KJV King James Version
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
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Romans 6:6
Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
WEB World English Bible
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.
ASV American Standard Version
knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
this knowing, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;
Surrounding context — Romans 6
3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore 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.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him], that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.
7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
τοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγινώσκοντεςG1097 · ginōskōto knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαλαιὸςG3820 · palaiosoldἡμῶνG3165 · memeἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanσυνεσταυρώθη,G4957 · sustauroomaito crucify withἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toκαταργηθῇG2673 · katargeōto abateτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσῶμαG4983 · sōmabodyτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίαςG266 · hamartiasinτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoμηκέτιG3371 · mēketinever againδουλεύεινG1398 · douleuōbe a slaveἡμᾶςG3165 · memeτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἁμαρτίᾳ.G266 · hamartiasin
Cross-references
Galatians 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;Galatians 6:14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.John 8:34-36Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:Colossians 3:9-10Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;Romans 8:13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.Romans 7:24-25O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?Colossians 2:11-12In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.Romans 8:3-4For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:Isaiah 26:13O LORD our God, [other] lords beside thee have had dominion over us: [but] by thee only will we make mention of thy name.Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.2 Kings 5:17And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules’ burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD.
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