KJV King James Version
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Romans 6:11
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
WEB World English Bible
Thus consider yourselves also to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
ASV American Standard Version
Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
so also ye, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to the sin, and living to God in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Surrounding context — Romans 6
8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.
10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.
11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither 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.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)καὶG2532 · kaiandὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouλογίζεσθεG3049 · logizomaito countἑαυτοὺςG1438 · heautouthemselfεἶναιG1511 · einaito existνεκροὺςG3498 · nekrosdeadμὲνG3303 · menon the other handτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίᾳG266 · hamartiasinζῶνταςG2198 · zaōto liveδὲG1161 · dethenτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷG2316 · theosGodἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongΧριστῷG5547 · ChristosChristἸησοῦG2424 · IēsousJesus
Cross-references
Colossians 3:3-5For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.1 Corinthians 6:20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.Romans 6:2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?Romans 6:13Neither 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.Colossians 3:17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.Galatians 2:19-20For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.Romans 8:18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.John 20:31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.Romans 6:23For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.1 Peter 4:11If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.Philippians 1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.Romans 16:27To God only wise, [be] glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
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