Romans 12:2

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Romans 12:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Be not

Be ye

Good

General references

Luke 22:26

Bible References

Be not

Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert judgment.

For whoever committeth any of these abominations, ... the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people.

When thou art come into the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations.

The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I bear witness concerning it that its works are evil.

I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world comes, and in me he has nothing;

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on account of this the world hates you.

I have given them thy word, and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He who takes the wise in their craftiness.

in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.

Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?

who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father;

in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye should no longer walk as the rest of the nations walk in the vanity of their mind,

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Adulteresses, know ye not that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore is minded to be the friend of the world is constituted enemy of God.

as children of obedience, not conformed to your former lusts in your ignorance;

no longer to live the rest of his time in the flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.

through which he has given to us the greatest and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, again entangled, they are subdued by these, their last state is worse than the first.

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;

Do not wonder, brethren, if the world hate you.

Ye are of God, children, and have overcome them, because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked one.

And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, every one whose name had not been written from the founding of the world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.

Be ye

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not take forethought for the flesh to fulfil its lusts.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel?

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

So if any one be in Christ, there is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold all things have become new:

being enlightened in the eyes of your heart, so that ye should know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

namely your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in mind by wicked works, yet now has it reconciled

and having put on the new, renewed into full knowledge according to the image of him that has created him;

not on the principle of works which have been done in righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Good

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your intelligent service.

So that the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved;

My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)

Epaphras, who is one of you, the bondman of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always combating earnestly for you in prayers, to the end that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication;

Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

General references

But ye shall not be thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.