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Romans 12:1 — I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye…
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”
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The verses around Romans 12:1.
1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Verse explanation
A sacrifice, in the temple, was a dead animal offered on the altar; Paul reverses the image to ask for something living, the person's own life offered in service, not a life taken. “Reasonable service” contrasts with rituals repeated without understanding: it is a devotion that passes through the mind, not just through the gesture.
From the Romans 12 study in Bible in Stories.
Romans 12:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Rogo-vos pois, irmãos, pela compaixão de Deus, que apresenteis os vossos corpos em sacrificio vivo, sancto e agradavel a Deus, que é o vosso culto racional.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Rogo-vos, pois, irmãos, pelas misericórdias de Deus, que apresenteis os vossos corpos como sacrifício vivo, santo e agradável a Deus, [que é] o vosso culto racional.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Así que yo los animo, mis hermanos y hermanas, por la compasión de Dios por ustedes, que dediquen sus cuerpos como una ofrenda viva que es santa y agradable a Dios. Esta es la manera lógica de adorar.
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