^aWhat shall we say then? Are we to ^bcontinue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 ^aMay it never be! How shall we who ^bdied to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been ^abaptized into ^bChrist Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been ^aburied with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was ^braised from the dead through the ^cglory of the Father, so we too might walk in ^dnewness of life. 5 For ^aif we have become ¹united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be ²in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our ^aold ¹self was ^bcrucified with Him, in order that our ^cbody of sin might be ²done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for ^ahe who has died is ¹freed from sin.

8 Now ^aif we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been ^araised from the dead, ¹is never to die again; ^bdeath no longer is master over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be ^adead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore do not let sin ^areign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on ^apresenting ¹the members of your body to sin as ²instruments of unrighteousness; but ^bpresent yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as ³instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For ^asin shall not ^bbe master over you, for ^cyou are not under law but ^dunder grace.

15 What then? ^aShall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? ^bMay it never be! 16 Do you not ^aknow that when you present yourselves to someone as ^bslaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of ^csin ¹resulting in death, or of obedience ²resulting in righteousness? 17 But ^athanks be to God that ¹though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^bform of teaching to which you were committed, 18 and having been ^afreed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 ^aI am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^bas you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ¹resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, ²resulting in sanctification.

20 For ^awhen you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 Therefore what ^1abenefit were you then ²deriving ³from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is ^bdeath. 22 But now having been ^afreed from sin and ^benslaved to God, you ¹derive your ^2cbenefit, ³resulting in sanctification, and ^dthe outcome, eternal life. 23 For the wages of ^asin is death, but the free gift of God is ^beternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

^aWhat shall we say then? Are we to ^bcontinue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 ^aMay it never be! How shall we who ^bdied to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who were ^abaptized into ^bChrist Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we were ^aburied with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was ^braised from the dead through the ^cglory of the Father, so we too might walk in ^dnewness of life. 5 For ^aif we have become ¹united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be ²in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our ^aold man was ^bcrucified with Him, in order that our ^cbody of sin might be ¹done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for ^ahe who has died has been ¹justified from sin.

8 Now ^aif we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been ^araised from the dead, ¹is never to die again; ^bdeath no longer is master over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Even so consider yourselves to be ^adead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore do not let sin ^areign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on ^apresenting your members to sin as ¹instruments of unrighteousness, but ^bpresent yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as ²instruments of righteousness to God. 14 For ^asin shall not ^bbe master over you, for ^cyou are not under law but ^dunder grace.

15 What then? ^aShall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? ^bMay it never be! 16 Do you not ^aknow that when you go on presenting yourselves to someone as ^bslaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of ^csin ¹leading to death, or of obedience ²leading to righteousness? 17 But ^athanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart that ^bpattern of teaching to which you were ^cgiven over, 18 and having been ^afreed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. 19 ^aI am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^bas you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ¹leading to further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, ²leading to sanctification.

20 For ^awhen you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 Therefore what ^1abenefit were you then having ²from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is ^bdeath. 22 But now having been ^afreed from sin and ^benslaved to God, you have your ^1cbenefit, ²leading to sanctification, and ^dthe end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of ^asin is death, but the gracious gift of God is ^beternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

^aWhat shall we say to all this? Should we ^bcontinue in sin and practice sin as a habit so that God’s gift of ¹grace may increase and overflow? 2 ^aCertainly not! How can we, the very ones who ^bdied to sin, continue to live in it any longer? 3 Or are you ignorant of the fact that all of us who have been ^1abaptized into ^bChrist Jesus were baptized into His death? 4 We have therefore been ^aburied with Him through baptism into death, so that just as Christ was ^braised from the dead through the ^cglory and power of the Father, we too might walk habitually in ^dnewness of life abandoning our old ways. 5 For ^aif we have become one with Him permanently united in the likeness of His death, we will also certainly be one with Him and share fully in the likeness of His resurrection. 6 We know that our ^aold ¹self our human nature without the Holy Spirit was ^bnailed to the cross with Him, in order that our ^cbody of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin. 7 For ^athe person who has died with Christ has been freed from the power of sin.

