The New Life in Christ

6 What should we say then?^(A) Should we continue in sin so that grace may multiply?^{(B) 2} Absolutely not!^(C) How can we who died to sin^(D) still live in it? ³ Or are you unaware that all of us who were baptized^(E) into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?^{(F) 4} Therefore we were buried with Him by baptism into death,^(G) in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead^(H) by the glory of the Father,^(I) so we too may walk in a new way^[a] of life.^{(J) 5} For if we have been joined with Him in the likeness of His death,^(K) we will certainly also be^[b] in the likeness of His resurrection. ⁶ For we know that our old self^[c](L) was crucified with Him^(M) in order that sin’s dominion over the body^[d] may be abolished,^(N) so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, ⁷ since a person who has died^(O) is freed^[e] from sin’s claims.^{[f] 8} Now if we died with Christ,^(P) we believe that we will also live with Him, ⁹ because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead,^(Q) will not die again. Death no longer rules over Him.^{(R) 10} For in light of the fact that He died, He died to sin once for all; but in light of the fact that He lives, He lives to God. ¹¹ So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin^(S) but alive to God in Christ Jesus.^[g]

¹² Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey^[h] its desires. ¹³ And do not offer any parts^[i] of it to sin^(T) as weapons for unrighteousness. But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God,^(U) and all the parts^[j] of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. ¹⁴ For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under law^(V) but under grace.^(W)

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

¹⁵ What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace?^(X) Absolutely not!^(Y)