Study it in the app“I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to iniquity for iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.”
I speakλέγωin human termsἀνθρώπινονbecause ofδιὰthe weaknessτὴν ἀσθένειανof your flesh.τῆς σαρκὸς ὑμῶνForγὰρjust asὥσπερyou presentedπαρεστήσατεyour membersτὰ μέλη ὑμῶνasslavesδοῦλαto impurityτῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳandκαὶto iniquityτῇ ἀνομίᾳforεἰςiniquity,τὴν ἀνομίανsoοὕτωςnowνῦνpresentπαραστήσατεyour membersτὰ μέλη ὑμῶνasslavesδοῦλαto righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃforεἰςsanctification.ἁγιασμόν
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appearshuman
Human; "in human terms", speaking as people do.
Where else “anthrōpinon” appearsweakness
Lack of strength.
Where else “astheneian” appearsmortal
Human beings, frail and mortal.
Where else “sarkos” appearsjust as
Just as, in the same way as.
Where else “hōsper” appearspresent
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parestēsate” appearsmember
A part of the body.
Where else “melē” appearsslave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doula” appearsimpurity
A soiled life, above all sexually.
Where else “akatharsiai” appearslawlessness
Lawlessness: living without law, disregarding what God commands.
Where else “anomiai” appearsrighteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēi” appearssanctification
Sanctification: being set apart for God and made holy.
Where else “hagiasmon” appears18and, having been set free from sin, you were made slaves to righteousness.
19 · This verse (above)
20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
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?
