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Romans 12:1–12

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A Living Sacrifice

12Therefore, I urge you,f brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,g holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2Do not conformh to the pattern of this world,i but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.j Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will isk—his good, pleasingl and perfect will.

Humble Service in the Body of Christ

3For by the grace given mem I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function,n 5so in Christ we, though many, form one body,o and each member belongs to all the others. 6We have different gifts,p according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying,q then prophesy in accordance with youra faith;r 7if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach;s 8if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;t if it is giving, then give generously;u if it is to lead,b do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

Love in Action

9Love must be sincere.v Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.w 10Be devoted to one another in love.x Honor one another above yourselves.y 11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,z serving the Lord. 12Be joyful in hope,a patient in affliction,b faithful in prayer.c

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Romans 12:1: I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Footnotes

  1. aOr the
  2. bOr to provide for others

Cross references

  1. fEph 4:1; 1 Pe 2:11
  2. gRo 6:13, 16, 19; 1 Co 6:20; 1 Pe 2:5
  3. h1 Pe 1:14
  4. i1 Co 1:20; 2 Co 10:2; 1 Jn 2:15
  5. jEph 4:23
  6. kSee Eph 5:17
  7. lSee 1 Ti 5:4
  8. mRo 15:15; 1 Co 15:10; Gal 2:9; Eph 3:7; 4:7; 1 Pe 4:10, 11
  9. n1 Co 12:12–14; Eph 4:16
  10. o1 Co 6:15; 10:17; 12:12, 20, 27; Eph 2:16; 4:4, 25; 5:30; Col 3:15
  11. p1 Co 7:7; 12:4, 8–10
  12. qSee Eph 4:11
  13. r1 Pe 4:10, 11
  14. sSee Eph 4:11
  15. tAc 11:23; 13:15; 15:32
  16. u2 Co 8:2; 9:5–13
  17. v2 Co 6:6; 1 Ti 1:5
  18. wPs 97:10; Am 5:15; 1 Th 5:21, 22
  19. xPs 133:1; 1 Th 4:9; Heb 13:1; 1 Pe 1:22
  20. yPhp 2:3
  21. zAc 18:25
  22. aRo 5:2
  23. bHeb 10:32, 36
  24. cSee Lk 18:1

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