11 translations · Greek
Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Romans 12:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- I call on you, therefore, brothers, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies [as] a sacrifice—living, sanctified, acceptable to God—your intelligent service;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- So I encourage you, my brothers and sisters, because of God's compassion for you, to dedicate your bodies as a living offering that is holy and pleasing to God. This is the logical way to worship.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice — living, sanctified, acceptable to God — your intelligent service;
- DBY Darby Translation
- I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your intelligent service.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Παρακαλῶ | Parakalō | I urge | G3870 παρακαλέω to plead/comfort |
| οὖν | oun | Therefore | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | brothers | G80 ἀδελφός brother |
| διὰ | dia | on account of | G1223 διά through/because of |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| οἰκτιρμῶν | oiktirmōn | mercy | G3628 οἰκτιρμός compassion |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | God’s | G2316 θεός God |
| παραστῆσαι | parastēsai | to offer | G3936 παρίστημι to stand by |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σώματα | sōmata | bodies | G4983 σῶμα body |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| θυσίαν | thysian | sacrifices | G2378 θυσία sacrifice |
| ζῶσαν | zōsan | [as] living | G2198 ζάω to live |
| ἁγίαν | hagian | holy | G40 ἅγιος holy |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεῷ | Theō | to God | G2316 θεός God |
| εὐάρεστον | euareston | [and] pleasing | G2101 εὐάρεστος well-pleasing |
| τὴν | tēn | which is | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λογικὴν | logikēn | spiritual | G3050 λογικός spiritual |
| λατρείαν | latreian | service of worship | G2999 λατρεία ministry |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 2:5
You also, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 6:13
Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
- Romans 6:19
I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.
- Hebrews 13:15–16
Through him, then, let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name. But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
- Ephesians 4:1
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called,
- Romans 12:2
Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.
- 1 Peter 2:10–12
who in time past were no people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- Romans 6:16
Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
- Psalm 116:12
What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?
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In context
1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
2 Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
Read all of Romans 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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