# Romans 12.2 **Book:** [Romans](/codex/romans/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. > > **2. And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.** > > 3. For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith. 4. For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: (Romans 12:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. > > **2. Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.** > > 3. For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith. 4. For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function, (Romans 12:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. > > **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, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. soberly: Gr. to sobriety 4. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: (Romans 12:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice, living, sanctified, acceptable to God, your intelligent service; > > **2. and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God, the good, and acceptable, and perfect.** > > 3. For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith, 4. for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office, (Romans 12:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle - **Audience:** Christian believers in Rome (Jew + Gentile) - **Location:** composed in Corinth; addressed to Rome - **Time period:** composed c. AD 57 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G0165 - aion](/codex/g0165-aion/), *aion* (Strong's G165). Also appears in: [Matthew 12.31-32](/codex/matthew-12-31-32/), [Matthew 28.18-20](/codex/matthew-28-18-20/), [Mark 3.20-30](/codex/mark-3-20-30/). - [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos* (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.23](/codex/matthew-1-23/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/), [Matthew 5.9](/codex/matthew-5-9/). - [G3563 - nous](/codex/g3563-nous/), *nous* (Strong's G3563). Also appears in: [Luke 24.45-46](/codex/luke-24-45-46/), [Romans 1](/codex/romans-1/), [Romans 7](/codex/romans-7/). - [G5046 - teleios](/codex/g5046-teleios/), *teleios* (Strong's G5046). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.48](/codex/matthew-5-48/), [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/), [1 Corinthians 13](/codex/1-corinthians-13/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Neuroscience (Guillen)](/codex/argument-from-neuroscience-guillen/) - [Argument from Reason](/codex/argument-from-reason/) - [Argument from the Reliability of Reason](/codex/argument-from-the-reliability-of-reason/) - [Argument from Transformed Lives](/codex/argument-from-transformed-lives/), via [Romans 12.1-2](/codex/romans-12-1-2/) - [Biblical Sexual Ethics Objection Defeater](/codex/biblical-sexual-ethics-objection-defeater/) **Concepts:** - [Christian Discernment](/codex/christian-discernment/) - [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Romans 12.1-2](/codex/romans-12-1-2/) - [Confirmation Bias](/codex/confirmation-bias/) - [Faith and Reason](/codex/faith-and-reason/) - [Hearing God](/codex/hearing-god/) - [Sanctification](/codex/sanctification/) **Lexicon:** - [G0165 - aion](/codex/g0165-aion/) - [G3444 - morphe](/codex/g3444-morphe/) - [G3563 - nous](/codex/g3563-nous/) - [H2896 - tov](/codex/h2896-tov/) **Passages:** - [1 Corinthians 13](/codex/1-corinthians-13/) - [1 John 4.18](/codex/1-john-4-18/) - [2 Corinthians 3.18](/codex/2-corinthians-3-18/) - [Hebrews 5.12-14](/codex/hebrews-5-12-14/) - [James 3.2](/codex/james-3-2/) - [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/) - [Matthew 19.16-30](/codex/matthew-19-16-30/) - [Romans 12](/codex/romans-12/)