| 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may
abound? 2 God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live
therein? 3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ
Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him
through baptism unto death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead
through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection;
6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the
body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to
sin; 7 for he that hath died is justified from sin. 8 But if we died
with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; 9 knowing that
Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death no more hath dominion
over him. 10 For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the
life that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Even so reckon ye also
yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus. 12 Let
not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts
thereof: 13 neither present your members unto sin as instruments
of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead,
and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 14 For
sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under
grace. 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under
grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves
as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether
of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But thanks be to
God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart
to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered; 18 and being made
free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the
manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented
your members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto
iniquity, even so now present your members as servants to
righteousness unto sanctification. 20 For when ye were servants of sin, ye
were free in regard of righteousness. 21 What fruit then had ye at that
time in the 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 sanctification, and the end eternal life. 23 For the
wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
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