Focused Passage

Romans 12:1-2

Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy

Paul moves from whole-life sacrifice in response to God's mercies, to renewed minds resisting the age, to humble service in the one body, to varied gifts exercised by grace, to sincere love within the church, to endurance and hospitality, and finally to blessing persecutors, refusing vengeance, and overcoming evil with good.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 3:16BSB references 1 Corinthians 6:18BSB references 1 Peter 2:5Classic cross-references Romans 6:13Classic cross-references Romans 12:2Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:15Classic cross-references Romans 6:19Classic cross-references Colossians 3:1-2OliveGrove study links Ephesians 4:22-24OliveGrove study links

Original words

ThereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctionI urgeΠαρακαλῶG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralon account ofδιὰG1223Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralmercyοἰκτιρμῶνG3628Noun - Genitive Masculine Pluralto offerπαραστῆσαιG3936Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbodiesσώματαG4983Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[as] livingζῶσανG2198Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine SingularsacrificesθυσίανG2378Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularholyἁγίανG40Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-«τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[and] pleasingεὐάρεστονG2101Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularto GodΘεῷ»G2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwhich isτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralspiritualλογικὴνG3050Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularservice of worshipλατρείανG2999Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Or your reasonable service

Verse 2

Cross-references

1 Peter 1:14Classic cross-references Ephesians 4:22Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:17Classic cross-references Colossians 3:10Classic cross-references 1 John 2:15Classic cross-references Colossians 3:1-2OliveGrove study links Ephesians 4:22-24OliveGrove study links Romans 6:13OliveGrove study links

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361AdverbDo not be conformedσυσχηματίζεσθεG4964Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Pluralto thisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldαἰῶνιG165Noun - Dative Masculine SingularbutἀλλὰG235Conjunctionbe transformedμεταμορφοῦσθεG3339Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Pluralby theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularrenewingἀνακαινώσειG342Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof [your]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularmindνοόςG3563Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularThenεἰςG1519PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singularwill be able to test and approveδοκιμάζεινG1381Verb - Present Infinitive Activewhat [is]τίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingulargoodἀγαθὸνG18Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionpleasingεὐάρεστονG2101Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionperfectτέλειονG5046Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularwillθέλημαG2307Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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