¹⁵ But ^[a]the gracious gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of ^(A)the one ^(B)the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by ^(C)the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

⁶ knowing this, that our ^(A)old man was ^(B)crucified with Him, in order that our ^(C)body of sin might be ^[a]done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; ⁷ for ^(D)he who has died has been ^[b]justified from sin.

⁸ Now ^(E)if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, ⁹ knowing that Christ, having been ^(F)raised from the dead, ^[c]is never to die again; ^(G)death no longer is master over Him. ¹⁰ For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God. ¹¹ Even so consider yourselves to be ^(H)dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

¹² Therefore do not let sin ^(I)reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, ¹³ and do not go on ^(J)presenting your members to sin as ^[d]instruments of unrighteousness, but ^(K)present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as ^[e]instruments of righteousness to God. ¹⁴ For ^(L)sin shall not ^(M)be master over you, for ^(N)you are not under law but ^(O)under grace.

Slaves of Righteousness

¹⁵ What then? ^(P)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? ^(Q)May it never be! ¹⁶ Do you not ^(R)know that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as ^(S)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of ^(T)sin ^[f]leading to death, or of obedience ^[g]leading to righteousness? ¹⁷ But ^(U)thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that ^(V)pattern of teaching to which you were ^(W)given over, ¹⁸ and having been ^(X)freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. ^19 (Y)I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^(Z)as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ^[h]leading to further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, ^[i]leading to sanctification.

²⁰ For ^(AA)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. ²¹ Therefore what ^[j](AB)benefit were you then having ^[k]from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is ^(AC)death. ²² But now having been ^(AD)freed from sin and ^(AE)enslaved to God, you have your ^[l](AF)benefit, ^[m]leading to sanctification, and ^(AG)the end, eternal life. ²³ For the wages of ^(AH)sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is ^(AI)eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

²⁰ I have been ^(A)crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but ^(B)Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in ^(C)the Son of God, who ^(D)loved me and ^(E)gave Himself up for me.

³ For you ^(A)died and your life has been hidden with Christ in God.