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Romans 6:1

SinGrace
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?

2 Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?

3 Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

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BSB
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
KJV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
WEB
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
ASV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
DARBY
What then shall we say? Should we continue in sin that grace may abound?
BLB
What then will we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may abound?
ÅB
Hva skal vi da si? Skal vi fortsette å synde slik at nåden kan bli enda større?
OTB
Hva skal vi da si? Skal vi fortsette å synde for at nåden kan bli større?
B1930
Hvad skal vi da si? skal vi holde ved i synden, forat nåden kan bli dess større?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 2:16

    Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

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  • Galatians 5:13

    For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

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  • Romans 6:15

    What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!

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  • Romans 2:4

    Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

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  • Romans 3:5–8

    But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

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  • Romans 5:20–21

    The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

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  • Jude 1:4

    For 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 Christ.

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  • Romans 3:31

    Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.

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