1 What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For whoever has died is freed from sin. 8 But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. 13 No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, 18 and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.

20 When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is sfreed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 What then shall we say? Are we to persist in sin in order that grace might increase? 2 Certainly not! Since we have died to sin, how can we still live in it? 3 Or are you unaware that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 So then we were buried with him through baptism into death, in order that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become knit together with the very likeness of his death, we shall certainly also be knit together with the very likeness of his resurrection. 6 Knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with him, in order that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we might no longer serve sin. 7 For he who has died is declared free from sin. 8 But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him, 9 knowing that Christ having been raised from the dead no longer dies, death no longer exercises lordship over him. 10 For the death he died, he died to sin once and for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 So also you must reckon yourselves dead indeed to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore, do not let sin rule in your mortal body to obey its desires, 13 and do not give sin control of what you are or do as weapons of unrighteousness. But give God decisive control of yourselves as being alive from the dead and of what you are and do to God as weapons of righteousness. 14 For sin shall not exercise lordship over you; for you are not under the law but under grace. 15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that when you give control of yourselves as someone’s slaves to obey him, you are the slaves of the one you obey, whether of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God, that when you were slaves of sin you gave your obedience from the heart to the one to whom you were handed over as a pattern of teaching. 18 Having been set free from sin you became enslaved to righteousness—19 I speak in human terms on account of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you handed over what you are and do as slaves to uncleanness and to lawlessness which results in lawlessness, so now hand over what you are and do as slaves to righteousness which results in consecration. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then? Things of which you are now ashamed, for their end result is death. 22 But now having been set free from sin and enslaved to God, you have your fruit which results in consecration, and the end product is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death. But the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 What then shall we say? “Let us remain in sin, so that grace might abound?” 2 No way! How shall we who are such that died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefored co-buried with him through our baptism into his death, in order that as Christ was raised from [the] dead through the glory of the father, so also we might walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been joined together with the likeness of his death, we shall indeed be [joined in the likeness] of his resurrection, 6 since knowing this, that our obsolete self was co-crucified [with him] in order that its sinful body might be destroyed, so that we are no longer being enslaved to sin; 7 for he who died has been declared right [= free] from sin. 8 Now if we died with Christ, we have faith that we shall also co-dwell with him, 9 knowing that after Christ was raised from [the] dead, no longer does he die; his death no longer has lordship [over him]. 10 For in respect to that he died, he died once for all to sin, but in respect to that he lives, he lives to God. 11 So also you are considering yourselves to be on the one hand dead to sin but on the other hand living to God in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore do not let this sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires. 13 Neither continue to yield your members to [the power of] sin as weapons of wrongdoing, but yield yourselves to God as made alive from [the] dead, and your members to God as weapons of righteousness. 14 For sin will not rule over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

15 What then? ”Let us sin because we are not under law but under grace?” No way! 16 Do you not know that to whatever you yield yourselves in obedience as slaves, you are slaves to what you obey, either to sin resulting in death or to obedience resulting in righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that you were slaves of this sin [[you obeyed from (the) heart the imprint stamped by teaching, to which (imprint) you were handed over.]] 18 but having been freed from sin, you were enslaved to righteousness. 19 (I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you yielded your members as enslaved to impurity and to lawlessness resulting in anarchy, so now yield your members as enslaved to righteousness resulting in sanctification.

20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were liberated in respect to the righteousness. 21 Consequently what fruit were you having then? Things of which you are now ashamed, for the outcome of those things is death! 22 But now, having been set free from sin and having become slaves to God, you have your fruit resulting in sanctification, and the outcome is life eternal. 23 For the remuneration of sin is death, but the free gift of God is life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.