22
Butδέnow,νυνὶhaving been set freeἐλευθερωθέντεςfromἀπὸsinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςandδὲmade slavesδουλωθέντεςto God,τῷ θεῷyou haveἔχετεyour fruitτὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶνforεἰςsanctification,ἁγιασμόνandδὲthe end,τὸ τέλοςeternalαἰώνιονlife.ζωὴν
Romans 6:22
Study it in the app“But now, having been set free from sin and made slaves to God, you have your fruit for sanctification, and the end, eternal life.”
Paul: the old way ended in death; set free, the end is eternal life, God's giftTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:22, word by word
- nowνυνὶnyni
now
"Now", "at this moment"; a stronger form of "now".
Where else “nyni” appears- having been set freeἐλευθερωθέντεςeleutherōthentes
set free
Set free, free; bring out of slavery.
Where else “eleutherōthentes” appears- sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears- made slavesδουλωθέντεςdoulōthentes
enslave
Enslave, make a slave; in the passive, be enslaved, be bound.
Where else “doulōthentes” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- you haveἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- your fruitκαρπὸνkarpon
result
The result of what someone is or does.
Where else “karpon” appears- sanctificationἁγιασμόνhagiasmon
sanctification
Sanctification: being set apart for God and made holy.
Where else “hagiasmon” appears- the endτέλοςtelos
goal
The aim, where something leads.
Where else “telos” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears
The context
21What 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.
22 · This verse (above)
23For the pay of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in the Messiah Jesus our Lord.
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?