Romans 6:15

Romans 6:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
• New International Version (NIV)What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!
• English Standard Version (ESV)What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!
• New King James Version (NKJV)What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not!

Context of Romans 6:15

13And do not offer any parts of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. 14For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law but under grace. What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Absolutely not! 16Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey — either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17But thank God that, although you used to be slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching to which you were handed over,

Romans 6:15 word by word

Τί οὖν; ἁμαρτήσωμεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑπὸ νόμον ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὸ χάριν; μὴ γένοιτο.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• shall we sinἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• we areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• God forbidμήmē · notG3361
• God forbidγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Romans 6:15

• Romans 3:9What then? Are we any better off? Not at all! For we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin,
• Romans 6:1What should we say then? Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply?
• 1 Corinthians 9:20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law — though I myself am not under the law — to win those under the law.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1So then, dear friends, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
• Galatians 2:17But if we ourselves are also found to be “sinners” while seeking to be justified by Christ, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not!
• Ephesians 2:8For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift —
• Jude 1:4For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

Commentaries on Romans 6:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Shall we sin because we are not under the law - Shall we abuse our high and holy calling because we are not under that law which makes no provision for pardon, but are under that Gospel which has opened the fountain to wash away all sin and defilement? Shall we sin because grace abounds? Shall we do evil that good may come of it? This be far from us!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15What then? shall we sin … - The apostle proceeds to notice an objection which might be suggested. “If Christians are not under the law, which forbids all sin, but are under grace, which pardons sin, will it not follow that they will feel themselves released from obligation to be holy? Will they not commit sin freely, since the system of grace is one which contemplates pardon, and which will lead them to believe that they may be forgiven to any extent?”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 The strongest motives against sin, and to enforce holiness, are here stated. Being made free from the reign of sin, alive unto God, and having the prospect of eternal life, it becomes believers to be greatly concerned to advance thereto. But, as unholy lusts are not quite rooted out in this life, it must be the care of the Christian to resist their motions, earnestly striving, that, through Divine grace, they may not prevail in this mortal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15we are not under law: The law of Moses ruled the period of the old covenant. Christians now live under the rule of Christ himself.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. What then? ... Know ye not--it is a dictate of common sense.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 6:15

• Holiness
• Regeneration
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Destroy
• Fruit
• Newness
• Obey
• Reign
• Sin
• Wages
• Works, Good

Commentaries on Romans 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings