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- Amplified Bible - Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.
- 新标点和合本 - 所以,弟兄们,我以 神的慈悲劝你们,将身体献上,当作活祭,是圣洁的,是 神所喜悦的;你们如此侍奉乃是理所当然的。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 所以,弟兄们,我以上帝的慈悲劝你们,将身体献上当作活祭,是圣洁的,是上帝所喜悦的,你们如此事奉乃是理所当然的 。
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 所以,弟兄们,我以 神的慈悲劝你们,将身体献上当作活祭,是圣洁的,是 神所喜悦的,你们如此事奉乃是理所当然的 。
- 当代译本 - 所以,弟兄姊妹,我凭上帝的怜悯劝你们献上自己的身体,作圣洁、蒙上帝悦纳的活祭。你们理当这样事奉。
- 圣经新译本 - 所以弟兄们,我凭着 神的仁慈劝你们,要把身体献上,作圣洁而蒙 神悦纳的活祭;这是你们理所当然的事奉(“理所当然的事奉”或译:“属灵的敬拜”)。
- 中文标准译本 - 所以弟兄们,我藉着神的各样怜悯劝你们,要把自己的身体献上,做为圣洁、蒙神喜悦的活祭;这是你们理所当然的 事奉。
- 现代标点和合本 - 所以弟兄们,我以神的慈悲劝你们,将身体献上,当做活祭,是圣洁的,是神所喜悦的,你们如此侍奉乃是理所当然的。
- 和合本(拼音版) - 所以弟兄们,我以上帝的慈悲劝你们,将身体献上,当作活祭,是圣洁的,是上帝所喜悦的,你们如此侍奉,乃是理所当然的。
- New International Version - Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
- New International Reader's Version - Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him in the right way.
- English Standard Version - I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
- New Living Translation - And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
- The Message - So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
- Christian Standard Bible - Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.
- New American Standard Bible - Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- New King James Version - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
- American Standard Version - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- King James Version - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
- New English Translation - Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
- World English Bible - Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
- 新標點和合本 - 所以,弟兄們,我以神的慈悲勸你們,將身體獻上,當作活祭,是聖潔的,是神所喜悅的;你們如此事奉乃是理所當然的。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 所以,弟兄們,我以上帝的慈悲勸你們,將身體獻上當作活祭,是聖潔的,是上帝所喜悅的,你們如此事奉乃是理所當然的 。
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 所以,弟兄們,我以 神的慈悲勸你們,將身體獻上當作活祭,是聖潔的,是 神所喜悅的,你們如此事奉乃是理所當然的 。
- 當代譯本 - 所以,弟兄姊妹,我憑上帝的憐憫勸你們獻上自己的身體,作聖潔、蒙上帝悅納的活祭。你們理當這樣事奉。
- 聖經新譯本 - 所以弟兄們,我憑著 神的仁慈勸你們,要把身體獻上,作聖潔而蒙 神悅納的活祭;這是你們理所當然的事奉(“理所當然的事奉”或譯:“屬靈的敬拜”)。
- 呂振中譯本 - 所以弟兄們,我憑着上帝的憐憫勸你們、將你們的身體獻上做祭物,是活的,是聖別的,是上帝所喜歡的,是你們心神的事奉。
- 中文標準譯本 - 所以弟兄們,我藉著神的各樣憐憫勸你們,要把自己的身體獻上,做為聖潔、蒙神喜悅的活祭;這是你們理所當然的 事奉。
- 現代標點和合本 - 所以弟兄們,我以神的慈悲勸你們,將身體獻上,當做活祭,是聖潔的,是神所喜悅的,你們如此侍奉乃是理所當然的。
- 文理和合譯本 - 兄弟乎、緣此我以上帝之憐憫、勸爾獻身為生祭、聖而見悅於上帝、乃爾當然之崇事也、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 兄弟乎我念上帝憐憫、勸爾獻身為活祭、成聖、此上帝所喜、當然之役也、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 兄弟乎、我因天主之憐憫、勸爾獻身為活祭、即聖潔之祭、天主所悅者、是乃爾當然之役也、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 兄弟乎、我憑天主之仁慈、剴切求爾獻身天主、而為有生之犧牲、聖潔無疵、以邀天主之悅納;此即內心事主之道也。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Por lo tanto, hermanos, tomando en cuenta la misericordia de Dios, les ruego que cada uno de ustedes, en adoración espiritual, ofrezca su cuerpo como sacrificio vivo, santo y agradable a Dios.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그러므로 형제 여러분, 내가 하나님의 자비를 생각하며 권합니다. 여러 분의 몸을 하나님이 기뻐하시는 거룩한 산 제물로 드리십시오. 이것은 여러분이 드릴 영적 예배입니다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Поэтому я умоляю вас, братья, ради милости Божьей, принесите ваши тела в живую жертву, святую и угодную Богу. Это и есть подобающее для вас служение Ему .
