Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifi
Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who ha
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name
I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in
As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and ap
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have receive
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are s
How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual imm
But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has
For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Ch
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,
Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices w
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoic
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no
I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to
How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you e
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acce
Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying t
Do I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles migh
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ
What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; yo
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if a
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little love
Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.
But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admon
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay thei
I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that w
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for g
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more
Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bol