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WhatΤίthenοὖνshall we say?ἐροῦμενShall we remainἐπιμένωμενin sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳso thatἵναgraceἡ χάριςmay increase?πλεονάσῃ
Romans 6:1
Study it in the app“What then shall we say? Shall we remain in sin so that grace may increase?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:1, word by word
- shall we sayἐροῦμενeroumen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eroumen” appears- Shall we remainἐπιμένωμενepimenōmen
persevere
To keep on in something without giving up.
Where else “epimenōmen” appears- in sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiai
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiai” appears- graceχάριςcharis
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charis” appears- may increaseπλεονάσῃpleonasēi
increase, abound
Increase, abound, grow in number or amount; also make abound.
Where else “pleonasēi” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2By no means! We who died to sin, how will we still live in it?
To study Romans 6 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say is the pay of sin and the gift of God? (v. 23)
2. What it means
Paul asks whether we should continue in sin so that grace may increase, and answers no (vv. 1-2). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
Paul invites us to offer ourselves to God (v. 13). What concrete step could you take this week to live by what you value?