Romans 5:17–6:14

17  For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:) 18  so then as it was by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life. 19  For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous. 20  But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded, 21  in order that, even as sin has reigned in the power of death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Chapter 6

1  What then shall we say? Should we continue in sin that grace may abound? 2  Far be the thought. We who have died to sin, how shall we still live in it? 3  Are you ignorant that we, as many as have been baptised unto Christ Jesus, have been baptised unto his death? 4  We have been buried therefore with him by baptism unto death, in order that, even as Christ has been raised up from among the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life. 5  For if we are become identified with him in the likeness of his death, so also we shall be of his resurrection; 6  knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with him, that the body of sin might be annulled, that we should no longer serve sin. 7  For he that has died is justified from sin. 8  Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him, 9  knowing that Christ having been raised up from among the dead dies no more: death has dominion over him no more. 10  For in that he has died, he has died to sin once for all; but in that he lives, he lives to God. 11  So also ye, reckon yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12  Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey its lusts. 13  Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive from among the dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God. 14  For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under law but under grace.