Romans 12:1

Tree of Life Version

I urge you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice—holy, acceptable to God—which is your spiritual service.

Cross References

Psalm 116:12

How can I repay Adonai for all His bounties to me?

Psalm 19:14

Also keep Your servant from willful sins. May they not have dominion over me. Then I will be blameless, free from great transgression.

Isaiah 56:7

these I will bring to My holy mountain, and let them rejoice in My House of Prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar. For My House will be called a House of Prayer for all nations.”

Jeremiah 6:20

Of what use to Me is frankincense coming from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to Me.”

Hosea 14:2

Return O Israel, to Adonai your God, for you have stumbled in your iniquity.

Numbers 7:21

one young bull, one ram and one male lamb one year old for a burnt offering,

Luke 7:47

For this reason I tell you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 15:16

to be a servant of Messiah Yeshua to the Gentiles, in priestly service to the Good News of God—so that the offering up of the Gentiles might be pleasing, made holy by the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

Romans 15:30

Now I urge you, brethren, through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah and through the love of the Ruach, to press on together with me—with prayers to God on my behalf.

Romans 2:4

Or do you belittle the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience—not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Romans 6:13

And do not keep yielding your body parts to sin as tools of wickedness; but yield yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your body parts as tools of righteousness to God.

Romans 6:16

Do you not know that to whatever you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to what you obey—whether to sin resulting in death, or to obedience resulting in righteousness?

Romans 6:19

I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you yielded your body parts as slaves to uncleanness and lawlessness, leading to more lawlessness, so now yield your body parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in holiness.

Romans 9:23

And what if He did so to make known the riches of His glory on vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory?

1 Corinthians 1:10

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Now I, Paul, appeal myself to you by the meekness and gentleness of Messiah—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when far away.

2 Corinthians 4:1

For this reason, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy, we do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:20

We are therefore ambassadors for Messiah, as though God were making His appeal through us. We beg you on behalf of Messiah, be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Since we are co-laboring, we also urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

Ephesians 4:1

Therefore I, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you were called—

Ephesians 5:10

trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 14:2

For you are a holy people to Adonai your God—from all the peoples on the face of the earth, Adonai has chosen you to be His treasured people.

Philippians 1:20

My eager expectation and hope is that in no way will I be put to shame, but that with complete boldness Messiah will even now, as always, be exalted in my body—whether through life or through death.

Philippians 2:17

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and the service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with you all.

Philippians 4:18

But I have received everything and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what you sent—a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and appeal in the Lord Yeshua—just as you received from us the way you ought to walk and please God (as in fact you are walking)—that you keep progressing more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:10

In fact, you even practice it toward all your brothers and sisters throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, to keep progressing more and more

1 Thessalonians 5:12

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to recognize those who work hard among you and are over you in the Lord and correct you,

1 Timothy 2:3

This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior.

1 Timothy 5:4

but if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show devotion to their own home and give back to their parents, for this is pleasing before God.

Philemon 1:10

I beg you for my child Onesimus—for whom I became a spiritual father while in chains.

Philemon 1:9

yet for love’s sake I appeal to you instead. I, Paul, am an old man and now also a prisoner belonging to Messiah Yeshua.

Hebrews 13:22

But I urge you, brothers and sisters, listen patiently to this word of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you in few words.

1 Peter 2:20

For what credit is there if, when you sin and get a beating, you endure? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this finds favor with God.

1 Peter 2:5

you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house—a holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Messiah Yeshua.