Romans 12:2

Romans 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Context of Romans 12:2

1Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service. Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect. 3For by the grace given to me I say to every one of you not to think more highly of yourself than you ought to think, but to think with sober discernment, as God has distributed to each of you a measure of faith. 4For just as in one body we have many members, and not all the members serve the same function,

Romans 12:2 word by word

καὶ μὴ συσχηματίζεσθε τῷ αἰῶνι τούτῳ, ἀλλὰ μεταμορφοῦσθε τῇ ἀνακαινώσει τοῦ νοὸς εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τί τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ εὐάρεστον καὶ τέλειον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beσυσχηματίζωsuschēmatizō · to conform toG4964
• notμήmē · notG3361
• toαἰώνaiōn · an age: ageG165
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• be ye transformedμεταμορφόωmetamorphoō · to transformG3339
• by the renewingἀνακαίνωσιςanakainōsis · renewalG342
• ofνοῦςnous · mindG3563
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• thatεἰςeis · towardG1519
• may proveδοκιμάζωdokimazō · to testG1381
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• thatθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
• goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• acceptableεὐάρεστοςeuarestos · well-pleasingG2101
• perfectτέλειοςteleios · perfectG5046
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Romans 12:2

• Exodus 23:2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,
• Leviticus 18:29For if anyone does any of these abominations, the persons who do them will be cut off from the midst of their people.
• Deuteronomy 18:9When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
• John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
• John 15:19If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. However, because you do not belong to the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.
• John 17:14I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.
• 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:4among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
• 2 Corinthians 6:14Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
• Galatians 1:4who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,
• Ephesians 2:2in which you formerly lived according to this world’s present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
• Ephesians 4:17So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
• James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
• James 4:4Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.
• 1 Peter 1:14Like obedient children, do not comply with the evil urges you used to follow in your ignorance,

Commentaries on Romans 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And be not conformed to this world - By this world, ͅ, may be understood that present state of things both among the Jews and Gentiles; the customs and fashions of the people who then lived, the Gentiles particularly, who had neither the power nor the form of godliness; though some think that the Jewish economy, frequently termed הזה עולם olam hazzeh, this world, this peculiar state of things, is alone intended. And the apostle warns them against reviving…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And be not conformed … - The word rendered “conformed” properly means to put on the form, fashion, or appearance of another. It may refer to anything pertaining to the habit, manner, dress, style of living, etc., of others. Of this world - ͂ͅ ̓͂ ́ͅ tō aiōni toutōThe word which is commonly rendered “world,” when applied to the material universe, is ́ kosmos“cosmos.” The word used here properly denotes an age, or generation of people. It may denote a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2this world (literally this age): Many Jewish people understood history as divided into two ages. One age is the present age, marked by sin and death. The other age is the age of salvation, when God puts things right. Early Christians adopted this way of thinking. They understood the coming of Christ as the beginning of the new age of salvation. However, the new age did not replace the old age right away. The old way of thinking and living continues. It…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And be ye not conformed to this world--Compare Ep 2:2; Ga 1:4, Greek. but be ye transformed--or, "transfigured" (as in Mt 17:2; and 2Co 3:18, Greek). by the renewing of your mind--not by a mere outward disconformity to the ungodly world, many of whose actions in themselves may be virtuous and praiseworthy; but by such an inward spiritual transformation as makes the whole life new--new in its motives and ends, even where the actions differ in nothing…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Romans 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings