Rom 12:1, 20 | ESV | STEP | I appeal to you therefore , brothers , by the mercies of God , to present your bodies as a living sacrifice , holy and acceptable to God , which is your spiritual worship .

c ch. 6:13, 16, 19; [Ps. 50:13, 14; 1 Cor. 6:20]; See 1 Pet. 2:5

fCited from Prov. 25:21, 22; [Ex. 23:4, 5; 2 Kgs. 6:22; Luke 6:27]

Romans 12:1

A Living Sacrifice

1 ^aI appeal to you therefore, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} by the mercies of God, ^cto present your bodies ^das a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. ^{▼▼Or your rational service}

Romans 12:20

20 To the contrary, ^f“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”