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Nowδὲifεἰwe diedἀπεθάνομενwithσὺνthe Messiah,Χριστῷwe believeπιστεύομενthatὅτιwe will alsoκαὶlive withσυζήσομενhim,αὐτῷ
Romans 6:8
Study it in the app“Now if we died with the Messiah, we believe that we will also live with him,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 6:8, word by word
- we diedἀπεθάνομενapethanomen
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanomen” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- we believeπιστεύομενpisteuomen
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuomen” appears- live withσυζήσομενsyzēsomen
live with
Live with, share life with someone.
Where else “syzēsomen” appears
The context
7for the one who has died has been declared righteous, free from sin.
8 · This verse (above)
9knowing that the Messiah, having been raised from the dead, no longer dies; death no longer is master over 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?