Morţi şi înviaţi împreună cu Cristos

Ce vom spune atunci? Să continuăm să păcătuim ca să se înmulţească harul? În nici un caz! Cum se poate ca noi, care am murit faţă de păcat, să continuăm să trăim în el?! Sau oare nu ştiţi că toţi cei care aţi fost botezaţi în Cristos Isus aţi fost botezaţi în moartea Lui? Noi deci am fost îngropaţi împreună cu El prin botezul în moarte, pentru ca, aşa cum Cristos a fost înviat din morţi prin slava Tatălui, la fel să putem şi noi să umblăm în noutatea vieţii. Căci dacă am devenit uniţi cu El printr-o moarte asemănătoare cu a Lui, vom fi uniţi cu El şi printr-o înviere asemănătoare cu a Lui. Noi ştim că omul nostru cel vechi a fost răstignit împreună cu El, pentru ca trupul păcatului să fie lăsat fără putere, în aşa fel încât să nu mai fim sclavi ai păcatului; căci, cine a murit cu adevărat, a fost eliberat de păcat. Iar dacă am murit împreună cu Cristos, credem că vom şi trăi împreună cu El. Ştim că Cristos, fiind înviat din morţi, nu mai moare, moartea nu mai domneşte asupra Lui. 10 Căci prin moartea de care a murit, a murit faţă de păcat o dată pentru totdeauna, iar viaţa pe care o trăieşte, o trăieşte pentru Dumnezeu. 11 La fel şi voi, consideraţi-vă morţi faţă de păcat şi vii pentru Dumnezeu, în Cristos Isus!

12 Deci păcatul să nu mai domnească în trupurile voastre muritoare, aşa încât să ascultaţi de poftele lui! 13 Să nu mai oferiţi mădularele voastre păcatului, ca unelte ale nedreptăţii, ci oferiţi-vă pe voi înşivă lui Dumnezeu, ca unii care aţi fost aduşi de la moarte la viaţă şi oferiţi-vă mădularele voastre lui Dumnezeu, ca unelte ale dreptăţii, 14 pentru ca păcatul să nu mai domnească asupra voastră, întrucât voi nu sunteţi sub Lege, ci sub har!

Sclavi ai dreptăţii

15 Şi atunci? Să păcătuim, pentru că nu suntem sub Lege, ci sub har? În nici un caz! 16 Nu ştiţi că atunci când vă oferiţi pe voi înşivă ca sclavi ca să ascultaţi de cineva, sunteţi sclavii celui de care ascultaţi: fie ai păcatului, care duce la moarte, fie ai ascultării, care duce la dreptate? 17 Dar mulţumiri fie aduse lui Dumnezeu, pentru că, deşi eraţi sclavi ai păcatului, aţi ascultat din inimă de modelul de învăţătură[a] căruia i-aţi fost încredinţaţi, 18 aţi fost eliberaţi de păcat şi aţi devenit sclavi ai dreptăţii! 19 Vorbesc în felul oamenilor, din cauza neputinţei firii voastre.[b] Aşa cum v-aţi dat mădularele să fie sclave ale necurăţiei şi fărădelegii, în vederea fărădelegii, tot aşa acum, daţi-vă mădularele ca sclave ale dreptăţii, în vederea sfinţirii. 20 Căci atunci când eraţi sclavi ai păcatului eraţi liberi în ce priveşte dreptatea. 21 Şi ce roade aduceaţi atunci? Roade de care acum vă este ruşine, pentru că sfârşitul acestor lucruri este moartea! 22 Însă acum, fiind eliberaţi de păcat şi devenind sclavi ai lui Dumnezeu, aveţi ca rod sfinţirea, iar ca sfârşit viaţa veşnică. 23 Fiindcă plata păcatului este moartea, dar darul lui Dumnezeu este viaţa veşnică în Cristos Isus, Domnul nostru.

Footnotes

  1. Romani 6:17 Posibil să facă referire la un set de învăţături de bază pe care le primeau noii convertiţi
  2. Romani 6:19 În ideea că nici o analogie nu este perfectă, însă Pavel se vede obligat să se folosească de acestea

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer? Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection; knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin. For he who has died has been freed from sin. But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him! 10 For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God. 11 Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! 16 Don’t you know that when you present yourselves as servants and obey someone, you are the servants of whomever you obey, whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered. 18 Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.

19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification. 20 For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

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.

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

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.

For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

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.

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

What shall we say then? (A)Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who (B)died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that (C)as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus (D)were baptized into His death? Therefore we were (E)buried with Him through baptism into death, that (F)just as Christ was raised from the dead by (G)the glory of the Father, (H)even so we also should walk in newness of life.

(I)For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that (J)our old man was crucified with Him, that (K)the body of sin might be [a]done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. For (L)he who has died has been [b]freed from sin. Now (M)if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that (N)Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, (O)He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, (P)He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, [c]reckon yourselves to be (Q)dead indeed to sin, but (R)alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

12 (S)Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. 13 And do not present your (T)members as [d]instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but (U)present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For (V)sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God

15 What then? Shall we sin (W)because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! 16 Do you not know that (X)to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one’s slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart (Y)that form of doctrine to which you were [e]delivered. 18 And (Z)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves of righteousness [f]for holiness.

20 For when you were (AA)slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 (AB)What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For (AC)the end of those things is death. 22 But now (AD)having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit [g]to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For (AE)the wages of sin is death, but (AF)the [h]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes

  1. Romans 6:6 rendered inoperative
  2. Romans 6:7 cleared
  3. Romans 6:11 consider
  4. Romans 6:13 Or weapons
  5. Romans 6:17 entrusted
  6. Romans 6:19 unto sanctification
  7. Romans 6:22 unto sanctification
  8. Romans 6:23 free gift