What shall
we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace
may abound?
02 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to
sin, live any longer therein?
03 Know ye not, that so many of us as were
baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his
death?
04 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death: that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so
we also should walk in newness of life.
05 For if we have been planted together in the
likeness of his death, we shall be also in the
likeness of his resurrection:
06 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.
07 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
08 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that
we shall also live with him:
09 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead
dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over
him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once:
but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal
body, that ye should obey it in the lusts
thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments
of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves
unto God, as those that are alive from the dead,
and your members as instruments of righteousness
unto God.
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14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for
ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not
under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to 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?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants
of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that
form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the
servants of righteousness.
19 I speak after the manner of men because of the
infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded
your members servants to uncleanness and to
iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your
members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were
free from righteousness.
21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof
ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things
is death.
22 But now being made free from sin, and become
servants to God, ye have your fruit unto
holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of
God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
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