² Certainly not! How shall we who ^(A)died to sin live any longer in it? ³ Or do you not know that ^(B)as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus ^(C)were baptized into His death? ⁴ Therefore we were ^(D)buried with Him through baptism into death, that ^(E)just as Christ was raised from the dead by ^(F)the glory of the Father, ^(G)even so we also should walk in newness of life.

^5 (H)For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, ⁶ knowing this, that ^(I)our old man was crucified with Him, that ^(J)the body of sin might be ^[a]done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. ⁷ For ^(K)he who has died has been ^[b]freed from sin. ⁸ Now ^(L)if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, ⁹ knowing that ^(M)Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. ¹⁰ For the death that He died, ^(N)He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, ^(O)He lives to God. ¹¹ Likewise you also, ^[c]reckon yourselves to be ^(P)dead indeed to sin, but ^(Q)alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

^12 (R)Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

⁴ But God, ^(A)who is rich in mercy, because of His ^(B)great love with which He loved us, ^5 (C)even when we were dead in trespasses, ^(D)made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), ⁶ and raised us up together, and made us sit together ^(E)in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in ^(F)His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

^12 (A)buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through ^(B)faith in the working of God, ^(C)who raised Him from the dead. ¹³ And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,

Hold Fast Your Confession

¹⁹ Therefore, brethren, having ^(A)boldness^[a] to enter ^(B)the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, ²⁰ by a new and ^(C)living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, ²¹ and having a High Priest over the house of God, ²² let us ^(D)draw near with a true heart ^(E)in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.