Romans 5-6

New American Standard Bible 1995

Results of Justification

5 ^(A)Therefore, having been justified by faith, ^[a](B)we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, ² through whom also we have ^(C)obtained our introduction by faith into this grace ^(D)in which we stand; and ^[b]we exult in hope of the glory of God. ^3 (E)And not only this, but ^[c]we also ^(F)exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about ^(G)perseverance; ⁴ and ^(H)perseverance, ^(I)proven character; and proven character, hope; ⁵ and hope ^(J)does not disappoint, because the love of God has been ^(K)poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

⁶ For while we were still ^(L)helpless, ^(M)at the right time ^(N)Christ died for the ungodly. ⁷ For one will hardly die for a righteous man; ^[d]though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. ⁸ But God ^(O)demonstrates ^(P)His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, ^(Q)Christ died for us. ⁹ Much more then, having now been justified ^[e](R)by His blood, we shall be saved ^(S)from the wrath of God through Him. ¹⁰ For if while we were ^(T)enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved ^[f](U)by His life. ^11 (V)And not only this, ^[g]but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received ^(W)the reconciliation.

¹² Therefore, just as through ^(X)one man sin entered into the world, and ^(Y)death through sin, and ^(Z)so death spread to all men, because all sinned— ¹³ for ^[h]until the Law sin was in the world, but ^(AA)sin is not imputed when there is no law. ¹⁴ Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned ^(AB)in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a ^[i](AC)type of Him who was to come.

¹⁵ But ^[j]the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of ^(AD)the one ^(AE)the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by ^(AF)the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. ¹⁶ The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand ^(AG)the judgment arose from one transgression ^[k]resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions ^[l]resulting in justification. ¹⁷ For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned ^(AH)through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will ^(AI)reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ So then as through ^(AJ)one transgression ^[m]there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one ^(AK)act of righteousness ^[n]there resulted ^(AL)justification of life to all men. ¹⁹ For as through the one man’s disobedience ^(AM)the many ^(AN)were made sinners, even so through ^(AO)the obedience of the One ^(AP)the many will be made righteous. ^20 [o](AQ)The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, ^(AR)grace abounded all the more, ²¹ so that, as ^(AS)sin reigned in death, even so ^(AT)grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

6 ^(AU)What shall we say then? Are we to ^(AV)continue in sin so that grace may increase? ^2 (AW)May it never be! How shall we who ^(AX)died to sin still live in it? ³ Or do you not know that all of us who have been ^(AY)baptized into ^(AZ)Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? ⁴ Therefore we have been ^(BA)buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was ^(BB)raised from the dead through the ^(BC)glory of the Father, so we too might walk in ^(BD)newness of life. ⁵ For ^(BE)if we have become ^[p]united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be ^[q]in the likeness of His resurrection, ⁶ knowing this, that our ^(BF)old ^[r]self was ^(BG)crucified with Him, in order that our ^(BH)body of sin might be ^[s]done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; ⁷ for ^(BI)he who has died is ^[t]freed from sin.

⁸ Now ^(BJ)if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, ⁹ knowing that Christ, having been ^(BK)raised from the dead, ^[u]is never to die again; ^(BL)death no longer is master over Him. ¹⁰ For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. ¹¹ Even so consider yourselves to be ^(BM)dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

¹² Therefore do not let sin ^(BN)reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, ¹³ and do not go on ^(BO)presenting ^[v]the members of your body to sin as ^[w]instruments of unrighteousness; but ^(BP)present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as ^[x]instruments of righteousness to God. ¹⁴ For ^(BQ)sin shall not ^(BR)be master over you, for ^(BS)you are not under law but ^(BT)under grace.

¹⁵ What then? ^(BU)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? ^(BV)May it never be! ¹⁶ Do you not ^(BW)know that when you present yourselves to someone as ^(BX)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of ^(BY)sin ^[y]resulting in death, or of obedience ^[z]resulting in righteousness? ¹⁷ But ^(BZ)thanks be to God that ^[aa]though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^(CA)form of teaching to which you were committed, ¹⁸ and having been ^(CB)freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness. ^19 (CC)I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just ^(CD)as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, ^[ab]resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, ^[ac]resulting in sanctification.

²⁰ For ^(CE)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. ²¹ Therefore what ^[ad](CF)benefit were you then ^[ae]deriving ^[af]from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is ^(CG)death. ²² But now having been ^(CH)freed from sin and ^(CI)enslaved to God, you ^[ag]derive your ^[ah](CJ)benefit, ^[ai]resulting in sanctification, and ^(CK)the outcome, eternal life. ²³ For the wages of ^(CL)sin is death, but the free gift of God is ^(CM)eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.