²⁶ You are to be holy to me^(A) because I, the Lord, am holy,^(B) and I have set you apart from the nations^(C) to be my own.

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you,^(A) brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,^(B) holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.