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Berean Standard Bible

“if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;”

Romans 12:7

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After eleven chapters on what God has done, Paul turns to how believers live. In Romans 12 he describes the church as one body with many members, each with different gifts.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;

World English Bible (WEB)

or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

King James Version (KJV)

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

American Standard Version (ASV)

or ministry, [let us give ourselves] to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

O si ministerio, en servir; ó el que enseña, en doctrina;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si tienes el don de servir a los demás, sirve bien; si eres maestro, sé un buen maestro;

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