Mark 13:34

13:34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves ¹  in charge, assigning ²  to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

Romans 12:11

12:11 Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.

Romans 12:1

Consecration of the Believer’s Life

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, ³  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God ⁴  – which is your reasonable service.

Romans 4:11

4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, ⁵  so that he would become ⁶  the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, ⁷  that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 10:44.

² tn Grk “giving.”

³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

⁴ tn The participle and two adjectives “alive, holy, and pleasing to God” are taken as predicates in relation to “sacrifice,” making the exhortation more emphatic. See ExSyn 618-19.

⁵ tn Grk “of the faith, the one [existing] in uncircumcision.”

⁶ tn Grk “that he might be,” giving the purpose of v. 11a.

⁷ tn Grk “through uncircumcision.”