4. For as in one physical body we have many parts (organs, members) and all of these parts do not have the same function or use,
5. So we, numerous as we are, are one body in Christ (the Messiah) and individually we are parts one of another [mutually dependent on one another].
6. Having gifts (faculties, talents, qualities) that differ according to the grace given us, let us use them: [He whose gift is] prophecy, [let him prophesy] according to the proportion of his faith;
7. [He whose gift is] practical service, let him give himself to serving; he who teaches, to his teaching;
8. He who exhorts (encourages), to his exhortation; he who contributes, let him do it in simplicity and liberality; he who gives aid and superintends, with zeal and singleness of mind; he who does acts of mercy, with genuine cheerfulness and joyful eagerness.
9. [Let your] love be sincere (a real thing); hate what is evil [loathe all ungodliness, turn in horror from wickedness], but hold fast to that which is good.
10. Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another.
11. Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.
12. Rejoice and exult in hope; be steadfast and patient in suffering and tribulation; be constant in prayer.
13. Contribute to the needs of God's people [sharing in the necessities of the saints]; pursue the practice of hospitality.