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 newness^[a] of life.^{(J) 5} For if we have been united 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) so that the body ruled by sin^[d] might be rendered powerless^(N) so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, ⁷ since a person who has died^(O) is freed^[e] from sin. 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 the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God. ¹¹ So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin^(S) and alive to God in Christ Jesus.^[f]

¹² Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey^[g] its desires. ¹³ And do not offer any parts^[h] 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 of yourselves to God as weapons for righteousness. ¹⁴ For sin will not rule over you, because you are not under the law^(V) but under grace.^(W)

¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;^(A) the old has passed away, and see,^(B) the new has^[a] come!^{(C) 18} Everything is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.^{(D) 19} That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world^(E) to himself,^(F) not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us.

²⁰ Therefore, we are ambassadors^(G) for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ’s behalf,^(H) “Be reconciled to God.” ²¹ He made the one who did not know sin^(I) to be sin^[b] for us,^(J) so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.^{(A) 3} For you died,^(B) and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your^[a] life, appears,^(C) then you also will appear with him in glory.^(D)

⁵ Therefore, put to death what belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity,^(E) lust,^(F) evil desire, and greed,^(G) which is idolatry.^{(H) 6} Because of these, God’s wrath^(I) is coming upon the disobedient,^{[b] 7} and you once walked in these things when you were living^(J) in them. ⁸ But now, put away^(K) all the following: anger,^(L) wrath,^(M) malice,^(N) slander,^(O) and filthy language from your mouth.^{(P) 9} Do not lie^(Q) to one another, since you have put off^(R) the old self^(S) with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on^(T) the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your^[c] Creator.^{(U) 11} In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and in all.^(V)