Romans 12:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
ζάω
To live, to be alive. Zao. I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live. Life in Scripture is always relational. To live is to be connected to the source of life.
οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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παρακαλέω
Beseech
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παρακαλέω
To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.
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θυσία
a sacrifice
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θυσία
Sacrifice, offering. Thusia. Present your bodies as a living sacrifice. The sacrifice God wants is not an animal on an altar. It is a life fully surrendered to His purposes.
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παρίστημι
Present
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παρίστημι
To stand before, to present, to be at hand. Paristemi. Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life. Surrender is not weakness. It is wisdom.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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οἰκτιρμός
compassions
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οἰκτιρμός
Compassion, tender mercy, pity. The compassion of Jesus was never theoretical. It was always immediately followed by action. He moved toward the suffering.
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σῶμα
Bodies
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σῶμα
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
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λατρεία
Service
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λατρεία
ministration of God, i.e. worship
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λογικός
reasonable
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λογικός
rational ("logical")
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εὐάρεστος
well-pleasing
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εὐάρεστος
fully agreeable
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