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Whatτίναfruitκαρπὸνthenοὖνdid you haveεἴχετεat that timeτότεfromἐφ’the things of whichοἷςyou are nowνῦνashamed?ἐπαισχύνεσθεForγὰρthe endτὸ τέλοςof those thingsἐκείνωνisdeath.θάνατος
Romans 6:21
Study it in the app“What fruit then did you have at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.”
Paul: the old way ended in death; set free, the end is eternal life, God's giftTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:21, word by word
- fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
result
The result of what someone is or does.
Where else “karpon” appears- did you haveεἴχετεeichete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichete” appears- at that timeτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- ashamedἐπαισχύνεσθεepaischynesthe
be ashamed
Be ashamed of.
Where else “epaischynesthe” appears- the endτέλοςtelos
goal
The aim, where something leads.
Where else “telos” appears- deathθάνατοςthanatos
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatos” appears
Translation note
Another possible punctuation: “What fruit did you have then? Things of which you are now ashamed.”
The context
20For when you were slaves of sin, you were free with regard to righteousness.
21 · This verse (above)
22But now, having been set free from sin and made slaves to God, you have your fruit for sanctification, and the end, eternal life.
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?