Romans 6:12

Romans 6:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

Context of Romans 6:12

10When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. 11So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus. Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. 13Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God. 14Sin is no longer your master, for you no longer live under the requirements of the law. Instead, you live under the freedom of God’s grace.

Romans 6:12 word by word

Μὴ οὖν βασιλευέτω ἡ ἁμαρτία ἐν τῷ θνητῷ ὑμῶν σώματι εἰς τὸ ὑπακούειν ταῖς ἐπιθυμίαις αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Letβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
• notμήmē · notG3361
• sinἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• mortalθνητόςthnētos · mortalG2349
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• that ye shouldεἰςeis · towardG1519
• obeyὑπακούωhupakouō · to obeyG5219
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• the lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939

Cross-references for Romans 6:12

• Romans 6:16Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.
• Romans 5:21So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 7:23But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
• Numbers 33:55But if you fail to drive out the people who live in the land, those who remain will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will harass you in the land where you live.
• Deuteronomy 7:2When the Lord your God hands these nations over to you and you conquer them, you must completely destroy them. Make no treaties with them and show them no mercy.
• Joshua 23:12“But if you turn away from him and cling to the customs of the survivors of these nations remaining among you, and if you intermarry with them,
• Judges 2:3So now I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.”
• Psalms 19:13Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.
• Psalms 119:133Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.
• Romans 8:11The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.
• 1 Corinthians 15:53For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 4:11Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 5:4While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.
• Romans 2:8But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.
• Romans 8:13For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live.
• Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.

Commentaries on Romans 6:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Let not sin therefore reign - This is a prosopopoeia, or personification. Sin is represented as a king, ruler, or tyrant, who has the desires of the mind and the members of the body under his control so that by influencing the passions he governs the body. Do not let sin reign, do not let him work; that is, let him have no place, no being in your souls; because, wherever he is he governs, less or more: and indeed sin is not sin without this. How is sin…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Let not sin therefore - This is a conclusion drawn from the previous train of reasoning. The result of all these considerations is, that sin should not be suffered to reign in us. Reign - Have dominion; obtain the ascendency, or rule. In your mortal body - In you. The apostle uses the word “mortal” here, perhaps, for these reasons, (1)To remind them of the tendency of the flesh to sin and corruption, as equivalent to “fleshly,” since the flesh is often…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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Let not sin therefore--as a Master reign--(The reader will observe that wherever in this section the words "Sin," "Obedience," "Righteousness," "Uncleanness," "Iniquity," are figuratively used, to represent a Master, they are here printed in capitals, to make this manifest to the eye, and so save explanation). in your mortal body, that ye should obey it--sin. in the lusts thereof--"the lusts of the body," as the Greek makes evident. (The other…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 6:12

• Holiness
• Regeneration
• Righteous
• Temptation

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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