Romans 12:8

12:8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.

Romans 12:1

Consecration of the Believer’s Life

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, ¹  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God ²  – which is your reasonable service.

Romans 5:17

5:17 For if, by the transgression of the one man, ³  death reigned through the one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ!

Hebrews 13:17

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ⁴  Let them do this ⁵  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

Hebrews 13:24

13:24 Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.

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

² 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.

³ sn Here the one man refers to Adam (cf. 5:14).

⁴ tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”

⁵ tn Grk “that they may do this.”