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forγὰρthe one whoὁhas diedἀποθανὼνhas been declared righteous,δεδικαίωταιfreefromἀπὸsin.τῆς ἁμαρτίας
Romans 6:7
Study it in the app“for the one who has died has been declared righteous, free from sin.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:7, word by word
- has diedἀποθανὼνapothanōn
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanōn” appears- has been declared righteousδεδικαίωταιdedikaiōtai
declare righteous
God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.
Where else “dedikaiōtai” appears- sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears
Translation note
Here “declared righteous” has the sense of “acquitted”: sin no longer has any claim on him.
The context
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;
7 · This verse (above)
8Now if we died with the Messiah, we believe that we will also live with him,
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?