Romans 12

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.a ²Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.b ³For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.c

⁴Just as each of us has one body with many members, and not all members have the same function,d ⁵so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.e ⁶We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;f ⁷if it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; ⁸if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.g

Let love be sincere

⁹Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.h ¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.i ¹¹Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.j

¹²Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.k ¹³Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.l

Overcome evil with good

¹⁴Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.m ¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.n ¹⁶Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.o

¹⁷Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.p ¹⁸If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.q ¹⁹Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”r ²⁰On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”s ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.t

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Romans 12 marks a decisive pivot in Paul's great letter. After eleven chapters laying the theological foundation of the gospel — sin, justification, union with Christ, the work of the Spirit, and God's sovereign purposes for Israel — Paul now turns to the shape of life that flows

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Bible Dictionary· Romans 12(6)

Body Grace Measure Member Right Worship

References· Romans 12

a: v.1 — 1 Peter 2:5, Romans 6:13, Hebrews 13:15-16, Romans 6:19, Ephesians 4:1, Romans 12:2, Psalms 19:14, 1 Peter 2:10-12, Romans 6:16, Psalms 116:12
b: v.2 — 1 Peter 1:14, Ephesians 4:22-24, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Colossians 3:10, 1 John 2:15-17, Ephesians 5:17, Ezekiel 36:26, 1 Peter 4:2, Romans 12:1, John 15:19
c: v.3 — Galatians 6:3, Philippians 2:3-8, Proverbs 26:12, 1 Peter 5:5, Romans 12:16, Ecclesiastes 7:16, 1 Peter 5:8, James 4:6, 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 4:11
d: v.4 — 1 Corinthians 12:27, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Ephesians 4:15-16, 1 Corinthians 12:4, Ephesians 4:4
e: v.5 — 1 Corinthians 12:20, 1 Corinthians 12:27-28, Ephesians 4:25, 1 Corinthians 10:17, Ephesians 5:30, Colossians 2:19, 1 Corinthians 10:33, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, Colossians 1:24, Romans 12:4
f: v.6 — 1 Peter 4:10-11, 1 Corinthians 7:7, 1 Corinthians 12:28-31, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 13:2, 1 Corinthians 14:1, 1 Corinthians 14:3-5, Romans 1:11, 1 Corinthians 1:5-7
g: v.8 — 2 Corinthians 9:7, 1 Timothy 5:17, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Acts 15:32, 1 Timothy 3:4-5, Hebrews 13:17, Acts 20:28, Acts 13:15, Acts 20:2, 1 Thessalonians 5:12-14
h: v.9 — Psalms 34:14, 1 Peter 4:8, 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 John 3:18-20, 1 Peter 3:10-11, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Psalms 101:3, 1 Peter 1:22, Hebrews 12:14, Psalms 97:10
i: v.10 — Philippians 2:3, John 13:34-35, Hebrews 13:1, 1 John 4:11, 1 Peter 3:8-9, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 2:17, Ephesians 4:1-3, Galatians 5:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:9
j: v.11 — Hebrews 6:10-11, Acts 18:25, Revelation 3:15-16, Proverbs 13:4, Colossians 3:22-24, 1 Peter 4:8, Hebrews 12:28, Ephesians 4:28, Proverbs 26:13-16, 1 Peter 1:22
k: v.12 — Romans 15:13, Hebrews 10:36, Psalms 62:8, Romans 5:2-4, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Peter 4:13, James 5:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, Hebrews 6:15, Jeremiah 29:12-13
l: v.13 — Hebrews 13:16, 2 Corinthians 9:12, 1 John 3:17, Galatians 6:10, Hebrews 6:10, 1 Peter 4:9, Hebrews 13:2, 1 Timothy 3:2, Matthew 25:35, Titus 1:8
m: v.14 — 1 Peter 3:9, Matthew 5:44, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Romans 12:21, 1 Corinthians 4:12-13, Luke 6:28, James 3:10, Luke 23:34, Acts 7:60, 1 Peter 2:21-23
n: v.15 — 1 Corinthians 12:26, Hebrews 13:3, Psalms 35:13-14, John 11:33-36, Job 30:25, Luke 1:58, Philippians 2:17-18, Acts 11:23, Jeremiah 9:1, Luke 15:5-10
o: v.16 — 1 Peter 3:8, Proverbs 3:7, James 3:13-17, Philippians 2:2-3, Hebrews 13:5, Romans 12:3, 1 Corinthians 3:18, Isaiah 5:21, 1 Corinthians 8:2, Romans 15:5
p: v.17 — Proverbs 20:22, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Peter 3:9, Matthew 5:39, 2 Corinthians 8:20-21, Philippians 4:8-9, Romans 12:19, 1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 2:12, Romans 14:16
q: v.18 — Hebrews 12:14, Matthew 5:9, Romans 14:19, 2 Corinthians 13:11, James 3:16-18, Galatians 5:22, Mark 9:50, Proverbs 12:20, 1 Peter 3:11, 2 Timothy 2:22
r: v.19 — Deuteronomy 32:35, Hebrews 10:30, Proverbs 24:29, Proverbs 20:22, Romans 12:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, Romans 12:14, Leviticus 19:18, Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalms 94:1-3
s: v.20 — Proverbs 25:21-22, Matthew 5:44, Luke 6:27, Exodus 23:4-5, 2 Kings 6:22, 1 Samuel 24:16-19, 1 Samuel 26:21, Song of Solomon 8:6-7, Psalms 140:10, Psalms 120:4
t: v.21 — 1 Peter 3:9, Luke 6:27-30, Proverbs 16:32

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