The Wages of Sin
Romans 6:15
In 9 translations
- BSB
- What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
- KJV
- What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
- WEB
- What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be!
- ASV
- What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid.
- LSV
- What then? Will we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be!
- YLT
- What then? shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? let it not be!
- DBY
- What then? should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? Far be the thought.
- DRC
- What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
- GNV
- What then? shall we sinne, because we are not vnder the Law, but vnder grace? God forbid.
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἁμαρτήσωμεν (“Shall we sin”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read Ἁμαρτήσομεν (“Will we sin”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἁμαρτήσωμεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἁμαρτήσωμεν; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἁμαρτήσομεν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Τί οὖν; ἁμαρτήσωμεν ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑπὸ νόμον ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ χάριν; μὴ γένοιτο·
- RP2018
- Τί οὖν; Ἁμαρτήσομεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑπὸ νόμον, ἀλλ’ ὑπὸ χάριν; Μὴ γένοιτο.
- TR-Boyd
- Τί οὖν; Ἁμαρτήσομεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἐσμὲν ὑπὸ νόμον, ἀλλ᾿ ὑπὸ χάριν; Μὴ γένοιτο.
- SCR1894
- τι ουν αμαρτησομεν οτι ουκ εσμεν υπο νομον αλλ υπο χαριν μη γενοιτο
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
GraceCanon of the New TestamentWorks, GoodChristianityResurrection of Jesus Christ, TheRomans, Epistle to theBaptismal RegenerationHuman Nature of Christ, TheSinRegeneration
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Cross-references most cited first
- Titus 2:11–14For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, as we await the…
- Ephesians 2:8–10For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,…
- Romans 6:1–2What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- 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…
- 1 Corinthians 9:20–21To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. To those without the law I became like one…
- Galatians 2:17–18But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not! If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a…
- Romans 3:9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.
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