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ForγὰρifΕἰwe have becomeγεγόναμενunitedσύμφυτοιwith the likenessτῷ ὁμοιώματιof his death,τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦcertainlyἀλλὰwe will beἐσόμεθαunitedalsoκαὶwith the likenessof his resurrection,τῆς ἀναστάσεως
Romans 6:5
Study it in the app“For if we have become united with the likeness of his death, certainly we will be united also with the likeness of his resurrection,”
United with his death, our old way of living is left behindThe Cross
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:5, word by word
- we have becomeγεγόναμενgegonamen
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “gegonamen” appears- unitedσύμφυτοιsymphytoi
united, grown together
United: grown together with another, made one with it.
Where else “symphytoi” appears- with the likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmati
likeness
Likeness: something made like something else, a form or resemblance.
Where else “homoiōmati” appears- of his deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- we will beἐσόμεθαesometha
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esometha” appears- of his resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastaseōs” appears
The context
4So we were buried with him through the immersion into death, so that, just as the Messiah was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
5 · This verse (above)
6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer serve as slaves to sin;
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?