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Romans 12:1

Romans 12:1

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beseech: Romans 15:30; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 5:20, 2 Corinthians 6:1, 2 Corinthians 10:1; Ephesians 4:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:12; Hebrews 13:22

by the: Romans 2:4, Romans 9:23, Romans 11:30-31; Psalms 116:12; Luke 7:47; 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Ephesians 2:4-10; Philippians 2:1-5; Titus 3:4-8; 1 Peter 2:10-12

that ye: Romans 6:13, Romans 6:16, Romans 6:19; Psalms 50:13-14; 1 Corinthians 6:13-20; Philippians 1:20; Hebrews 10:22

a living: Psalms 69:30-31; Hosea 14:2; 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Philippians 2:17; Hebrews 10:20-22; Hebrews 13:15-16; 1 Peter 2:5

acceptable: Romans 12:2, Romans 15:16; Psalms 19:14; Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 6:20; Ephesians 5:10; Philippians 4:18; 1 Timothy 2:3; 1 Timothy 5:4; 1 Peter 2:5, 1 Peter 2:20

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