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What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase?

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Far from it! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?

Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in newness of life.

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.

For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

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.

for the one who has died is freed from sin.

For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him.

Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all time; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

So you too, consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Therefore sin is not to reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

and do not go on presenting the parts of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and your body's parts as instruments of righteousness for God.

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.

For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under the Law but under grace.

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

What then? Are we to sin because we are not under the Law but under grace? Far from it!

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

Do you not know that the one to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of that same one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?

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?

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were entrusted,

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.

and after being freed from sin, you became slaves to righteousness.

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your body's parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.

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.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in relation to righteousness.

For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.