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By no means!μὴ γένοιτοWe whoοἵτινεςdiedἀπεθάνομενto sin,τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳhowπῶςwill we stillἔτιliveζήσομενinἐνit?αὐτῇ
Romans 6:2
Study it in the app“By no means! We who died to sin, how will we still live in it?”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:2, word by word
- By no meansγένοιτοgenoito
be it so
"Let it be so"; or "by no means!".
Where else “genoito” appears- diedἀπεθάνομενapethanomen
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanomen” appears- to sinἁμαρτίᾳhamartiai
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiai” appears- liveζήσομενzēsomen
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēsomen” appears
The context
1What then shall we say? Shall we remain in sin so that grace may increase?
2 · This verse (above)
3Or do you not know that all of us who were immersed into the Messiah Jesus were immersed into his death?
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?