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] 2 (D)}Do not be conformed to this world,^[c] but be transformed by ^(E)the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may ^(F)discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.^[d]

^15 (A)Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, ^16 (B)making the best use of the time, because ^(C)the days are evil. ¹⁷ Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what ^(D)the will of the Lord is. ¹⁸ And ^(E)do not get drunk with wine, for that is ^(F)debauchery, but ^(G)be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹ addressing one another in ^(H)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, ^20 (I)giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father ^(J)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^21 (K)submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Wives and Husbands

^22 (L)Wives, ^(M)submit to your own husbands, ^(N)as to the Lord. ²³ For ^(O)the husband is the head of the wife even as ^(P)Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is ^(Q)himself its Savior. ²⁴ Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ^(R)in everything to their husbands.

^25 (S)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and ^(T)gave himself up for her, ²⁶ that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by ^(U)the washing of water ^(V)with the word, ²⁷ so ^(W)that he might present the church to himself in splendor, ^(X)without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.^{[a] 28} In the same way ^(Y)husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, ³⁰ because ^(Z)we are members of his body. ^31 (AA)“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and ^(AB)the two shall become one flesh.” ³² This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. ³³ However, ^(AC)let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she ^(AD)respects her husband.

¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, ^(A)you also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, ^(B)that you also should do just as I have done to you. ¹⁶ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(C)a servant^[a] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.