^6:5For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection.²^6:6We know that³ our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us,⁴ so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. ^6:7(For someone who has died has been freed from sin.)⁵

^6:8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. ^6:9We know⁶ that since Christ has been raised from the dead, he is never going to die⁷ again; death no longer has mastery over him. ^6:10For the death he died, he died to sin once for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God. ^6:11So you too consider yourselves⁸ dead to sin, but⁹ alive to God in Christ Jesus.

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Romans 6:6: We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

Footnotes

2 Grk “we will certainly also of his resurrection.”
3 Grk “knowing this, that.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
4 Grk “may be rendered ineffective, inoperative,” or possibly “may be destroyed.” The term καταργέω (katargeō) has various nuances. In Rom 7:2 the wife whose husband has died is freed from the law (i.e., the law of marriage no longer has any power over her, in spite of what she may feel). A similar point seems to be made here (note v. 7).
5 Verse 7 forms something of a parenthetical comment in Paul’s argument.
6 Grk “knowing.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
7 The present tense here has been translated as a futuristic present (see , where this verse is listed as an example).
8 Some Alexandrian and Byzantine (𝔓94vid א* B C 81 365 1506 1739 1881 ) have the infinitive “to be” (εἶναι, einai) following “yourselves“. The infinitive is lacking from some of the Alexandrian and Western texttypes (𝔓46vid A D*,c F G 33vid ). The infinitive is found elsewhere in the majority of Byzantine , suggesting a scribal tendency toward clarification. The lack of infinitive best explains the rise of the other readings. The meaning of the passage is not significantly altered by inclusion or omission, but on internal grounds omission is more likely. includes the infinitive in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.
9 Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be rendered powerless so that we may no longer be enslaved to sin, since a person who has died is freed from sin. Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over him. For the death he died, he died to sin once for all time; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So, you too consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

NLTNew Living Translation

Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For if we have become identified with him in the likeness of his death, certainly also we will be identified with him in the likeness of his resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with him, in order that the body of sin may be done away with, that we may no longer be enslaved to sin. For the one who has died has been freed from sin.

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him, knowing that Christ, because he has been raised from the dead, is going to die no more, death no longer being master over him. For that death he died, he died to sin once and never again, but that life he lives, he lives to God. So also you, consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

KJV 1900King James Version

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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