Romans
CHAPTER 6
1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that
grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to
sin, live any longer therein? 3 † Know ye not, that so
many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ
was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should
walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in
the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his
resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him,
that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve
sin. 7 For he that is dead is freeda from sin. 8
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9
Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no
more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin
once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise
reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in
your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13
Neither yield ye your members as instrumentsb of
unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are
alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness
unto God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are
not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then? shall we sin,
because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants
ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto
righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of
sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine whichc
was delivered you. 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became
the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men
because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members
servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your
members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye
were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end
of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from
sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The
Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems,
Inc.
†
A Greek word occurs that is not directly translated in the King
James Version.
a
freed: Gr. justified
b
instruments: Gr. arms, or, weapons
