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

1 Therefore 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.

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

Original words

Therefore οὖν G3767 Conjunction I urge Παρακαλῶ G3870 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural brothers ἀδελφοί G80 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural on account of διὰ G1223 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural mercy οἰκτιρμῶν G3628 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural to offer παραστῆσαι G3936 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural bodies σώματα G4983 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural [as] living ζῶσαν G2198 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular sacrifices θυσίαν G2378 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular holy ἁγίαν G40 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - «τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular [and] pleasing εὐάρεστον G2101 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular to God Θεῷ» G2316 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular which is τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural spiritual λογικὴν G3050 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular service of worship λατρείαν G2999 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

Or your reasonable service

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb Do not be conformed συσχηματίζεσθε G4964 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural to this τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular world αἰῶνι G165 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular but ἀλλὰ G235 Conjunction be transformed μεταμορφοῦσθε G3339 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural by the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular renewing ἀνακαινώσει G342 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of [your] τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular mind νοός G3563 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Then εἰς G1519 Preposition you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular will be able to test and approve δοκιμάζειν G1381 Verb - Present Infinitive Active what [is] τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular good ἀγαθὸν G18 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction pleasing εὐάρεστον G2101 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction perfect τέλειον G5046 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular will θέλημα G2307 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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