Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching;
New American Standard Bible
if
King James Version
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Holman Bible
if teaching,
International Standard Version
If your gift is serving, devote yourself to serving others. If it is teaching, devote yourself to teaching others.
A Conservative Version
or service, in the service; or he who teaches, in the teaching;
American Standard Version
or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;
Amplified
if service, in the act of serving; or he who teaches, in the act of teaching;
An Understandable Version
Or, if our gift is serving, we should devote ourselves to rendering service. Or, if our gift is teaching, we should devote ourselves to teaching.
Bible in Basic English
Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;
Common New Testament
if service, let us use it in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching;
Daniel Mace New Testament
if it be the ministry, let him attend on that ministry; and he that teacheth, on teaching; he that exhorteth,
Darby Translation
or service, let us occupy ourselves in service; or he that teaches, in teaching;
Godbey New Testament
or ministry, it is in the ministry; or he that teacheth, in teaching;
Goodspeed New Testament
or of practical service, differing in the field of service, or the teacher who exercises his gift in teaching,
John Wesley New Testament
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministring; or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation.
Julia Smith Translation
Whether service, in service: whether he teaching, in instruction;
King James 2000
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teaches, on teaching;
Lexham Expanded Bible
if [it is] service, by service; if [it is] one who teaches, by teaching;
Modern King James verseion
or ministry, in the ministry; or he who teaches, in the teaching;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let him that hath an office, wait on his office;
Moffatt New Testament
if it is practical service, let us mind our service; the teacher must mind his teaching,
Montgomery New Testament
If it is the gift of administration, let us give ourselves to our service.
NET Bible
If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;
New Heart English Bible
or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
Noyes New Testament
or if service, let us attend to the service; he that teacheth, let him attend to teaching;
Sawyer New Testament
if a service [let us labor] in the service, if one teaches, in teaching,
The Emphasized Bible
Or ministering, use it in our ministering, or he that teacheth, let him use his gift in his teaching,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
or if the deacon's office, be active in the service; or he that teacheth, in teaching;
Twentieth Century New Testament
If it is to minister to others, let us devote ourselves to our ministry; the teacher to his teaching,
Webster
Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching:
Weymouth New Testament
if it is the gift of administration, let the administrator exercise a sound judgement in his duties.
Williams New Testament
or of practical service, in the field of service; or of a teacher, in the field of teaching;
World English Bible
or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
Worrell New Testament
or ministry, let us labor in the ministry; or he that teaches, in teaching;
Worsley New Testament
or ministry, let us attend to the ministry: or he that teacheth, on teaching: or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:
Youngs Literal Translation
or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!'
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Romans 12:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Variety Of Gifts In The Body Of Christ
6 Since, then, we have gifts which differ according to the grace that is given to us, whether we have the gift of prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; 7 or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching; 8 or, if any exhorts, let him attend to exhortation; if any one gives, let him do it with sincerity; he that rules, with diligence: he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
Cross References
Acts 13:1
Now there were certain prophets and teachers in the church that was at Antioch; Barnabas, and Simeon, who is called Niger, and Lucius of Gyrene, and Manaen, who was brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Ephesians 4:11
And he himself gave some to be apostles, and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Matthew 24:45-47
Who then is that faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household servants, to give them their food in due time?
Matthew 28:19
Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations, immersing them (the disciples) into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
Luke 12:42-44
And the Lord said: "Who, then, is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
John 3:2
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.
Acts 6:1
In those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Acts 20:20
and that I have kept back nothing that was profitable, but have preached to you, and taught you both publicly, and from house to house,
Acts 20:28
Therefore, take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock over which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, that you be shepherds to the church of God, which he has purchased with his own blood.
1 Corinthians 12:28
And God has placed some in the church, first, apostles; secondly, prophets; thirdly, teachers; then mighty deeds; then gifts of healing; helps, governments, kinds of tongues.
Galatians 6:6
Let him that is instructed in the word share with his instructor in all good things.
Colossians 1:28-29
whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Colossians 4:17
and say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.
1 Timothy 2:7
to give which testimony I have been appointed a preacher and an apostle; (I speak the truth, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faithfulness and in truth.
1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop, then, must be blame less, the husband of one wife, watchful, soberminded, modest, hospitable, able to teach,
1 Timothy 4:16
Take heed to yourself, and to your teaching; continue in them; for by doing this, you will save both yourself, and those who hear you.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders who rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and teaching.
2 Timothy 2:2
and the things which you have heard from me through many witnesses, these do you commit to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
2 Timothy 2:24
and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,
2 Timothy 4:2
preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.
1 Peter 5:1-4
The elders that are among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of the Christ, and a sharer in the glory that is to be revealed.