- Восточный перевод - Поэтому я умоляю вас, братья, ради милости Всевышнего, принесите ваши тела в живую жертву, святую и угодную Всевышнему. Это и есть разумное служение Ему.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Поэтому я умоляю вас, братья, ради милости Аллаха, принесите ваши тела в живую жертву, святую и угодную Аллаху. Это и есть разумное служение Ему.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Поэтому я умоляю вас, братья, ради милости Всевышнего, принесите ваши тела в живую жертву, святую и угодную Всевышнему. Это и есть разумное служение Ему.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Je vous recommande donc, frères et sœurs, à cause de cette immense bonté de Dieu, à lui offrir votre corps comme un sacrifice vivant, saint et qui plaise à Dieu. Ce sera là de votre part un culte raisonnable.
- リビングバイブル - 愛する皆さん。そういうわけですから、あなたがたにお願いします。あなたがたの体を、神に喜んでいただける、生きた、きよい供え物としてささげてください。それが神への礼拝となるのです。
- Nestle Aland 28 - Παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν τοῦ θεοῦ παραστῆσαι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν θυσίαν ζῶσαν ἁγίαν εὐάρεστον τῷ θεῷ, τὴν λογικὴν λατρείαν ὑμῶν·
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - παρακαλῶ οὖν ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, διὰ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ, παραστῆσαι τὰ σώματα ὑμῶν θυσίαν ζῶσαν, ἁγίαν, εὐάρεστον, τῷ Θεῷ, τὴν λογικὴν λατρείαν ὑμῶν.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Portanto, irmãos, rogo pelas misericórdias de Deus que se ofereçam em sacrifício vivo, santo e agradável a Deus; este é o culto racional de vocês.
- Hoffnung für alle - Weil ihr Gottes reiche Barmherzigkeit erfahren habt, fordere ich euch auf, liebe Brüder und Schwestern, euch mit eurem ganzen Leben Gott zur Verfügung zu stellen. Seid ein lebendiges Opfer, das Gott dargebracht wird und ihm gefällt. Ihm auf diese Weise zu dienen ist der wahre Gottesdienst und die angemessene Antwort auf seine Liebe.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Và vì vậy, thưa anh chị em, tôi nài khuyên anh chị em dâng thân thể mình lên Đức Chúa Trời vì tất cả điều Ngài đã làm cho anh chị em. Hãy dâng như một sinh tế sống và thánh—là của lễ Ngài hài lòng. Đó là cách đích thực để thờ phượng Ngài.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เหตุฉะนั้นพี่น้องทั้งหลาย เมื่อพิจารณาถึงพระเมตตาของพระเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าจึงขอให้ท่านทั้งหลายถวายตัวของท่านแด่พระเจ้าเป็นเครื่องบูชาที่มีชีวิต ที่บริสุทธิ์ และที่พระเจ้าพอพระทัย นี่เป็นการนมัสการที่แท้จริง
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ฉะนั้น เป็นเพราะความเมตตาของพระเจ้า ข้าพเจ้าจึงขอร้องให้ท่านผู้เป็นพี่น้อง มอบกายของท่านดั่งเครื่องสักการะที่มีชีวิตอันบริสุทธิ์และน่าพอใจแด่พระเจ้า นี่คือการนมัสการฝ่ายวิญญาณของท่าน
交叉引用
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to appreciate those who diligently work among you [recognize, acknowledge, and respect your leaders], who are in charge over you in the Lord and who give you instruction,
- 1 Timothy 5:4 - But if a widow has children or grandchildren [who are adults], see to it that these first learn to show great respect to their own family [as their religious duty and natural obligation], and to compensate their parents or grandparents [for their upbringing]; for this is acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God.
