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] (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]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
  2. Romans 12:1 Or your rational service
  3. Romans 12:2 Greek age
  4. Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

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. Do not conform(C) to the pattern of this world,(D) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.(E) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is(F)—his good, pleasing(G) and perfect will.

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(A)he predestined us[a] for (B)adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, (C)according to the purpose of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or before him in love, 5having predestined us

he[a] predestined(A) us for adoption to sonship[b](B) through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure(C) and will—

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 1:5 Or sight in love. He
  2. Ephesians 1:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

11 In him we have obtained (A)an inheritance, (B)having been predestined (C)according to the purpose of him who works all things according to (D)the counsel of his will,

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11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined(A) according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose(B) of his will,

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  1. Ephesians 1:11 Or were made heirs

39 And (A)this is the will of him who sent me, (B)that I should lose nothing of (C)all that he has given me, but (D)raise it up on the last day.

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39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,(A) but raise them up at the last day.(B)

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40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who (A)looks on the Son and (B)believes in him (C)should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

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40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son(A) and believes in him shall have eternal life,(B) and I will raise them up at the last day.”

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(A)who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present (B)evil age, according to the will of (C)our God and Father,

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who gave himself for our sins(A) to rescue us from the present evil age,(B) according to the will of our God and Father,(C)

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