thingis, but consentynge to meke thingis. Nile ye be prudent anentis you silf; 17to no man yeldynge yuel for yuel, but purueye ye good thingis, not oneli bifor God, but also bifor alle men. 18If it may be don, that that is of you, haue ye pees with alle men. 19Ye moost dere britheren, not defendynge you silf, but yyue ye place to wraththe; for it is writun, The Lord seith, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde. 20But if thin enemy hungrith, fede thou hym; if he thirstith, yyue thou drynke to hym; for thou doynge this thing schalt gidere togidere colis on his heed. 21Nyle thou be ouercomun of yuel, but ouercome thou yuel bi good.