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.