Why not say—as some slanderously claim that we say—“Let us do evil that good may result”?(A) Their condemnation is just!

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Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ

What shall we say, then?(A) Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?(B)

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Slaves to Righteousness

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace?(A) By no means!

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The Law and Sin

What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21

20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B)

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For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about[a] long ago have secretly slipped in among you.(A) They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:4 Or individuals who were marked out for condemnation

16 keeping a clear conscience,(A) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.(B) 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(C) to suffer for doing good(D) than for doing evil.

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11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(A) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(B)

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