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Connecting Statement:
Paul tells what the life of a believer should be and how believers should serve.
I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God
Here "brothers" refers to fellow believers, both male and female. AT: "Fellow believers, because of the great mercy that God has given you I very much want you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
to present your bodies a living sacrifice
Here Paul uses the word "bodies" to refer to the whole person. Paul is comparing a believer in Christ who completely obeys God to the animals that the Jews killed and then offered to God. AT: "to offer yourselves completely to God while you are alive as if you were a dead sacrifice on a temple altar" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
holy, acceptable to God
Possible meanings are 1) "a sacrifice that you give to God alone and that pleases him" or 2) "acceptable to God because it is morally pure" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
This is your reasonable service
"This is the right way to worship God"