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Romans 12:1 KJV
Romans · chapter 12 · verse 1
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.Romans 12:1 · King James Version
What Romans 12:1 means
Therefore points back at eleven chapters of mercy; the asking comes after the giving. A living sacrifice is a contradiction on purpose — the animal died, you keep walking. Reasonable service means this is the sensible response to what's been done, not an extraordinary one.
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Romans 12:1 in context
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.
Commentary
Cross references
- 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
Key words (Strong's)
- acceptableeuarestoswell pleasing, acceptableG2101 →
- sacrificethysiaa sacrifice, victimG2378 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- beseechparakaleōto call to one's side, call for, summon, to address, speak to, , which may be done in the…G3870 →
- merciesoiktirmoscompassion, pity, mercy, bowels in which compassion resides, a heart of compassion…G3628 →
- presentparistēmito place beside or near, to set at hand, to present, to proffer, to provide, to place a…G3936 →
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We may observe here, according to the scheme mentioned in the contents, the apostle's exhortations, I. Concerning our duty to God, We see what is godliness. 1. It is to surrender ourselves to God, and so to lay a good foundation. We must first give our own selves unto the Lord, Co2 8:5.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-21