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WhatΤίthen?οὖνShall we sinἁμαρτήσωμενbecauseὅτιwe areἐσμὲνnotοὐκunderὑπὸlawνόμονbutἀλλὰunderὑπὸgrace?χάρινBy no means!μὴ γένοιτο
Romans 6:15
Study it in the app“What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:15, word by word
- Shall we sinἁμαρτήσωμενhamartēsōmen
sin
Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.
Where else “hamartēsōmen” appears- we areἐσμὲνesmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esmen” appears- lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- graceχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- By no meansγένοιτοgenoito
be it so
"Let it be so"; or "by no means!".
Where else “genoito” appears
The context
14For sin will not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
15 · This verse (above)
16Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one you obey, either of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness?
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?