a1 Cor. 1:10; 2 Cor. 10:1; Eph. 4:1
cch. 6:13, 16, 19; [Ps. 50:13, 14; 1 Cor. 6:20]; See 1 Pet. 2:5
dHeb. 10:20
f1 Pet. 1:14; [1 John 2:15]
hTitus 3:5; [Ps. 51:10; 2 Cor. 4:16; Eph. 4:23; Col. 3:10]
iEph. 5:10; 1 Thess. 4:3
k[2 Cor. 8:21]
l[Gal. 5:22]; See Rom. 7:4
m1 Thess. 2:4; 5:21
n[Col. 1:6, 10]; See James 3:18
o[John 15:4, 5]
pSee Eph. 1:12, 14
qch. 2:25
rSee Gen. 8:21
sHeb. 13:16
t[Ps. 1:1, 3]; See Eph. 4:1
u[2 Cor. 5:9; Eph. 5:10; 1 Thess. 4:1]
vver. 6
xPhil. 4:9; Col. 2:6
ySee Eph. 4:1
zSee Col. 1:10
aaSee ch. 3:12
abMatt. 15:4-6; Mark 7:10-13; Eph. 6:1, 2; [Gen. 45:9-11]
acch. 2:3

Romans 12:1-2

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
 2 fDo not be conformed to this world, ▼
▼Greek age
 but be transformed by hthe renewal of your mind, that by testing you may idiscern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. ▼
▼Or  what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

Romans 14:18

18Whoever thus serves Christ is kacceptable to God and approved by men.

Ephesians 5:9-10

9(for lthe fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10and mtry to discern what is pleasing to the Lord.

Philippians 1:11

11filled nwith the fruit of righteousness that comes othrough Jesus Christ, pto the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 4:18

18I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, qhaving received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, ra fragrant offering, sa sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.

Colossians 1:10

10so as tto walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ufully pleasing to him: vbearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

1 Thessalonians 4:1

A Life Pleasing to God

1Finally, then, brothers, ▼
▼Or  brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13
 we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you xreceived from us yhow you ought to walk and zto please God, just as you are doing, that you aado so more and more.

1 Timothy 5:4

4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn abto show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for acthis is pleasing in the sight of God.
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