Romans 12

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¹Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. ✦ ²And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. ✦ ³For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. ✦ ⁴For just as we have many parts in one body and all the body’s parts do not have the same function, ✦ ⁵so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually parts of one another. ✦ ⁶However, since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them properly: if prophecy, in proportion to one’s faith; ✦ ⁷if service, in the act of serving; or the one who teaches, in the act of teaching; ✦ ⁸or the one who exhorts, in the work of exhortation; the one who gives, with generosity; the one who is in leadership, with diligence; the one who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. ✦ ⁹Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good. ✦ ¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor, ✦ ¹¹not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; ✦ ¹²rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, ✦ ¹³contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality. ✦ ¹⁴Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ✦ ¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. ✦ ¹⁶Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. ✦ ¹⁷Never repay evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all people. ✦ ¹⁸If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people. ✦ ¹⁹Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. ✦ ²⁰“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ✦ ²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Eph 4 ·13 Rom 12 ·13 1 Cor 12 ·12 Heb 13 ·11 1 Th 5 ·11 1 Pet 4 ·10 Ps 119 ·8 1 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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★ 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
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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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