Romans 12:2

Conservative English Version

Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

Cross References

Ezra 10:11

Now you must confess your sins to the LORD God of your ancestors and obey him. Divorce your foreign wives and don't have anything to do with the rest of the foreigners who live around here.

Psalm 119:103

Your teachings are sweeter than honey.

Psalm 119:128

I follow all of your commands, but I hate anyone who leads me astray.

Psalm 119:174

I am waiting for you to save me, LORD. Your Law makes me happy.

Psalm 119:72

I would rather obey you than to have a thousand pieces of silver and gold.

Psalm 119:97

I deeply love your Law! I think about it all day.

Psalm 34:8

Discover for yourself that the LORD is kind. Come to him for protection, and you will be glad.

Psalm 51:10

Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again.

Exodus 23:2

Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.

Ezekiel 18:31

Give up your evil ways and start thinking pure thoughts. And be faithful to me! Do you really want to be put to death for your sins?

Ezekiel 36:26

I will take away your stubborn heart and give you a new heart and a desire to be faithful. You will have only pure thoughts,

Matthew 13:22

The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Mark 4:19

But they start worrying about the needs of this life. They are fooled by the desire to get rich and to have all kinds of other things. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

John 14:30

I cannot speak with you much longer, because the ruler of this world is coming. But he has no power over me.

John 15:19

If you belonged to the world, its people would love you. But you don't belong to the world. I have chosen you to leave the world behind, and that is why its people hate you.

John 17:14

I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don't belong to this world, just as I don't.

John 7:7

The people of this world cannot hate you. They hate me, because I tell them that they do evil things.

Romans 12:1

Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure and pleasing. That's the most sensible way to serve God.

Romans 13:14

Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won't try to satisfy your selfish desires.

Romans 7:12

Still, the Law and its commands are holy and correct and good.

Romans 7:14

We know that the Law is spiritual. But I am merely a human, and I have been sold as a slave to sin.

Romans 7:22

With my whole heart I agree with the Law of God.

1 Corinthians 3:19

This is because God considers the wisdom of this world to be foolish. It is just as the Scriptures say, "God catches the wise when they try to outsmart him."

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.

Galatians 1:4

Christ obeyed God our Father and gave himself as a sacrifice for our sins to rescue us from this evil world.

Ephesians 1:18

My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all of God's people.

Ephesians 2:2

You followed the ways of this world and obeyed the devil. He rules the world, and his spirit has power over everyone who doesn't obey God.

Ephesians 5:17

Don't be stupid. Instead, find out what the Lord wants you to do.

Colossians 1:9

We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.

Colossians 3:10

Each of you is now a new person. You are becoming more and more like your Creator, and you will understand him better.

Colossians 4:12

Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

God wants you to be holy, so don't be immoral in matters of sex.

Titus 3:5

He saved us because of his mercy, and not because of any good things that we have done. God washed us by the power of the Holy Spirit. He gave us new birth and a fresh beginning.

James 1:27

Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.

James 4:4

You people aren't faithful to God! Don't you know that if you love the world, you are God's enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

1 Peter 1:14

Behave like obedient children. Don't let your lives be controlled by your desires, as they used to be.

1 Peter 1:18

You were rescued from the useless way of life that you learned from your ancestors. But you know that you were not rescued by such things as silver or gold that don't last forever.

1 Peter 2:3

You have already found out how good the Lord really is.

1 Peter 4:2

It means you have turned from your own desires and want to obey God for the rest of your life.

2 Peter 1:4

God made great and marvelous promises, so that his nature would become part of us. Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world.

2 Peter 2:20

When they learned about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they escaped from the filthy things of this world. But they are again caught up and controlled by these filthy things, and now they are in worse shape than they were at first.

1 John 3:13

My friends, don't be surprised if the people of this world hate you.

1 John 5:19

We are certain that we come from God and that the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.

Revelation 12:9

and were thrown down to the earth. Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan.

Revelation 13:8

The beast was worshiped by everyone whose name wasn't written before the time of creation in the book of the Lamb who was killed.