⁴ But because of his great love for us,^(A) God, who is rich in mercy, ⁵ made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions^(B)—it is by grace you have been saved.^{(C) 6} And God raised us up with Christ^(D) and seated us with him^(E) in the heavenly realms^(F) in Christ Jesus,

²⁰ I have been crucified with Christ^(A) and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.^(B) The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,^(C) who loved me^(D) and gave himself for me.^(E)

⁵⁶ The sting of death is sin,^(B) and the power of sin is the law.^(C)

⁴ We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death^(A) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead^(B) through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.^(C)

⁵ For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.^{(D) 6} For we know that our old self^(E) was crucified with him^(F) so that the body ruled by sin^(G) might be done away with,^[a] that we should no longer be slaves to sin^(H)— ⁷ because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.^(I)

⁸ Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.^{(J) 9} For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead,^(K) he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.^{(L) 10} The death he died, he died to sin^(M) once for all;^(N) but the life he lives, he lives to God.

¹¹ In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin^(O) but alive to God in Christ Jesus. ¹² Therefore do not let sin reign^(P) in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. ¹³ Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness,^(Q) 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.^{(R) 14} For sin shall no longer be your master,^(S) because you are not under the law,^(T) but under grace.^(U)