Romans 6
1 What should we say then? Should we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Then what shall we say? must we abide in sin, in order that grace may abound?
2 Absolutely not. We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?
It could not be so. How shall we, who are dead unto sin, live any longer in it?
3 Or do you not know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
Whether do you not know, that so many of us as were baptized unto Jesus Christ were baptized into His death?
4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
Therefore we were buried with him by baptism into death: in order that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so must we also walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
For if we have grown together in the likeness of His death, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
knowing this, that our old man is crucified along with him, in order that the body of sin may be destroyed, that we may no longer serve sin;
7 For he who has died has been freed from sin.
for the one having died has been made free from sin.
8 But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him;
But if we died along with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him:
9 knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no more has dominion over him.
knowing that Christ having risen from the dead dies no more; death no longer has dominion over him.
10 For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God.
For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he lives, he lives unto God.
11 In the same way, consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
So you also thus reckon yourselves dead unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ.
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body that you should obey the lusts of it:
13 Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
neither present your members arms of iniquity unto sin; but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members arms of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Absolutely not.
What then? can we commit sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? it could not be so.
16 Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, whether of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Do you not know, that to whom you present yourselves servants unto obedience, ye are servants to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or obedience unto righteousness?
17 But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were entrusted.
But thanks be unto God, that whereas ye were servants of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart the type of teaching into which ye were delivered:
18 Being made free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
but having been made free from sin, ye became servants unto righteousness.
19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as slaves to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.
I speak after the manner of a man on account of the weakness of your carnality. For as ye presented your members as servants unto impurity and lawlessness pursuant to lawlessness, so now present your members servants unto righteousness pursuant to sanctification.
20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.
21 What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
What fruit then had you at that time in those things in which you are now ashamed? for the end of these things is death.
22 But now, being made free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
But now having been made free from sin, and having become servants unto God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
