17 Jesus said to them, (A)“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him.

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17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”(A)

And they were amazed at him.

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(A)Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.

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Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(A) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

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17 (A)Honor everyone. (B)Love the brotherhood. (C)Fear God. Honor the emperor.

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17 Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers,(A) fear God, honor the emperor.(B)

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14 For the love of Christ (A)controls us, because we have concluded this: that (B)one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, (C)that those who live might no longer live for themselves but (D)for him who for their sake died and was raised.

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14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.(A) 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(B) but for him who died for them(C) and was raised again.

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24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all, 25 (A)the secrets of his heart are disclosed, and so, (B)falling on his face, he will worship God and (C)declare that God is really among you.

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24 But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, 25 as the secrets(A) of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, “God is really among you!”(B)

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13 (A)Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but (B)present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

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13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness,(A) but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.(B)

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19 Or (A)do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? (B)You are not your own, 20 (C)for you were bought with a price. (D)So glorify God in your body.

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19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples(A) of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;(B) 20 you were bought at a price.(C) Therefore honor God with your bodies.(D)

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A Living Sacrifice

12 (A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, (B)to present your bodies (C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
  2. Romans 12:1 Or your rational service

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.

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19 But Peter and John answered them, (A)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge, 20 for (B)we cannot but speak of what (C)we have seen and heard.”

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19 But Peter and John replied, “Which is right in God’s eyes: to listen to you, or to him?(A) You be the judges! 20 As for us, we cannot help speaking(B) about what we have seen and heard.”(C)

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30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

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30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:30 Deut. 6:4,5

46 (A)And no one was able to answer him a word, (B)nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

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46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.(A)

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33 And when the crowd heard it, (A)they were astonished at his teaching.

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33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(A)

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22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they (A)left him and went away.

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22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.(A)

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