Dead to Sin but Alive in Christ

6 ·So [^LWhat then shall we say?] ·do you think we should [^Lshall we] continue sinning so that ·God will give us even more grace [^Lgrace may increase/^Tabound]? ² ·No [Absolutely not; May it never be; 3:31]! We died to ·our old sinful lives [^Lsin], so how can we continue living ·with [or in] sin? ³ ·Did you forget [or Don’t you know] that all of us who ·became part of Christ Jesus when we were baptized [^Lwere baptized into Christ Jesus] ·shared his death in that baptism [or participated in his death through that baptism; ^Lwere baptized into his death]. ⁴ [^LTherefore] When we were baptized, we were buried with Christ ·and shared his [and participated in his; ^Linto] death. So, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the ·wonderful power [glorious power; ^Lglory] of the Father, we also can live a new life.

⁵ Christ died, and we have been ·joined with [united with; grafted into] him ·by dying too [or by participating in his death; ^Lin the likeness of his death]. So we will also be ·joined with [united with; grafted into] him by rising from the dead as he did. ⁶ We know that our old ·life [self; ^Lperson] died with Christ on the cross so that our ·sinful selves [or body controlled by sin; ^Lbody of sin] would have no power over us and we would not be slaves to sin. ⁷ Anyone who has died is ·made free [justified; declared righteous] from ·sin’s control [^Lsin].

⁸ [^LNow; But] If we died with Christ, we ·know [have confidence; believe] we will also live with him. ⁹ Christ was raised from the dead, and we know that he cannot die again. Death has no ·power [mastery; dominion] over him now. ¹⁰ ·Yes [^LFor; Because], when Christ died, he died ·to defeat the power of sin [to take away sin; or with reference to sin] ·one time—enough for all time [once for all; Heb. 7:27]. [^LBut] He now has a new life, and his new life is ·with [or for the glory of; or with reference to] God. ¹¹ In the same way, you should ·see [count; consider] yourselves as being dead to ·the power of sin [^Lsin] and alive ·with [to; with reference to] God ·through [or in; in union with] Christ Jesus.

²⁰ I ·was put to death on the cross [^Lhave been crucified] with Christ, and I do not live anymore—it is Christ who lives in me. I still live in my ·body [flesh], but I live ·by faith in [or because of the faithfulness of] the Son of God who loved me and gave himself ·to save me [^Lfor me; on my behalf].