⁵ Christ died, and we have been ·joined with [united with; grafted into] him ·by dying too [or by participating in his death; ^Lin the likeness of his death]. So we will also be ·joined with [united with; grafted into] him by rising from the dead as he did. ⁶ We know that our old ·life [self; ^Lperson] died with Christ on the cross so that our ·sinful selves [or body controlled by sin; ^Lbody of sin] would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin. ⁷ Anyone who has died is ·made free [justified; declared righteous] from ·sin’s control [^Lsin].