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MODERN LITERAL VERSION - 2026 Update

6:1       Therefore, what will we say? Are we remaining in the sin in-order-that the grace {Or: favor; and so elsewhere in the letters to the congregations} may increase?

6:2 Let it not happen! We who died to the sin, how will we still be living in it?

6:3 Or are you^° ignorant that as many as were immersed^* into Christ Jesus were immersed^* into his death?

6:4 Therefore, we were buried together-with him through the immersion^* into his death, in-order-that just-like Christ was raised up from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we might also walk in newness of life.

6:5 For^* if we have become unified together-with him in the likeness of his death, but also, we will be unified with him in the likeness of the resurrection.

6:6 Knowing this, that our old man was crucified together-with him, in-order-that the body of the sin might be done-away, for us no longer to be enslaved to the sin,

6:7 for^* he who died has been made righteous away from the sin.

6:8 But if we died together-with Christ, we believe that we will also be living together-with him,

6:9 knowing that Christ was raised up from the dead dies no more; death has no more lordship over him.

6:10 For^* what death he died, he died to the sin once for all, but what life he lives, he is living to God.

6:11 So you^° also, count^° yourselves to be indeed dead to the sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.      

6:12 Therefore, do not let the sin reign in your^° mortal body, that^* you^° may obey^* it in its lusts,

6:13 nor present^° your^° members as weapons of unrighteousness to the sin, but present^° yourselves to God, as living from the dead and your^° members as weapons of righteousness to God.

6:14 For^* sin will not have lordship over you^°, for^* you^° are not under the law, but under grace.

6:15 Therefore, what? Will we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? Let it not happen!

6:16 Do you^° not know, that to what you^° present yourselves as bondservants to obedience, you^° are the bondservants to what you^° obey^*, either of sin to death or of obedience to righteousness?

6:17 But gratitude is to God, that, though you^° were bondservants of the sin, but you^° obeyed^* from the heart the pattern {Or: example (see 6:3-6)} of teaching to which you^° were given,

6:18 and were made free from the sin, you^° were enslaved to the righteousness.      

6:19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your^° flesh, for^* just-like you^° presented your^° members as bondservants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness leading to more of the lawlessness, so now present^° your^° members as bondservants to the righteousness leading to holiness.

6:20 For^* when you^° were bondservants of the sin, you^° were free in regard to the righteousness.

6:21 Therefore, what fruit were you^° holding then in which things you^° are now ashamed? For^* the end of those things is death.

6:22 But now, were made free from the sin and were enslaved to God, you^° have your^° fruit leading to holiness and the end everlasting life.

6:23 For^* the compensations of the sin are death, but the gift^* of God is everlasting life in Christ Jesus our Lord.