11 translations · Greek
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.
Romans 12:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- And 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God—the good, and acceptable, and perfect.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't follow the ways of this world; instead be transformed by the spiritual renewal of your mind so you can demonstrate what God's will really is—good, pleasing, and perfect.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God — the good, and acceptable, and perfect.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of [your] mind, that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And be not conformed to this world; but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good, and the acceptable, and the perfect will of God.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | — | G3361 μή not |
| συσχηματίζεσθε | syschēmatizesthe | Do not be conformed | G4964 συσχηματίζω to conform to |
| τῷ | tō | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰῶνι | aiōni | world | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| τούτῳ | toutō | to this | G3778 οὗτος this/he/she/it |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| μεταμορφοῦσθε | metamorphousthe | be transformed | G3339 μεταμορφόω to transform |
| τῇ | tē | by the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀνακαινώσει | anakainōsei | renewing | G342 ἀνακαίνωσις renewal |
| τοῦ | tou | of [your] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νοός | noos | mind | G3563 νοῦς mind |
| εἰς | eis | Then | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δοκιμάζειν | dokimazein | will be able to test and approve | G1381 δοκιμάζω to test |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| τί | ti | what [is] | G5101 τίς which? |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θέλημα | thelēma | will | G2307 θέλημα will/desire |
| τοῦ | tou | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγαθὸν | agathon | good | G18 ἀγαθός good |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| εὐάρεστον | euareston | pleasing | G2101 εὐάρεστος well-pleasing |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τέλειον | teleion | perfect | G5046 τέλειος perfect |
Related verses
- 1 Peter 1:14
as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
- Ephesians 4:22–24
that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit; and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
- Colossians 3:10
and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,
- 1 John 2:15–17
Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
- Ephesians 5:17
Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
- Ezekiel 36:26
I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
- 1 Peter 4:2
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
- 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.
- John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
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.
4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,
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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