Romans 6

World English Bible

6 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? ²May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer? ³Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴We 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.

⁵For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection; ⁶knowing 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. ⁷For he who has died has been freed from sin. ⁸But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, ⁹knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over him! ¹⁰For the death that he died, he died to sin one time; but the life that he lives, he lives to God. ¹¹Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

¹²Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. ¹³Also, 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. ¹⁴For sin will not have dominion over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.

¹⁵What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! ¹⁶Don’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? ¹⁷But 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. ¹⁸Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.

¹⁹I 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. ²⁰For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. ²¹What 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. ²²But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life. ²³For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romarbrevet 6

Svenska Folkbibeln

Det nya livet

6 Vad skall vi nu säga? Skall vi fortsätta att synda för att nåden skall bli större? ²Nej, visst inte! Vi som har dött bort från synden, hur skulle vi kunna fortsätta att leva i den? ³Eller vet ni inte att vi alla som har blivit döpta till Kristus Jesus har blivit döpta till hans död? ⁴Vi är alltså genom dopet till döden begravda med honom, för att också vi skall leva det nya livet, liksom Kristus uppväcktes från de döda genom Faderns härlighet. ⁵Ty är vi förenade med honom genom en död som hans, skall vi också vara förenade med honom genom en uppståndelse som hans. ⁶Vi vet att vår gamla människa har blivit korsfäst med Kristus, för att syndens kropp skall berövas sin makt, så att vi inte längre är slavar under synden. ⁷Ty den som är död är friad från synd. ⁸Har vi nu dött med Kristus, tror vi att vi också skall leva med honom. ⁹Vi vet att Kristus aldrig mer dör, sedan han blivit uppväckt från de döda. Döden har inte längre någon makt över honom. ¹⁰Ty hans död var en död från synden en gång för alla, men det liv han lever, det lever han för Gud. ¹¹Så skall också ni se på er själva: ni är döda från synden och lever för Gud i Kristus Jesus.

¹²Synden skall därför inte härska i er dödliga kropp, så att ni lyder dess begär. ¹³Ställ inte era lemmar i syndens tjänst, som vapen åt orättfärdigheten, utan ställ er själva i Guds tjänst. Ni som var döda men nu lever, ställ era lemmar i Guds tjänst som vapen åt rättfärdigheten. ¹⁴Synden skall inte vara herre över er, ty ni står inte under lagen utan under nåden. ¹⁵Hur är det alltså? Skall vi synda, eftersom vi inte står under lagen utan under nåden? Naturligtvis inte! ¹⁶Vet ni inte att om ni gör er till slavar under någon och lyder honom, då är ni hans slavar och det är honom ni lyder, antingen under synden, vilket leder till död, eller under lydnaden, vilket leder till rättfärdighet? ¹⁷Men Gud vare tack! Ni var syndens slavar men har nu av hjärtat blivit lydiga mot den lära som ni blivit överlämnade åt. ¹⁸Nu är ni slavar under rättfärdigheten, sedan ni har befriats från synden. ¹⁹- För er mänskliga svaghets skull använder jag en så enkel bild. - Ty liksom ni förr ställde era lemmar i orenhetens och laglöshetens slavtjänst, till ett laglöst liv, så skall ni nu ställa era lemmar i rättfärdighetens slavtjänst, till helgelse. ²⁰Medan ni var syndens slavar, var ni fria från rättfärdigheten. ²¹Men vad skördade ni då för frukt? Jo, det som ni nu skäms för. Slutet på sådant är döden. ²²Men nu, då ni befriats från synden och blivit Guds slavar, blir frukten att ni helgas och till slut får evigt liv. ²³Ty syndens lön är döden, men Guds gåva är evigt liv i Kristus Jesus, vår Herre.

Romans 6

New King James Version

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

6 What shall we say then? ^(A)Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? ²Certainly not! How shall we who ^(B)died to sin live any longer in it? ³Or do you not know that ^(C)as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus ^(D)were baptized into His death? ⁴Therefore 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.

⁵^(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, ⁶knowing 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. ⁷For ^(L)he who has died has been ^[b]freed from sin. ⁸Now ^(M)if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, ⁹knowing that ^(N)Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. ¹⁰For the death that He died, ^(O)He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, ^(P)He lives to God. ¹¹Likewise 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. ¹³And 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. ¹⁴For ^(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

¹⁵What then? Shall we sin ^(W)because we are not under law but under grace? Certainly not! ¹⁶Do 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? ¹⁷But 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. ¹⁸And ^(Z)having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. ¹⁹I 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.

²⁰For 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. ²²But 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. ²³For ^(AE)the wages of sin is death, but ^(AF)the ^[h]gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Footnotes

Romans 6:6 rendered inoperative
Romans 6:7 cleared
Romans 6:11 consider
Romans 6:13 Or weapons
Romans 6:17 entrusted
Romans 6:19 unto sanctification
Romans 6:22 unto sanctification
Romans 6:23 free gift

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