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Romans 12:2Rom.12.2

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.

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Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Ne vous conformez pas au siècle présent, mais soyez transformés par le renouvellement de l'intelligence, afin que vous discerniez quelle est la volonté de Dieu, ce qui est bon, agréable et parfait.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Barnabae epistula

    Barnabae epistula

    α θεοῦ. διῶκται τῶν ἀγαθῶν, μισοῦντες ἀλήθειαν, ἀγαπῶντες ψεῦδος, οὐ γινώσκοντες μισθὸν δικαιοσύνης, Rom. 12 2 οὐ κολλώμενοι ἀγαθῷ, οὐ κρίσει δικαίᾳ, χήρᾳ καὶ ὀρφανῷ οὐ προσέχοντες, ἀγρυπνοῦντες οὐκ εἰς φόβον θεοῦ, ἀλλ̓ ἐπὶ τὸ πονηρόν, ὦν μακρὰν καὶ Ps. 4, 2 πόρρω πραΰτης καὶ ὑπο…
  • Oecumenius_PG 118 119

    Fragmenta in epistulam ad Romanos

    ς πατερας ετι αγαπωνται, οθεν και σωτηριαν εκδεχονται. κλησιν δε φησι την περι το εθνος γεγενημενην. rom12,1-2 Ἢ οτι μη συμμεταβαλλεσθε τοις καιροις. Και πως αν τις εαυτον προσενεγκηι θυσιαν ζωσαν; πως μη συνσχηματιζεσθε, τουτ' εστι μη τυπουτε εαυτους κατα το σχημα του κοσμου του…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    as proved in Phys. viii, 49. Therefore there is not will in God. On the contrary, The Apostle says ( Rom. 12:2 ): "That you may prove what is the will of God." I answer that, There is will in God, as there is intellect: since will follows upon intellect. For as natural things hav…

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