Romans 6:4-23

4ThereforeG3767 we have been 1buriedG4916 with Him throughG1223 baptismG908 into deathG2288, soG2443 thatG2443, justG5618 as ChristG5547 was 2raisedG1453 from the deadG3498 throughG1223 the 3gloryG1391 of the FatherG3962, soG3779 we tooG2532 may walkG4043 in 4newnessG2538 of lifeG2222. 5For 5ifG1487 we have becomeG1096 6unitedG4854 with Him in the likenessG3667 of His deathG2288, certainlyG235 we shall alsoG2532 be 7in the likeness of His resurrectionG386, 6knowingG1097 thisG3778, that our 8oldG3820 9selfG444 was 10crucifiedG4957 with Him, inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 our 11bodyG4983 of sinG266 might be 12doneG2673 awayG2673 withG2673, so that we would noG3371 longerG3371 be slavesG1398 to sinG266; 7for 13the one who has diedG599 is 14freedG1344 from sinG266.

8NowG1161 15ifG1487 we have diedG599 with ChristG5547, we believeG4100 that 16we shall alsoG2532 liveG4800 with Him, 9knowingG3609 that ChristG5547, having been 17raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, 18is neverG3765 to dieG599 againG3765; 19deathG2288 noG3765 longerG3765 is masterG2961 overG2961 Him. 10For 20the death that He diedG599, He diedG599 to sinG266 onceG2178 forG2178 allG2178 time; but 21the life that He livesG2198, He livesG2198 to 22GodG2316. 11SoG3779 you tooG2532, considerG3049 yourselvesG1438 to be 23deadG3498 to sinG266, but aliveG2198 to GodG2316 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424.

12ThereforeG3767 sinG266 is not to 24reignG936 in your mortalG2349 bodyG4983 soG1519 thatG1519 you obeyG5219 its lustsG1939, 13and do not go on 25presentingG3936 26the partsG3196 of your body to sinG266 as 27instrumentsG3696 of unrighteousnessG93; but 28presentG3936 yourselvesG1438 to GodG2316 as those who areG2198 aliveG2198 from the deadG3498, and 29your body’s partsG3196 as 30instrumentsG3696 of righteousnessG1343 for GodG2316. 14For 31sinG266 shall not 32be masterG2961 overG2961 you, for 33you are not underG5259 34the LawG3551 but 35underG5259 graceG5485.

15WhatG5101 thenG3767? 36Are we to sinG264 becauseG3754 we are not underG5259 37the LawG3551 but underG5259 graceG5485? 3839FarG3361 fromG3361 it! 16Do you not 40knowG3609 that the one to whomG3739 you presentG3936 yourselvesG1438 as 41slavesG1401 for obedienceG5218, you are slavesG1401 of that same one whomG3739 you obeyG5219, eitherG2273 of 42sinG266 43resultingG1519 inG1519 deathG2288, orG2228 of obedienceG5218 44resultingG1519 inG1519 righteousnessG1343? 17But 45thanksG5485 be to GodG2316 that 46though you were slavesG1401 of sinG266, you becameG5219 obedientG5219 from the heartG2588 to that 4748formG5179 of teachingG1322 to whichG3739 you were entrustedG3860, 18and after being 49freedG1659 from sinG266, you becameG1402 slavesG1402 to righteousnessG1343. 1950I am speakingG3004 51inG442 humanG442 termsG442 becauseG1223 of the weaknessG769 of your fleshG4561. For justG5618 52as you presentedG3936 53the partsG3196 of your body as slavesG1400 to impurityG167 and to lawlessnessG458, 54resultingG1519 inG1519 further lawlessnessG458, soG3779 nowG3568 presentG3936 55your body’s partsG3196 as slavesG1400 to righteousnessG1343, 56resultingG1519 inG1519 sanctificationG38.

20For 57whenG3753 you were slavesG1401 of sinG266, you were freeG1658 in relation to righteousnessG1343. 21ThereforeG3767 whatG5101 5859benefitG2590 were you thenG5119 60derivingG2192 from the things of whichG3739 you areG1870 nowG3568 ashamedG1870? For the outcomeG5056 of thoseG1565 thingsG1565 is 61deathG2288. 22But nowG3570 having been 62freedG1659 from sinG266 and 63enslavedG1402 to GodG2316, you 64deriveG2192 your 6566benefitG2590, 67resultingG1519 inG1519 sanctificationG38, and 68the outcomeG5056, eternalG166 lifeG2222. 23For the wagesG3800 of 69sinG266 is deathG2288, but the graciousG5486 giftG5486 of GodG2316 is 70eternalG166 lifeG2222 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 our LordG2962.