Revised Literal Translation

Romans 6

1WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767?Shall we continueἐπιμένωμενepimenōmenG1961in sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳtēa hamartiaG3588 G266,thatἵναinaG2443graceἡ χάριςhē charisG3588 G5485may aboundπλεονάσῃ;pleonasēG4121?

2God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.HowπῶςpōsG4459shall weG2198,thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are deadἀπεθάνομενapethanomenG599to sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ,tēa hamartiaG3588 G266,liveζήσομενzēsomenG2198any longerἔτιetiG2089thereinἐν αὐτῇ;en autēaG1722 G846?

3ἢēG2228Know ye notἀγνοεῖτεagnoeiteG50,thatὅτιhotiG3754so many of us asὅσοιhosoiG3745were baptizedἐβαπτίσθημενebaptisthēmenG907intoεἰςeisG1519JesusἸησοῦν,IēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547were baptizedἐβαπτίσθημεν;ebaptisthēmenG907intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846deathτὸν θάνατονton thanatonG3588 G2288?

4ThereforeοὖνounG3767we are buried withσυνετάφημενsunetaphēmenG4916himαὐτῷautōG846byδιὰdiaG1223baptismτοῦ βαπτίσματοςtou baptismatosG3588 G908intoεἰςeisG1519deathτὸν θάνατον,ton thanatonG3588 G2288:thatἵναinaG2443like asὥσπερhōsperG5618ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547was raised upἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498byδιὰdiaG1223the gloryτῆς δόξηςtēs doxēsG3588 G1391of the Fatherτοῦ πατρός,tou patrosG3588 G3962,even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779weG1473alsoκαὶkaiG2532should walkπεριπατήσωμεν.peripatēsōmenG4043inἐνenG1722newnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

5ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487we have beenγεγόναμενgegonamenG1096planted togetherσύμφυτοιsumphutoiG4854in the likenessτῷ ὁμοιώματιtō homoiōmatiG3588 G3667of hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846deathτοῦ θανάτουtou thanatouG3588 G2288,we shall beἐσόμεθα·esomethaG1510ἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532in the likeness of hisresurrectionτῆς ἀναστάσεωςtēs anastaseōsG3588 G386:

6ὁhoG3588KnowingγινώσκοντεςginōskontesG1097thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473oldπαλαιὸςpalaiosG3820manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is crucified withσυνεσταυρώθη,sunestaurōthēG4957him,thatἵναinaG2443the bodyτὸ σῶμαto sōmaG3588 G4983of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςtēs hamartiasG3588 G266might be destroyedκαταργηθῇkatargēthēaG2673,thatτοῦtouG3588henceforthG3371weG1473shouldG1398notG3371serveG1398sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ.tēa hamartiaG3588 G266.

7ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063he that is deadἀποθανὼνapothanōnG599is freedδεδικαίωταιdedikaiōtaiG1344fromἀπὸapoG575sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας.tēs hamartiasG3588 G266.

8NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487we be deadἀπεθάνομενapethanomenG599withσὺνsunG4862ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547,we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomenG4100thatὅτιhotiG3754we shallG4800alsoκαὶkaiG2532live withσυζήσομενsuzēsomenG4800himαὐτῷ,autōG846:

9KnowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547being raisedἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498diethἀποθνῄσκει·apothnēskeiG599no moreG3765;deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288hathG2961no moreG3765dominionG2961over himαὐτοῦautouG846.

10ForγὰρgarG1063in thatὃhoG3739he diedἀπέθανεν,apethanenG599,he diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599unto sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳtēa hamartiaG3588 G266onceἐφάπαξ·ephapaxG2178:butδὲdeG1161in thatὃhoG3739he livethζῇ,zēaG2198,he livethζῇzēaG2198unto Godτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

11LikewiseοὕτωςhoutōsG3779reckonλογίζεσθεlogizestheG3049yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to beG1510deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498indeedμὲνmenG3303unto sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiaG3588 G266,butδὲdeG1161aliveζῶνταςzōntasG2198unto GodθεῷtheōG3588 G2316throughἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547ourG1473LordG3588 G2962.

12ἡhēG3588τῷtōG3588LetG936notΜὴMēG3361sinἁμαρτία τὸhamartia toG3588 G266thereforeοὖνounG3767reignβασιλευέτωbasileuetōG936inG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mortalθνητῷthnētōG2349bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,that ye shouldεἰςeisG1519obeyὑπακούεινhupakoueinG5219itG846inG1722the lustsταῖς ἐπιθυμίαιςtais epithumiaisG3588 G1939thereofG846.

