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Romans 12 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 12:20, which are words from the OT.
Many scholars believe Paul uses the word "therefore" in Romans 12:1 to refer to all of chapters 1-11. Having given such a great explanation of the Christian doctrine, Paul is now going on to say "therefore, in light of these doctrinal truths, go and live this way." The remainder of Romans focuses on living out one's Christian faith. Paul uses many different commands in this section to give these practical instructions. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith)
Special concepts in this chapter
Christian living
Under the law of Moses, people were required to offer sacrifices of animals or grain in the temple; now Christians are required to live their lives as a type of sacrifice to God. Physical sacrifices are no longer required. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Body of Christ
The body of Christ is an important metaphor or image used in Scripture to refer to the church. Its significance lies in the fact that each member of the church plays a unique and important function. Christians need each other. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/body and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)