Romans 12:1

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Romans 12:1-5

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. (2) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (3) For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly,... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Romans 12:1

With this chapter St. Paul begins his second part, in which he gives us most excellent lessons of morality, after which every Christian should aim to form his life, and thus resemble Jesus Christ and his saints. (Haydock) --- That you present your bodies a living sacrifice. And how must this be done? says St. John Chrysostom, hom. xx. Let the eye abstain from sinful looks and glances, and it is a sacrifice; the tongue from speaking ill, and it is a sacrifice, &c. --- Your reasonable... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Romans 12:1-2

1,2 The apostle having closed the part of his epistle wherein he argues and proves various doctrines which are practically applied, here urges important duties from gospel principles. He entreated the Romans, as his brethren in Christ, by the mercies of God, to present their bodies as a living sacrifice to Him. This is a powerful appeal. We receive from the Lord every day the fruits of his mercy. Let us render ourselves; all we are, all we have, all we can do: and after all, what return is it... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Romans 12:1-99

Romans 12 THUS Romans 11.0 ends very much as Romans 8.0 ended. In both we have the purpose of God and His electing mercy. Small wonder then that chapter 12 opens with an appeal based upon the mercies of God. In this way we commence the hortatory and practical section of the epistle. There is only one thing to do in response to the abounding compassion which has reached us in the Gospel we present our bodies to God as a sacrifice livingly devoted to Him. This is reasonable, or intelligent,... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Romans 12:1-2

The Christian's Life a Reasonable Service to God. 12:1-21 The fundamental exhortation: v. 1. I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. v. 2. And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Paul has finished the first part of his letter to the Romans,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Romans 12:1-8

PART SECONDThe Practical Theme: The calling of the Roman Christians, on the ground of their accomplished redemption, or the universal mercy of God (which will be extended to all), to represent the living worship of God in the completion of the real burnt-offering, and to form a universal Christian church-life for the realization of the call of all nations to praise and glorify God, so that they too may recognize and sustain the universal call of the Apostle. In correspondence with this is the... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Romans 12:1

Romans THE SACRIFICE OF THE BODY Rom_12:1 . In the former part of this letter the Apostle has been building up a massive fabric of doctrine, which has stood the waste of centuries, and the assaults of enemies, and has been the home of devout souls. He now passes to speak of practice, and he binds the two halves of his letter indissolubly together by that significant ‘therefore,’ which does not only look back to the thing last said, but to the whole of the preceding portion of the letter.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Romans 12:1-8

Devoting Self and Using Gifts Romans 12:1-8 Therefore links this practical appeal to the whole of the sublime argument, which reaches its climax in the previous chapter. It is easier to die once for God than to live always the surrendered life. But nothing so pleases God as daily surrender, the sacrificed and yielded will tied by cords to His altar. Such an attitude is the only reasonable one we can assume. If God be all we profess to believe, He is worthy of all we are. But we are reminded... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Romans 12:1-21

The word "therefore" links all that is now to be said with everything that has gone before. Because of the grace of God, the believer is called to certain attitudes and actions. The very first of these is personal abandonment to God. In what sense is it possible to present the body to God? The true ideal is to use it in all its powers according to the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. The spirit is evidently God's. The body, therefore, is presented to God. The mind is thus renewed... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Romans 12:1-3

A God-Planned Life Ephesians 2:8-12 ; Romans 12:1-3 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We read of Epaphras that he prayed for the saints that they might stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. The will of God toward us should ever be the chief quest of our lives. What does God want me to do, and what does He want me to be? that is the supreme question for each of us. On one occasion certain ones told Christ that His mother and His brethren sought Him. The Lord said, "Who is My mother? and who are... read more

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