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Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Romans 6:1

In 9 translations

BSB
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
KJV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
WEB
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
ASV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
LSV
What, then, will we say? Will we continue in sin that grace may abound?
YLT
What, then, shall we say? shall we continue in the sin that the grace may abound?
DBY
What then shall we say? Should we continue in sin that grace may abound?
DRC
What shall we say, then? shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
GNV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue still in sinne, that grace may abounde? God forbid.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπιμένωμεν (“Shall we continue”); Textus Receptus read ἐπιμενοῦμεν (“Will we continue”); Byzantine text read Ἐπιμένομεν (“Do we continue”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἐπιμένωμεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπιμένωμεν; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἐπιμένομεν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; ἐπιμένωμεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ;
RP2018
Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; Ἐπιμένομεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ;
TR-Boyd
Τί οὖν ἐροῦμεν; Ἐπιμενοῦμεν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσῃ;
SCR1894
τι ουν ερουμεν επιμενουμεν τη αμαρτια ινα η χαρις πλεοναση

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
  • Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  • Romans 6:15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
  • Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
  • Romans 3:5–8But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. Certainly not! In that case, how could God judge the…
  • Romans 5:20–21The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life…
  • Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus…
  • Romans 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
  • 2 Peter 2:18–19With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to…

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