Living Sacrifices to God

12 I ^(A)beseech^[a] you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies ^(B)a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your ^[b]reasonable service. ² And ^(C)do not be conformed to this world, but ^(D)be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may ^(E)prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

⁵⁴ So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: ^(A)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”

⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin, and ^(C)the strength of sin is the law. ^57 (D)But thanks be to God, who gives us ^(E)the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

^58 (F)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing ^(G)that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.