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Romans 12

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1I 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. ✦ 2And 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. ✦ 3For 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, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. ✦ 4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: ✦ 5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. ✦ 6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; ✦ 7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; ✦ 8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. ✦ 9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. ✦ 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; ✦ 11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; ✦ 12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; ✦ 13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. ✦ 14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. ✦ 15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. ✦ 16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. ✦ 17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. ✦ 18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. ✦ 19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. ✦ 20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. ✦ 21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Eph 4 ·13Rom 12 ·131 Cor 12 ·12Heb 13 ·111 Th 5 ·111 Pet 4 ·10Ps 119 ·81 Pet 3 ·8

Christ at the center

Paul unfolds the gospel in full: Christ our righteousness received by faith, the second Adam in whom many are made righteous, in whose death and resurrection we are buried and raised.

How Romans 12 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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Lay

  • ★ Start hereVideoBibleProject — video overviews & word studiesBibleProject · 5–10 min · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overviews of every book of the Bible, plus themes and Hebrew/Greek word studies — the best visual on-ramp to any book. (Biblical-theology, broadly evangelical, not distinctly Reformed.)

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    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • VideoMike Winger — BibleThinkerMike Winger · Free · reformed

    Free verse-by-verse studies through whole books plus careful apologetics — "learn to think biblically about everything." (Reformed-leaning, non-denominational.)

Pastoral

  • ★ Start hereSermonMLJ Trust — Martyn Lloyd-Jones sermonsMartyn Lloyd-Jones · Free · reformed

    1,600+ free sermons from "the Doctor," including landmark verse-by-verse series (Romans, John, Ephesians, Acts) — a gold standard of expository preaching.

  • SermonGrace to You — John MacArthurJohn MacArthur · Free · reformed

    Decades of careful verse-by-verse expository sermons, especially through the New Testament. (MacArthur, d. 2025; archive remains free.)

  • SermonGospel in Life — Tim KellerTim Keller · Free · reformed

    Tim Keller's gospel-centered preaching — sermons stream free (the complete downloadable archive is paid).

  • ArticleRecommended NT commentaries (9Marks / Schreiner)Thomas R. Schreiner · Free · reformed

    A trusted pastor-oriented guide to the best commentary on each New Testament book.

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

  • VideoVerse By Verse Ministry InternationalVerse By Verse Ministry Int'l · Free · evangelical

    In-depth, verse-by-verse expository teaching book-by-book — strong for working straight through a whole New Testament book.

  • VideoLook at the Book — John PiperJohn Piper · Free · reformed

    Watch Piper trace the logic of a passage phrase by phrase on screen — a model of close reading.

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Romans videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Romans 12YouTube · Lay · Free

    Sermons and chapter teaching from across YouTube.

  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Romans 12David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on RomansMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Romans 12Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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