Romans 12:1

Romans 12:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

Context of Romans 12:1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2And 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. 3For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith.

Romans 12:1 word by word

Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν τοῦ θεοῦ, παραστῆσαι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν θυσίαν ζῶσαν ἁγίαν εὐάρεστον τῷ θεῷ, τὴν λογικὴν λατρείαν ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• I beseechπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the merciesοἰκτιρμόςoiktirmos · compassionG3628
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• that ye presentπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• bodiesσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• aθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• acceptableεὐάρεστοςeuarestos · well-pleasingG2101
• reasonableλογικόςlogikos · spiritualG3050
• serviceλατρείαlatreia · ministryG2999

Cross-references for Romans 12:1

• Romans 15:30Now I beg you, brethren, through the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in prayers to God for me,
• 1 Corinthians 1:10Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
• 2 Corinthians 5:20Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
• 2 Corinthians 6:1We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
• 2 Corinthians 10:1Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you.
• Ephesians 4:1I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God;
• 1 Thessalonians 5:12And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,
• Hebrews 13:22And I appeal to you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for I have written to you in few words.
• Romans 2:4Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
• Romans 9:23and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,
• Romans 11:30For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience,
• Psalms 116:12What shall I render to the Lord For all His benefits toward me?
• Luke 7:47Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died;

Commentaries on Romans 12:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1I beseech you therefore, brethren - This address is probably intended both for the Jews and the Gentiles; though some suppose that the Jews are addressed in the first verse, the Gentiles in the second. By the mercies of God! - · By the tender mercies or compassions of God, such as a tender father shows to his refractory children; who, on their humiliation, is easily persuaded to forgive their offenses. The word comes from , compassion; and that from , to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I beseech you - The apostle, having finished the argument of this Epistle, proceeds now to close it with a practical or hortatory application, showing its bearing on the duties of life, and the practical influence of religion. None of the doctrines of the gospel are designed to be cold and barren speculations. They bear on the hearts and lives of people; and the apostle therefore calls on those to whom he wrote to dedicate themselves without reserve unto…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Believers are to dedicate themselves to God. (1-2) To be humble, and faithfully to use their spiritual gifts, in their respective stations. (3-8) Exhortations to various duties. (9-16) And to peaceable conduct towards all men, with forbearance and benevolence. (17-21) Verses 1-2 The apostle having closed the part of his epistle wherein he argues and proves various doctrines which are practically applied, here urges important duties from gospel principles…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Your bodies refers to the whole person as they live in the world, not only the physical body. on account of God’s mercy: This refers to everything Paul explained in chapters 1–11. which is your spiritual service of worship (or which is your reasonable service): This phrase has at least three possible meanings: Our sacrifices are reasonable considering all of God’s acts of mercy. Our sacrifices are spiritual, not the offering of an animal but of ourselves…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-21The doctrinal teaching of this Epistle is now followed up by a series of exhortations to practical duty. And first, the all-comprehensive duty. 1. I beseech you therefore--in view of all that has been advanced in the foregoing part of this Epistle. by the mercies of God--those mercies, whose free and unmerited nature, glorious Channel, and saving fruits have been opened up at such length. that ye present--See on Ro 6:13, where we have the same exhortation…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 12:1

• Commandments
• Consecration
• Holiness
• Offerings
• Religion
• Sacrifices

In the dictionaries

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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