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| 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 freed 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 instruments 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 which 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 ainiquity unto ainiquity; 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 aend 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 aend everlasting life. |
| 23 | For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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(a) "iniquity" in this verse is from the Greek word "anomia", meaning "lawless" or "without law." Verses with "anomia" are: Matt 7:23, Matt 13:41, Matt 23:28, Matt 24:12, Rom 4:7, Rom 6:19, 2nd Cor 6:14, 2nd Thess 2:7, Titus 2:14, Heb 1:9, Heb 8:12, Heb 10:17, 1st John 3:4 Return to Verse 19 |
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(a) "end" = goal, outcome, limit (Greek "telos"). Does not mean entire completion, consumation of a dispensation, termination. See notes at Matt 10:22 Return to Verse 21 |
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(a) "end" = goal, outcome, limit (Greek "telos"). Does not mean entire completion, consumation of a dispensation, termination. See notes at Matt 10:22 Return to Verse 22 |
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