- 1 Timothy 2:3 - This [kind of praying] is good and acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
- Hebrews 13:22 - I call on you, brothers and sisters, listen [patiently] to this message of exhortation and encouragement, for I have written to you briefly.
- Luke 7:47 - Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”
- Hosea 14:2 - Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness; Accept what is good and receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).
- 2 Corinthians 4:1 - Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation.
- Romans 9:23 - And what if He has done so to make known the riches of His glory to the objects of His mercy, which He has prepared beforehand for glory,
- 2 Corinthians 10:1 - Now I, Paul, urge you by the gentleness and graciousness of Christ—I who am meek [so they say] when with you face to face, but bold [outspoken and fearless] toward you when absent!
- Romans 15:30 - I urge you, believers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join together with me in your prayers to God in my behalf,
- Philippians 1:20 - It is my own eager expectation and hope, that [looking toward the future] I will not disgrace myself nor be ashamed in anything, but that with courage and the utmost freedom of speech, even now as always, Christ will be magnified and exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:10 - For indeed you already do practice it toward all the believers throughout Macedonia [by actively displaying your love and concern for them]. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, that you excel [in this matter] more and more,
- Philippians 4:18 - But I have received everything in full and more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent me. They are the fragrant aroma of an offering, an acceptable sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.
- Romans 11:30 - Just as you once were disobedient and failed to listen to God, but have now obtained mercy because of their disobedience,
- Romans 11:31 - so they too have now become disobedient so that they too may one day receive mercy because of the mercy shown to you.
- 1 Peter 2:20 - After all, what kind of credit is there if, when you do wrong and are punished for it, you endure it patiently? But if when you do what is right and patiently bear [undeserved] suffering, this finds favor with God.
- Romans 2:4 - Or do you have no regard for the wealth of His kindness and tolerance and patience [in withholding His wrath]? Are you [actually] unaware or ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness leads you to repentance [that is, to change your inner self, your old way of thinking—seek His purpose for your life]?
- Psalms 69:30 - I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving.
- Psalms 69:31 - And it will please the Lord better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 - But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].
- Jeremiah 6:20 - For what purpose does frankincense come to Me from Sheba And the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable And your sacrifices are not sweet and pleasing to Me.”
- Philippians 2:1 - Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion,
- Philippians 2:2 - make my joy complete by being of the same mind, having the same love [toward one another], knit together in spirit, intent on one purpose [and living a life that reflects your faith and spreads the gospel—the good news regarding salvation through faith in Christ].
- Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit [through factional motives, or strife], but with [an attitude of] humility [being neither arrogant nor self-righteous], regard others as more important than yourselves.
- Philippians 2:4 - Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
- Philippians 2:5 - Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility],
- Romans 15:16 - to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I minister as a priest the gospel of God, in order that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable [to Him], sanctified [made holy and set apart for His purpose] by the Holy Spirit.
- Psalms 50:13 - Shall I eat the flesh of bulls Or drink the blood of male goats?
- Psalms 50:14 - Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
- Ephesians 5:10 - trying to learn [by experience] what is pleasing to the Lord [and letting your lifestyles be examples of what is most acceptable to Him—your behavior expressing gratitude to God for your salvation].
- Isaiah 56:7 - All these I will bring to My holy mountain And make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
- Philippians 2:17 - But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith [for preaching the message of salvation], still I rejoice and share my joy with you all.
- 2 Corinthians 6:1 - Working together with Him, we strongly urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain [by turning away from sound doctrine and His merciful kindness].
