⁷ For ^(A)one who has died ^(B)has been set free^[a] from sin.

Stewards of God's Grace

4 Since therefore ^(A)Christ suffered in the flesh,^{[a] (B)}arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for ^(C)whoever has suffered in the flesh ^(D)has ceased from sin,

Put On the New Self

3 ^(A)If then you have been raised with Christ, seek ^(B)the things that are above, where Christ is, ^(C)seated at the right hand of God. ^2 (D)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ³ For ^(E)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Life in the Spirit

8 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.^[a]

⁴ Likewise, my brothers, ^(A)you also have died ^(B)to the law ^(C)through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, ^(D)in order that we may bear fruit for God.

² For ^(A)a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.^[a]

⁸ Now ^(A)if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

² By no means! How can ^(A)we who died to sin still live in it?