- 1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
- 2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
- 3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
- 4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
- 5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
- 6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
- 7For he that is dead is freed from sin.
- 8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
- 9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
- 10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
- 11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- 12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
- 13Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
- 14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
- 15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
- 16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
- 17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
- 18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
- 19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.
- 20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.
- 21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
- 22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
- 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
KING JAMES VERSION
ROMANS 6
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Romans 6 — United with Christ in His death and resurrection, believers are freed from sin’s dominion to walk in newness of life and serve righteousness.
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Baptismal water, dawn, broken chains, and contrasting roads join Paul’s burial, resurrection, slavery, and fruit metaphors. The image does not define a baptismal formula or portray freedom from temptation as sinless perfection.
Scripture basis: Romans 6:1–23King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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Archaeological Evidence
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEArchitecture
Begun c. AD 313; cathedral complex developed in the 4th century
Mor Yakup Baptistery and Cathedral Complex at Nisibis
Excavation identifies the standing Mor Yakup building as the early fourth-century baptistery of a lost cathedral and episcopal complex in strategically important Nisibis.
Matthew 28:19–20 · Romans 6:3–4
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEArchitecture
4th–6th centuries AD, with later rebuilding
Early Christian Episcopal Complex of Zadar
At Zadar, Christians reused the Roman forum’s northern edge for a fourth- to sixth-century cathedral complex with catechumeneion, mosaics, episcopal residence, and a hexagonal baptistery.
Romans 6:3–4 · Acts 2:41–42
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEArchitecture
Early to mid-5th century AD
Neonian Baptistery of Ravenna
Ravenna's fifth-century cathedral baptistery preserves its octagonal shell, marble, stucco, font elements, and a dome program centered on Christ's baptism, the apostles, and the heavenly city, making initiation theology visible in an exceptionally complete late-antique interior.
Matthew 3:13–17 · Romans 6:3–4
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
5th-6th Century
Papyrus P94: Romans 6
Papyrus P94, Cairo P. Cair. 10730, is a fifth- or sixth-century Greek papyrus codex fragment preserving parts of Romans 6:10–13 and 6:19–22.
Romans 6:10–13 · Romans 6:19–22
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
third century AD (palaeographic estimate)
Papyrus P40: Romans 1–4, 6, and 9
P. Heid. Inv. G 645, Gregory-Aland P40, is a third-century Greek papyrus codex represented by ten fragments preserving substantial portions of Romans 1–4, 6, and 9.
Romans 1:24–27 · Romans 1:31–32 · Romans 2:1–3
ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEManuscript
Fourth century AD
Uncial 0221: Romans 5–6 on Adam, Grace, and Baptism
Uncial 0221: Romans 5–6 on Adam, Grace, and Baptism is the independently registered Greek New Testament witness GA 0221, controlled by its manuscript number, present shelfmark, physical form, and surviving biblical contents.
Romans 5:16–21 · Romans 6:1–3
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