Romans 12:2
Good News Translation
Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God--what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Contemporary English Version
Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

New American Bible
Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God.

be not.

Exodus 23:2 Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth.

Leviticus 18:29,30 Every soul that shall commit any of these abominations, shall perish from the midst of his people. . . .

Deuteronomy 18:9-14 When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God shall give thee, beware lest thou have a mind to imitate the abominations of those nations. . . .

John 7:7 The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil,

John 14:30 I will not now speak many things with you. For the prince of this world: cometh: and in me he hath not any thing.

John 15:19 If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

John 17:14 I have given them thy word, and the world hath hated them: because they are not of the world, as I also am not of the world.

1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness.

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine unto them.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17 Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness? . . .

Galatians 1:4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief:

Ephesians 4:17-20 This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind: . . .

James 1:27 Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one's self unspotted from this world.

James 4:4 Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world becometh an enemy of God.

1 Peter 1:14,18 As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance, . . .

1 Peter 4:2 That now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh, not after the desires of men but according to the will of God.

2 Peter 1:4 By whom he hath given us most great and precious promises: that by these you may be made partakers of the divine nature: flying the corruption of that concupiscence which is in the world.

2 Peter 2:20 For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former.

1 John 2:15-17 Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the charity of the Father is not in him. . . .

1 John 3:13 Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you.

1 John 4:4,5 You are of God, little children, and have overcome him. Because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. . . .

1 John 5:19 We know that we are of God and the whole world is seated in wickedness.

Revelation 12:9 And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world. And he was cast unto the earth: and his angels were thrown down with him.

Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth adored him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb which was slain from the beginning of the world.

be ye.

Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ: and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences.

Psalm 51:10 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, by which you have transgressed, and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit: and why will you die, O house of Israel?

Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and put a new spirit within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh.

2 Corinthians 5:17 If then any be in Christ a new creature, the old things are passed away. Behold all things are made new.

Ephesians 1:18 The eyes of your heart enlightened that you may know what the hope is of his calling and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.

Ephesians 4:22-24 To put off, according to former conversation, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desire of error. . . .

Colossians 1:21,22 And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works: . . .

Colossians 3:10 And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him.

Titus 3:5 Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.

prove.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

Psalm 34:8 O taste, and see that the Lord is sweet: blessed is the man that hopeth in him.

Ephesians 5:10,17 Proving what is well pleasing to God. . . .

1 Peter 2:3 If so be you have tasted that the Lord is sweet.

good.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.

Romans 7:12,14,22 Wherefore the law indeed is holy: and the commandment holy and just and good. . . .

Psalm 19:7-11 The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones. . . .

Psalm 119:47,48,72,97,103,128,174 I meditated also on thy commandments, which I loved. . . .

Proverbs 3:1-4 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life, and peace. . . .

Proverbs 3:13-18 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold: . . .

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, . . .

Ephesians 5:9 For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth:

Colossians 4:12 Epaphras saluteth you, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, who is always solicitous for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: That you should abstain from fornication:

2 Timothy 3:16,17 All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice: . . .

Context
Living Sacrifices
1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God. 3For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith.…
Cross References
Ezra 10:11
And now make confession to the Lord the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from your strange wives.

Matthew 13:22
And he that received the seed among thorns, is he that heareth the word, and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word, and he becometh fruitless.

Mark 4:19
And the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts after other things entering in choke the word, and it is made fruitless.

Galatians 1:4
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

Ephesians 4:23
And be renewed in spirit of your mind:

Ephesians 4:24
And put on the new man, who according to God is created in justice and holiness of truth.

Ephesians 5:10
Proving what is well pleasing to God.

Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore, become not unwise: but understanding what is the will of God.

Colossians 1:9
Therefore we also, from the day that we heard it, cease not to pray for you and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding:

Colossians 3:10
And putting on the new, him who is renewed unto knowledge, according to the image of him that created him.

Titus 3:5
Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.

1 Peter 1:14
As children of obedience, not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance,

1 John 2:15
Love not the world, nor the things which are in the world. If any man love the world, the charity of the Father is not in him.

Romans 12:1
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