Romans 5–6

Therefore ^abeing justified by faith, we have ^bpeace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: ²by whom also ^cwe have access by faith into this grace ^dwherein we stand, and ^erejoice in hope of the glory of God. ^3fAnd not only so, but ^gwe ^eglory in tribulations also: ^hknowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴and patience, ⁱexperience; and ⁱexperience, hope: ⁵and ^jhope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God ^kis shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. ⁶For when we were yet without strength, in due time ^lChrist died for the ungodly. ⁷For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. ⁸But God ^mcommendeth ⁿhis love toward us, in that, ^owhile we were yet sinners, ^lChrist died for us. ⁹Much more then, being now justified ^oby his blood, ^pwe shall be saved from wrath through him. ¹⁰For if, ^qwhen we were enemies, ^rwe were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by ^shis life. ^11fAnd not only so, but we also ^ejoy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

¹²Wherefore, as ^tby one man sin entered into the world, and ^udeath by sin; and so death passed upon ^zall men, ^vfor that all have sinned: ¹³for until the law sin was in the world: but ^wsin is not imputed when there is no law. ¹⁴Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of ^xAdam’s transgression, ^ywho is the figure of him that was to come. ¹⁵But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one ^zmany be dead, much more ^athe grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto ^zbmany. ¹⁶And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto ^cjustification. ¹⁷For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. ¹⁸Therefore as by ^dthe offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by ^dthe ^crighteousness of one the free gift came upon ^zeall men unto ^fjustification of life. ¹⁹For as by one man’s disobedience ^zmany were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall ^bzmany be made righteous. ²⁰Moreover ^gthe law ^hentered, that the offence might abound. But ⁱwhere sin abounded, ^jgrace did much more abound: ²¹that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might ^kgrace reign through righteousness unto ^leternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

VI.What shall we say then? ^aShall we continue in sin, that ^bgrace may abound? ^2cGod forbid. How shall we, that ^dare dead to sin, live any longer therein? ³Know ye not, that ^eso many of us as were baptized ^finto Jesus Christ were ^gbaptized into his death? ⁴Therefore we are ^hburied with him by baptism into death: that like as ⁱChrist was raised up from the dead by ^kthe glory of the Father, even so ^lwe also should walk in newness of life. ⁵For ^mif we have been ⁿplanted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: ⁶knowing this, that ^oour old man ^pis crucified with him, that ^qthe body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. ⁷For ^rhe that is dead is ^sfreed from sin. ⁸Now ^tif we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: ⁹knowing that ^uChrist being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. ¹⁰For in that he died, ^whe died unto sin ^xonce: but in that he liveth, he ^yliveth unto God. ¹¹Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be ^zdead indeed unto sin, but alive ^aunto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. ¹²Let not ^bsin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. ¹³Neither ^cyield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but ^dyield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. ¹⁴For ^bsin shall not have dominion over you: for ^eye are not under the law, but under grace.

¹⁵What then? ^fshall we sin, ^zbecause we are not under the law, but under grace? ^gGod forbid. ¹⁶Know ye not, that ^hto whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? ¹⁷But God be thanked, ⁱthat ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart ^kthat form of doctrine which was delivered you. ¹⁸Being then ^lmade free from sin, ^mye became the servants of righteousness. ¹⁹ⁿI speak after the manner of men ^obecause of ^othe infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have ^cyielded your members servants to uncleanness and to ^piniquity unto iniquity; even so now ^dyield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. ²⁰For when ye were ^hthe servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. ^21qWhat fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for ^rthe end of those things is death. ²²But now being ^lmade free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. ²³For the ^swages of sin is ^tdeath; but the gift of God is ^ueternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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