Romans 6:23
21 What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- KJV
- For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- WEB
- For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- ASV
- For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- DARBY
- For the wages of sin [is] death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- BLB
- For the wages of sin [is] death, but the gift of God [is] eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- ÅB
- For den lønnen som synden gir er døden, men Guds nådegave er evig liv i vår Herre Kristus Jesus.
- OTB
- For syndens lønn er døden, men Guds nådegave er evig liv i Kristus Jesus, vår Herre.
- B1930
- For den lønn som synden gir, er døden, men Guds nådegave er evig liv i Kristus Jesus, vår Herre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Short explanation
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. The word gift is important: life cannot be earned.
Context: The end of a section about living for God instead of for sin.
See also: Ephesians 2:8, Romans 5:8
The explanation was written by an AI and has not yet been reviewed by a person. All explanations
Cross references
John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
Read in contextRomans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
Read in contextJames 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Read in contextJohn 6:40
For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
Read in contextEzekiel 18:20
The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
Read in contextMatthew 25:46
And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
Read in contextJohn 5:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:4
Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.
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