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The Wages of Sin

Romans 6:21

In 9 translations

BSB
What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
KJV
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
WEB
What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
ASV
What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
LSV
What fruit, therefore, were you having then, in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those [is] death.
YLT
what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those [is] death.
DBY
What fruit therefore had ye then in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of them [is] death.
DRC
What fruit therefore had you then in those things, of which you are now ashamed? For the end of them is death.
GNV
What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are nowe ashamed? For the ende of those things is death.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφʼ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος·
RP2018
Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφ’ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; Τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος.
TR-Boyd
Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφ᾿ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; Τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος.
SCR1894
τινα ουν καρπον ειχετε τοτε εφ οις νυν επαισχυνεσθε το γαρ τελος εκεινων θανατος

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
  • Romans 7:5For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
  • Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • Proverbs 14:12There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  • Galatians 6:7–8Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the…
  • Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.
  • Proverbs 16:25There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
  • Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
  • Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  • 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
  • Romans 8:6The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
  • Hebrews 6:8But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
  • Romans 8:13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
  • Jeremiah 31:19After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’
  • Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Ezekiel 36:31–32Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and abominations. It is not for your sake that I will act, declares the Lord GOD—let it be known to you. Be…

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