A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you,^(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,^(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

⁵⁰ For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven^(A) is my brother and sister and mother.”

²⁰ and teaching^(A) them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you^(B) always, to the very end of the age.”^(C)

³⁰ “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice^[a] you yourself will disown me three times.”^(A)

³¹ But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you,^(B) I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

²⁸ He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God^(A) and obey it.”^(B)

¹⁵ I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.^{(A) 16} Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,^(B) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. ¹⁷ Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.^(C)

²² Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.^(A)