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.
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Well then, since God’s grace has set us free from the law, does that mean we can go on sinning? Of course not!

Context of Romans 6:15

13Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. 14For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means! 16Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.

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 shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
• Romans 6:1What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?
• 1 Corinthians 9:20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law.
• 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
• Galatians 2:17“But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!
• Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
• Jude 1:4For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign 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
• Destroy
• Fruit
• Newness
• Obey
• Reign
• Sin
• Wages
• Works, Good
• Baptismal Regeneration

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