New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 6

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

1WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG3004thenοὖνounG3767? Are we tocontinueἐπιμένωμενepimenōmenG1961in sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiaG266soἵναinaG2443that graceχάριςcharisG5485may increaseπλεονάσῃ;pleonasēG4121?

2May it neverμὴmēG3361be! HowπῶςpōsG4459shall we whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748diedἀπεθάνομενapethanomenG599to sinἁμαρτίᾳ,hamartiaG266stillἔτιetiG2089liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198in it?

3OrἢēG2228do you not knowἀγνοεῖτεagnoeiteG50that allG3745of us whoG3745have beenbaptizedἐβαπτίσθημενebaptisthēmenG907intoChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424have been baptizedἐβαπτίσθημεν;ebaptisthēmenG907into His deathθάνατονthanatonG2288?

4ThereforeοὖνounG3767we have beenburiedσυνετάφημενsunetaphēmenG4916with Him throughδιὰdiaG1223baptismβαπτίσματοςbaptismatosG908into deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779that as ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547wasraisedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498throughδιὰdiaG1223thegloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391of the Fatherπατρός,patrosG3962,soG3779we tooκαὶkaiG2532might walkπεριπατήσωμεν.peripatēsōmenG4043innewnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

5ForifεἰeiG1487we have becomeγεγόναμενgegonamenG1096unitedσύμφυτοιsumphutoiG4854with Himin the likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of His deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,certainlyἀλλὰallaG235we shall alsoκαὶkaiG2532be in the likenessof His resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386,

6knowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, that ouroldπαλαιὸςpalaiosG3820selfἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wascrucifiedσυνεσταυρώθη,sunestaurōthēG4957with Him,in orderἵναinaG2443that ourbodyσῶμαsōmaG4983of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266might bedoneG2673awayG2673with, so that we would noG3371longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371be slavesδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398to sinἁμαρτίᾳ.hamartiaG266;

7forhe who has diedἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599isfreedδεδικαίωταιdedikaiōtaiG1344from sinἁμαρτίας.hamartiasG266.

8NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487we have diedἀπεθάνομενapethanomenG599with ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100that we shall alsoκαὶkaiG2532liveσυζήσομενsuzēsomenG4800with Him,

9knowingG3609that ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547, having beenraisedἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,is neverG3765to dieἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599againG3765;deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288noG3765longerG3765is masterG2961overG2961Him.

10For the death that He diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599,He diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599to sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiaG266onceἐφάπαξ·ephapaxG2178for allG2178;but the lifeG2198that He livesG2198,He livesG2198to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

11EvenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779considerλογίζεσθεlogizestheG3049yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to bedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498to sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiaG266,but aliveζῶνταςzōntasG2198to GodθεῷtheōG2316in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424.

12ThereforeοὖνounG3767do not let sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266reignβασιλευέτωbasileuetōG936in your mortalθνητῷthnētōG2349bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983soεἰςeisG1519that you obeyὑπακούεινhupakoueinG5219its lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939,

13and do not go onpresentingπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936the membersμέληmelēG3196of your body to sinἁμαρτίᾳ,hamartiaG266asinstrumentsὅπλαhoplaG3696of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93; butpresentπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to GodθεῷtheōG2316as those aliveζῶνταςzōntasG2198from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,and your membersμέληmelēG3196asinstrumentsὅπλαhoplaG3696of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

14ForsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266shall notbe masterG2961overG2961you, foryou are not underὑπὸhupoG5259lawνόμονnomonG3551butunderὑπὸhupoG5259graceχάριν.¶charinG5485.

15WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?Shall we sinἁμαρτήσωμεν,hamartēsōmenG264becauseὅτιhotiG3754we are not underὑπὸhupoG5259lawνόμονnomonG3551but underὑπὸhupoG5259graceχάριν;charinG5485?May it neverμὴmēG3361be!

16Do you notknowG3609that whenG3739you presentπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to someoneG3739asslavesδούλουςdoulousG1401for obedienceὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218,you are slavesδοῦλοίdouloiG1401of the one whomG3739you obeyὑπακούετε,hupakoueteG5219,eitherἤτοιētoiG2273ofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266resultingG1519in deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,orἢēG2228of obedienceὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218resultingG1519in righteousnessδικαιοσύνην;dikaiosunēnG1343?

17ButthanksχάριςcharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316thatthough you were slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,you becameG5219obedientὑπηκούσατεhupēkousateG5219from the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588to thatformτύπονtuponG5179of teachingδιδαχῆς.¶didachēsG1322to whichὃνhonG3739you were committedπαρεδόθητεparedothēteG3860,

18and having beenfreedἘλευθερωθέντεςEleutherōthentesG1659from sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,you becameἐδουλώθητεedoulōthēteG1402slavesG1402of righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃ.¶dikaiosunēG1343.

19I am speakingλέγωlegōG3004in humanἈνθρώπινονAnthrōpinonG442termsG442becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the weaknessἀσθένειανastheneianG769of your fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.For justὥσπερhōsperG5618as you presentedπαρεστήσατεparestēsateG3936your membersμέληmelēG3196as slavesδοῦλαdoulaG1401to impurityἀκαθαρσίᾳakatharsiaG167and to lawlessnessἀνομίᾳanomiaG458,resultingεἰςeisG1519in furtherlawlessnessἀνομίαν,anomianG458,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779nowνῦνnunG3568presentπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936your membersμέληmelēG3196as slavesδοῦλαdoulaG1401to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343,resultingεἰςeisG1519in sanctificationἁγιασμόν.hagiasmonG38.

20ForwhenὅτεhoteG3753you were slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,you were freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658in regard to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃ.dikaiosunēG1343.

21ThereforeοὖνounG3767whatτίναtinaG5101benefitκαρπὸνkarponG2590were you thenτότε,toteG5119derivingεἴχετεeicheteG2192from the things of whichοἷςhoisG3739you are nowνῦνnunG3568ashamedἐπαισχύνεσθε;epaischunestheG1870?For the outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056of thoseG1565thingsG1565isdeathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

22But nowνυνὶnuniG3570having beenfreedἐλευθερωθέντεςeleutherōthentesG1659from sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266andenslavedδουλωθέντεςdoulōthentesG1402to GodθεῷtheōG2316, youderiveἔχετεecheteG2192yourbenefitκαρπὸνkarponG2590,resultingεἰςeisG1519in sanctificationἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38, andthe outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056,eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

23For the wagesὀψώνιαopsōniaG3800ofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266is deathθάνατος,thanatosG2288,but the freeG5486giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486of GodθεοῦtheouG2316iseternalαἰώνιοςaiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424our LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Commentaries on Romans 6