8 Now ^aif we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live together with Him, 9 because we know the self-evident truth that Christ, having been ^araised from the dead, will never die again; ^bdeath no longer has power over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin ending its power and paying the sinner’s debt once and for all; and the life that He lives, He lives to glorify God in unbroken fellowship with Him. 11 Even so, consider yourselves to be ^adead to sin and your relationship to it broken, but alive to God in unbroken fellowship with Him in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore do not let sin ^areign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions. 13 Do not go on ^aoffering members of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness. But ^boffer yourselves to God in a decisive act as those alive raised from the dead to a new life, and your members all of your abilities—sanctified, set apart as instruments of righteousness yielded to God. 14 For ^asin will no longer ^bbe a master over you, since ^cyou are not under Law as slaves, but ^dunder unmerited grace as recipients of God’s favor and mercy.

15 What then are we to conclude? ^aShall we sin because we are not under Law, but under God’s grace? ^bCertainly not! 16 Do you not ^aknow that when you continually offer yourselves to someone ^bto do his will, you are the slaves of the one whom you obey, either slaves of ^csin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness (right standing with God) ? 17 But ^athank God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient with all your heart to ^bthe standard of teaching in which you were instructed and to which you were committed. 18 And having been ^aset free from sin, you have become the slaves of righteousness of conformity to God’s will and purpose. 19 ^aI am speaking in familiar human terms because of your natural limitations your spiritual immaturity. For ^bjust as you presented your bodily members as slaves to impurity and to moral lawlessness, leading to further lawlessness, so now offer your members your abilities, your talents as slaves to righteousness, leading to ¹sanctification that is, being set apart for God’s purpose.

20 ^aWhen you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness you had no desire to conform to God’s will. 21 So what ^abenefit did you get at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? None! For the outcome of those things is ^bdeath! 22 But now since you have been ^aset free from sin and have become willing ^bslaves to God, you have your ^cbenefit, resulting in sanctification being made holy and set apart for God’s purpose, and ^dthe outcome of this is eternal life. 23 For the wages of ^asin is death, but the free gift of God that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers is ^beternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

^aWhat shall we say then? Are we to ^bcontinue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 ^1aFar from it! How shall we who ^bdied to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been ^abaptized into ^bChrist Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been ^aburied with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was ^braised from the dead through the ^cglory of the Father, so we too may walk in ^dnewness of life. 5 For ^aif we have become ¹united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be ²in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our ^aold ¹self was ^bcrucified with Him, in order that our ^cbody of sin might be ²done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for ^athe one who has died is ¹freed from sin.

8 Now ^aif we have died with Christ, we believe that ^bwe shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been ^araised from the dead, ¹is never to die again; ^bdeath no longer is master over Him. 10 For ¹the death that He died, He died to sin once for all time; but ²the life that He lives, He lives to ³God. 11 So you too, consider yourselves to be ^adead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12 Therefore sin is not to ^areign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on ^apresenting ¹the parts of your body to sin as ²instruments of unrighteousness; but ^bpresent yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and ³your body’s parts as ⁴instruments of righteousness for God. 14 For ^asin shall not ^bbe master over you, for ^cyou are not under ¹the Law but ^dunder grace.

15 What then? ^aAre we to sin because we are not under ¹the Law but under grace? ^2bFar from it! 16 Do you not ^aknow that the one to whom you present yourselves as ^bslaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of ^csin ¹resulting in death, or of obedience ²resulting in righteousness? 17 But ^athanks be to God that ¹though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^2bform of teaching to which you were entrusted, 18 and after being ^afreed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness. 19 ^aI am speaking ¹in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^bas you presented ²the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ³resulting in further lawlessness, so now present ⁴your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, ⁵resulting in sanctification.

20 For ^awhen you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness. 21 Therefore what ^1abenefit were you then ²deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is ^bdeath. 22 But now having been ^afreed from sin and ^benslaved to God, you ¹derive your ^2cbenefit, ³resulting in sanctification, and ^dthe outcome, eternal life. 23 For the wages of ^asin is death, but the gracious gift of God is ^beternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.