KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “I beseech” | Παρακαλῶ | To call near, i.e., invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation) | beseech |
| “you” | ὑμᾶς | You (as the objective of a verb or preposition) | you |
| “therefore,” | οὖν | (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly | therefore |
| “brethren,” | ἀδελφοί | A brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G0001) | brethren |
| “by” | διὰ | Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) | by |
| “the” | τῶν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “mercies” | οἰκτιρμῶν | Pity | mercies |
| “of” | θεοῦ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | of |
| “God,” | θεοῦ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | God |
| “that ye present” | παραστῆσαι | To stand beside, i.e., (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid | present |
| “your” | ὑμῶν | Of (from or concerning) you | your |
| “bodies” | σώματα | The body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively | bodies |
| “a living” | ζῶσαν | To live (literally or figuratively) | living |
| “sacrifice,” | θυσίαν | Sacrifice (the act or the victim, literally or figuratively) | sacrifice |
| “holy,” | ἁγίαν | Sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) | holy |
| “acceptable” | εὐάρεστον | Fully agreeable | acceptable |
| “unto” | θεῷ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | unto |
| “God,” | θεῷ | A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) | God |
| “which is” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “your” | ὑμῶν· | Of (from or concerning) you | your |
| “reasonable” | λογικὴν | Rational, logical | reasonable |
| “service.” | λατρείαν | Ministration of God, i.e., worship | service |
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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.
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