13NeitherμηδὲmēdeG3366yield yeπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196asinstrumentsὅπλαhoplaG3696of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93unto sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ,tēa hamartiaG3588 G266:butἀλλὰallaG235yieldπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438unto Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,asG5613those that are aliveζῶνταςzōntasG2198fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196asinstrumentsὅπλαhoplaG3696of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343unto Godτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

14ForγὰρgarG1063sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266shallG2961notοὐouG3756have dominion overG2961youὑμῶνhumōnG4771:forγάρgarG1063ye areἐστεesteG1510notοὐouG3756underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235underὑπὸhupoG5259graceχάριν.¶charinG5485.

15WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?shall we sinἁμαρτήσωμεν,hamartēsōmenG264,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235underὑπὸhupoG5259graceχάριν;charinG5485?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

16Know yeG1492notοὐκoukG3756,thatὅτιhotiG3754to whomᾧhōG3739ye yieldπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401toεἰςeisG1519obeyὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218,his servantsδοῦλοίdouloiG1401ye areἐστεesteG1510to whomᾧhōG3739ye obeyὑπακούετε,hupakoueteG5219;whetherἤτοιētoiG2273of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266untoεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,orἢēG2228of obedienceὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218untoεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην;dikaiosunēnG1343?

17ButδὲdeG1161Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316be thankedχάριςcharisG5485,thatὅτιhotiG3754ye wereἦτεēteG1510the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας,tēs hamartiasG3588 G266,butδὲdeG1161ye have obeyedὑπηκούσατεhupēkousateG5219fromἐκekG1537the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588εἰςeisG1519that formτύπονtuponG5179of doctrineδιδαχῆς.¶didachēsG1322whichὃνhonG3739was delivered youπαρεδόθητεparedothēteG3860.

18BeingG1659thenδὲdeG1161made freeG1659fromἀπὸapoG575sinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςtēs hamartiasG3588 G266,ye became the servantsἐδουλώθητεedoulōthēteG1402of righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.¶tēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343.

19I speakλέγωlegōG3004after the manner of menἈνθρώπινονAnthrōpinonG442because ofδιὰdiaG1223the infirmityτὴν ἀσθένειανtēn astheneianG3588 G769of yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561:forγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618ye have yieldedπαρεστήσατεparestēsateG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196servantsδοῦλαdoulaG1401to uncleannessτῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳtēa akatharsiaG3588 G167andκαὶkaiG2532to iniquityτῇ ἀνομίᾳtēa anomiaG3588 G458untoεἰςeisG1519iniquityτὴν ἀνομίαν,tēn anomianG3588 G458;even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779nowνῦνnunG3568yieldπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196servantsδοῦλαdoulaG1401to righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃtēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343untoεἰςeisG1519holinessἁγιασμόν.hagiasmonG38.

20ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτεhoteG3753ye wereἦτεēteG1510the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας,tēs hamartiasG3588 G266,ye wereἦτεēteG1510freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658from righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.tēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343.

21τὸtoG3588οὖνounG3767WhatτίναtinaG5101fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590had yeεἴχετεeicheteG2192thenτότε,toteG5119inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909those things whereofοἷςhoisG3739ye areG1870nowνῦνnunG3568ashamedἐπαισχύνεσθε;epaischunestheG1870?forγὰρgarG1063the endτέλοςtelosG5056of those thingsἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565isdeathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

22τῆςtēsG3588ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570being made freeἐλευθερωθέντεςeleutherōthentesG1659fromἀπὸapoG575sinἁμαρτίας τῷhamartias tōG3588 G266,andδὲdeG1161become servantsδουλωθέντεςdoulōthentesG1402to Godθεῷ τὸνtheō tonG3588 G2316,ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fruitκαρπὸν τὸkarpon toG3588 G2590untoεἰςeisG1519holinessἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38,andδὲdeG1161the endτέλοςtelosG5056everlastingαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

23τὰtaG3588τῆςtēsG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the wagesὀψώνιαopsōniaG3800of sinἁμαρτίας τὸhamartias toG3588 G266isdeathθάνατος,thanatosG2288;butδὲdeG1161the giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316iseternalαἰώνιοςaiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222throughἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547ourG1473Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962.

Commentaries on Romans 6