1 W hat shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

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

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

May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

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

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

4 T herefore 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.

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

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

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,

6 k nowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

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;

7 F or he that is dead is freed from sin.

for he who has died is freed from sin.

8 N ow if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

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

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

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

10 F or in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

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

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

Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

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

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,

13 N either 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.

and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

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

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

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

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!

16 K now 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?

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

17 B ut 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.

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 committed,

18 B eing then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

19 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.

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

20 F or when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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