Romans 6:8

Romans 6:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
• New International Version (NIV)Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

Context of Romans 6:8

6We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. 10When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.

Romans 6:8 word by word

εἰ δὲ ἀπεθάνομεν σὺν Χριστῷ, πιστεύομεν ὅτι καὶ συζήσομεν αὐτῷ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• we be deadἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• we believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• we shallσυζάωsuzaō · to live togetherG4800
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Romans 6:8

• Romans 6:3Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death?
• 2 Timothy 2:11This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him.
• John 14:19Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
• 2 Corinthians 4:10Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
• 2 Corinthians 13:4Although he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We, too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will be alive with him and will have God’s power.
• Colossians 3:3For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:14For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.

Commentaries on Romans 6:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Now if we be dead with Christ - According to what is stated in the preceding verses. See particularly on the 5th verse ( Romans 6:5; (note)).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 This passage is a confirmation and illustration of what the apostle had said before, Romans 6:5-7. The argument is, that as Christ was once dead but now lives to God, and will no more die, so we, being dead to sin, but living unto God, should not obey sin, but should live only to God. Romans 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ - If we be dead in a manner similar to what he was; if we are made dead to sin by his work, as he was dead in the grave…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-10Verses 3-10 Baptism teaches the necessity of dying to sin, and being as it were buried from all ungodly and unholy pursuits, and of rising to walk with God in newness of life. Unholy professors may have had the outward sign of a death unto sin, and a new birth unto righteousness, but they never passed from the family of Satan to that of God. The corrupt nature, called the old man, because derived from our first father Adam, is crucified with Christ, in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8we will also live with him: This means we will experience a resurrection of our bodies with Christ (see 6:5). Christians are already spiritually resurrected with Christ (Ephesians 2:5–6; Colossians 2:13). We will also experience a physical resurrection when he returns in glory (2 Corinthians 4:14; Philippians 3:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 2 Timothy 2:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Now if we be dead--"if we died." with Christ, &c.--See on Ro 6:5.Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 6:8

• Death
• Holiness
• Life
• Regeneration
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Christ, Messiah
• Destroy
• Eternal life
• Faith
• Fruit
• Newness
• Obey
• Reign
• Wages

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