Romans 11:25

11:25 For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, ¹  so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel ²  until the full number ³  of the Gentiles has come in.

Romans 12:1

Consecration of the Believer’s Life

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, ⁴  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God ⁵  – which is your reasonable service.

Romans 15:30

15:30 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁶  through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to join fervently with me in prayer to God on my behalf.

[11:25]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[11:25]  ² tn Or “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.”

[11:25]  ³ tn Grk “fullness.”

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[12:1]  ⁵ 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.

[15:30]  ⁷ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.