Πρὸς Ῥωμαίουςς 6:15

Greek Modern Translation

Τι λοιπον; θελομεν αμαρτησει διοτι δεν ειμεθα υπο νομον, αλλ' υπο χαριν; μη γενοιτο.

Parallel Translations

Byzantine/Majority Text
τι ουν αμαρτησομεν οτι ουκ εσμεν υπο νομον αλλ υπο χαριν μη γενοιτο

SBL Greek New Testament (2010)
Τί οὖν; ⸀ἁμαρτήσωμεν ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑπὸ νόμον ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ χάριν; μὴ γένοιτο·

Tischendorf 8th Edition
Τί οὖν; ἁμαρτήσωμεν ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑπὸ νόμον ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ χάριν; μὴ γένοιτο.

Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
τι ουν αμαρτησομεν οτι ουκ εσμεν υπο νομον αλλ υπο χαριν μη γενοιτο

Westcott/Hort UBS4 (1881)
τι ουν αμαρτησωμεν οτι ουκ εσμεν υπο νομον αλλα υπο χαριν μη γενοιτο

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What: Romans 3:9

shall we: Romans 6:1, Romans 6:2, 1 Corinthians 9:20, 1 Corinthians 9:21, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Galatians 2:17, Galatians 2:18, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 2:11-14, Jude 1:4

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 21:3 - The Lord Matthew 5:19 - shall teach Romans 2:4 - despisest Romans 3:4 - God forbid Romans 3:8 - Let us Romans 6:14 - under Romans 7:6 - But Romans 7:7 - What Romans 11:7 - What then 1 Corinthians 6:15 - God Galatians 3:23 - under Galatians 5:18 - ye are Philippians 1:18 - What 1 John 2:1 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

What then? shall we sin,.... Does it follow from hence, that therefore we may sin, and go on and continue in it,

because we are not under the law, but under grace? here the apostle meets with an objection of the adversary, saying, that if men are not under the law, and are free from all obligation to it, then they may live as they list; nor can they be chargeable with sin, or that be objected to them; since where there is no law, there is no transgression, and sin is not imputed where there is no law; and if they are under grace, or in the love and favour of God, from which there is no separation, then they cannot be damned, do what they will: but this objection proceeds upon a mistaken sense of the phrase, "under the law"; for believers, though they are not under the law as the ministry of Moses, yet they are under it, as it is in the hands of Christ; and though not under its curse, yet under obligation to obedience to it, from principles of love and grace; and a transgression of it is sin in them, as in others; and which is taken notice of by God, and visited with stripes in a: fatherly way, though his loving kindness is not removed: and to argue from the unchangeableness of God's grace, or the doctrines of it, as encouraging licentiousness, is greatly to abuse the grace of God, and manifestly betrays such persons to be ignorant of it and its influence; since nothing more powerfully engages to a love of holiness, and hatred of sin; wherefore the apostle, answers to this objection in his usual way,

God forbid; signifying his abhorrence of everything of this kind.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What then? shall we sin ... - The apostle proceeds to notice an objection which might be suggested. “If Christians are not under the law, which forbids all sin, but are under grace, which pardons sin, will it not follow that they will feel themselves released from obligation to be holy? Will they not commit sin freely, since the system of grace is one which contemplates pardon, and which will lead them to believe that they may be forgiven to any extent?” This Consequence has been drawn by many professing Christians; and it was well therefore, for the apostle to guard against it.

God forbid - Note, Romans 3:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 6:15. Shall we sin because we are not under the law — Shall we abuse our high and holy calling because we are not under that law which makes no provision for pardon, but are under that Gospel which has opened the fountain to wash away all sin and defilement? Shall we sin because grace abounds? Shall we do evil that good may come of it? This be far from us!