Rom 12:1 | NASB2020 | STEP | Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God , to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice , acceptable to God , which is your spiritual service of worship .

a 1 Cor 1:10; 2 Cor 10:1-4; Eph 4:1; 1 Pet 2:11

b Rom 6:13, 16, 19; 1 Cor 6:20; Heb 13:15; 1 Pet 2:5

Romans 12:1

Dedicated Service

1 Therefore ^aI urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to ^bpresent your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, ^{▼▼Or pleasing}acceptable to God, which is your ^{▼▼I.e., in contrast to offering a literal sacrifice}spiritual service of worship.