Romans 11:25

11:25 For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:1

Consecration of the Believer’s Life

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

Romans 15:30

15:30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.


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

tn Or “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”

tn Grk “fullness.”

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

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.

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