- Hebrews 10:20 - by this new and living way which He initiated and opened for us through the veil [as in the Holy of Holies], that is, through His flesh,
- Hebrews 10:21 - and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God,
- Hebrews 10:22 - let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Ephesians 2:4 - But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
- Ephesians 2:5 - even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace—His undeserved favor and mercy—you have been saved from God’s judgment).
- Ephesians 2:6 - And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ Jesus,
- Ephesians 2:7 - [and He did this] so that in the ages to come He might [clearly] show the immeasurable and unsurpassed riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus [by providing for our redemption].
- Ephesians 2:8 - For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God;
- Ephesians 2:9 - not as a result of [your] works [nor your attempts to keep the Law], so that no one will [be able to] boast or take credit in any way [for his salvation].
- Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 - Finally, believers, we ask and admonish you in the Lord Jesus, that you follow the instruction that you received from us about how you ought to walk and please God (just as you are actually doing) and that you excel even more and more [pursuing a life of purpose and living in a way that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation].
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 - For the love of Christ controls and compels us, because we have concluded this, that One died for all, therefore all died;
- 2 Corinthians 5:15 - and He died for all, so that all those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and was raised for their sake.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20 - So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us; we [as Christ’s representatives] plead with you on behalf of Christ to be reconciled to God.
- 1 Corinthians 5:7 - Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new batch, just as you are, still unleavened. For Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed.
- 1 Corinthians 5:8 - Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of vice and malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and [untainted] truth.
- Titus 3:4 - But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
- Titus 3:5 - He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
- Titus 3:6 - whom He poured out richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior,
- Titus 3:7 - so that we would be justified [made free of the guilt of sin] by His [compassionate, undeserved] grace, and that we would be [acknowledged as acceptable to Him and] made heirs of eternal life [actually experiencing it] according to our hope (His guarantee).
- Titus 3:8 - This is a faithful and trustworthy saying; and concerning these things I want you to speak with great confidence, so that those who have believed God [that is, those who have trusted in, relied on, and accepted Christ Jesus as Savior,] will be careful to participate in doing good and honorable things. These things are excellent [in themselves] and profitable for the people.
- 1 Corinthians 6:13 - Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will do away with both of them. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body [to save, sanctify, and raise it again because of the sacrifice of the cross].
- 1 Corinthians 6:14 - And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power.
- 1 Corinthians 6:15 - Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Am I therefore to take the members of Christ and make them part of a prostitute? Certainly not!
- 1 Corinthians 6:16 - Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:17 - But the one who is united and joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.
- 1 Corinthians 6:19 - Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]?
- 1 Corinthians 6:20 - You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.
- Psalms 116:12 - What will I give to the Lord [in return] For all His benefits toward me? [How can I repay Him for His precious blessings?]
- Romans 6:16 - Do you not know that when you continually offer yourselves to someone to do his will, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey, either [slaves] of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness (right standing with God)?
- 2 Corinthians 4:16 - Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day.
- 1 Peter 2:10 - Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
- 1 Peter 2:11 - Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges [those dishonorable desires] that wage war against the soul.
- 1 Peter 2:12 - Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that for whatever reason they may slander you as evildoers, yet by observing your good deeds they may [instead come to] glorify God in the day of visitation [when He looks upon them with mercy].
- Psalms 19:14 - Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight, O Lord, my [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer.
- Ephesians 4:1 - So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],
- Romans 12:2 - And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].
- Hebrews 13:15 - Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.
- Hebrews 13:16 - Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.
- Romans 6:19 - I am speaking in [familiar] human terms because of your natural limitations [your spiritual immaturity]. For just as you presented your bodily members as slaves to impurity and to [moral] lawlessness, leading to further lawlessness, so now offer your members [your abilities, your talents] as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification [that is, being set apart for God’s purpose].
- Romans 6:13 - Do not go on offering members of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness. But offer yourselves to God [in a decisive act] as those alive [raised] from the dead [to a new life], and your members [all of your abilities—sanctified, set apart] as instruments of righteousness [yielded] to God.
- 1 Peter 2:5 - You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.