Romans 6:13
11 So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
- ASV
- neither present your members unto sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.
- DARBY
- Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive from among [the] dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God.
- BLB
- Neither present your⁺ members to sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as living out from the dead, and your⁺ members to God [as] instruments of righteousness.
- ÅB
- Og by heller ikke lemmene deres fram for synden som våpen for urettferdigheten, men by dere fram for Gud som de som har blitt levende fra de døde, og lemmene deres som rettferdighetens våpen for Gud!
- OTB
- By heller ikke frem noen del av kroppen deres til synden som et redskap for urettferdighet, men by dere selv frem til Gud som de som er blitt levende fra de døde, og by frem hver del av kroppen som et redskap for rettferdighet.
- B1930
- by heller ikke eders lemmer frem for synden som urettferdighets våben, men by eder frem for Gud som de som av døde er blitt levende, og eders lemmer som rettferdighets våben for Gud!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Read in contextRomans 6:16
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
Read in contextColossians 3:5
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
Read in context1 Peter 2:24
He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
Read in contextRomans 7:5
For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
Read in context1 Peter 4:2
Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:20
you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Read in contextColossians 2:13
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
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