Romans 6 (NASB)

Believers Are Dead to Sin, Alive to God

1^(A)What shall we say then? Are we to ^(B)continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2^(C)May it never be! How shall we who ^(D)died to sin still live in it?

3Or do you not know that all of us who have been ^(E)baptized into ^(F)Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death?

4Therefore we have been ^(G)buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was ^(H)raised from the dead through the ^(I)glory of the Father, so we too might walk in ^(J)newness of life.

5For ^(K)if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,

6knowing this, that our ^(L)old self was ^(M)crucified with Him, in order that our ^(N)body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

7for ^(O)he who has died is freed from sin.

8Now ^(P)if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

9knowing that Christ, having been ^(Q)raised from the dead, is never to die again; ^(R)death no longer is master over Him.

10For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

11Even so consider yourselves to be ^(S)dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

12Therefore do not let sin ^(T)reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,

13and do not go on ^(U)presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but ^(V)present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

14For ^(W)sin shall not ^(X)be master over you, for ^(Y)you are not under law but ^(Z)under grace.

15What then? ^(AA)Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? ^(AB)May it never be!

16Do you not ^(AC)know that when you present yourselves to someone as ^(AD)slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of ^(AE)sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?

17But ^(AF)thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that ^(AG)form of teaching to which you were committed,

18and having been ^(AH)freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

19^(AI)I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh For just ^(AJ)as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.

20For ^(AK)when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

21Therefore what ^(AL)benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is ^(AM)death.

22But now having been ^(AN)freed from sin and ^(AO)enslaved to God, you derive your ^(AP)benefit, resulting in sanctification, and ^(AQ)the outcome, eternal life.

23For the wages of ^(AR)sin is death, but the free gift of God is ^(AS)eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 5 (NASB)

1^(A)Therefore, having been justified by faith, ^(B)we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom also we have ^(C)obtained our introduction by faith into this grace ^(D)in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.

3^(E)And not only this, but we also ^(F)exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about ^(G)perseverance;

4and ^(H)perseverance, ^(I)proven character; and proven character, hope;

5and hope ^(J)does not disappoint, because the love of God has been ^(K)poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

6For while we were still ^(L)helpless, ^(M)at the right time ^(N)Christ died for the ungodly.

7For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.

8But God ^(O)demonstrates ^(P)His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, ^(Q)Christ died for us.

9Much more then, having now been justified ^(R)by His blood, we shall be saved ^(S)from the wrath of God through Him.

10For if while we were ^(T)enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved ^(U)by His life.

11^(V)And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received ^(W)the reconciliation.

12Therefore, just as through ^(X)one man sin entered into the world, and ^(Y)death through sin, and ^(Z)so death spread to all men, because all sinned–

13for until the Law sin was in the world, but ^(AA)sin is not imputed when there is no law.

14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned ^(AB)in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a ^[a](AC)type of Him who was to come.

15But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of ^(AD)the one ^(AE)the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by ^(AF)the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

16The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand ^(AG)the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification.

17For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned ^(AH)through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will ^(AI)reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

18So then as through ^(AJ)one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one ^(AK)act of righteousness there resulted ^(AL)justification of life to all men.

19For as through the one man’s disobedience ^(AM)the many ^(AN)were made sinners, even so through ^(AO)the obedience of the One ^(AP)the many will be made righteous.

20^(AQ)The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, ^(AR)grace abounded all the more,

21so that, as ^(AS)sin reigned in death, even so ^(AT)grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 4 (NASB)

Justification by Faith Evidenced in Old Testament

 1What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather ^(A)according to the flesh, has found? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but ^(B)not before God.

 3For what does the Scripture say? “^(C)ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

 4Now to the one who ^(D)works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due.

 5But to the one who does not work, but ^(E)believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness,

 6just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
    7“^(F)BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN,
         AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED.
    8“^(G)BLESSED IS THE MAN WHOSE SIN THE LORD WILL NOT ^(H)TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.”

 9Is this blessing then on ^(I)the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For ^(J)we say, “^(K)FAITH WAS CREDITED TO ABRAHAM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

 10How then was it credited? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised;

 11and he ^(L)received the sign of circumcision, ^(M)a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be ^(N)the father of ^(O)all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

 12and the father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also follow in the steps of the faith of our father Abraham which he had while uncircumcised.

 13For ^(P)the promise to Abraham or to his descendants ^(Q)that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

 14For ^(R)if those who are of the Law are heirs, faith is made void and the promise is nullified;

 15for ^(S)the Law brings about wrath, but ^(T)where there is no law, there also is no violation.

 16For this reason it is by faith, in order that it may be in accordance with ^(U)grace, so that the promise will be guaranteed to ^(V)all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to ^(W)those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is ^(X)the father of us all,

 17(as it is written, “^(Y)A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, ^(Z)who gives life to the dead and ^(AA)calls into being ^(AB)that which does not exist.

 18In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become ^(AC)a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “^(AD)SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE.”

 19Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now ^(AE)as good as dead since ^(AF)he was about a hundred years old, and ^(AG)the deadness of Sarah’s womb;

 20yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, ^(AH)giving glory to God,

 21and ^(AI)being fully assured that ^(AJ)what God had promised, He was able also to perform.

 22Therefore ^(AK)IT WAS ALSO CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.

 23Now ^(AL)not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him,

 24but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those ^(AM)who believe in Him who ^(AN)raised Jesus our Lord from the dead,

 25He who was ^(AO)delivered over because of our transgressions, and was ^(AP)raised because of our justification.

Romans 3 (NASB)

All the World Guilty

1Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2Great in every respect. First of all, that ^(A)they were entrusted with the ^(B)oracles of God.

3What then? If ^(C)some did not believe, their unbelief will not nullify the faithfulness of God, will it?

4^(D)May it never be! Rather, let God be found true, though every man be found ^(E)a liar, as it is written,
“^(F)THAT YOU MAY BE JUSTIFIED IN YOUR WORDS,
AND PREVAIL WHEN YOU ARE JUDGED.”

5But if our unrighteousness ^(G)demonstrates the righteousness of God, ^(H)what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He? (^(I)I am speaking in human terms.)

6^(J)May it never be! For otherwise, how will ^(K)God judge the world?

7But if through my lie ^(L)the truth of God abounded to His glory, ^(M)why am I also still being judged as a sinner?

8And why not say (as we are slanderously reported and as some claim that we say), “^(N)Let us do evil that good may come”? Their condemnation is just.

9What then? ^(O)Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both ^(P)Jews and ^(Q)Greeks are ^(R)all under sin;

10as it is written,
“^(S)THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;
11THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS,
THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;
12ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME USELESS;
THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD,
THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE.”
13“^(T)THEIR THROAT IS AN OPEN GRAVE,
WITH THEIR TONGUES THEY KEEP DECEIVING,”
“^(U)THE POISON OF ASPS IS UNDER THEIR LIPS”;
14“^(V)WHOSE MOUTH IS FULL OF CURSING AND BITTERNESS”;
15“^(W)THEIR FEET ARE SWIFT TO SHED BLOOD,
16DESTRUCTION AND MISERY ARE IN THEIR PATHS,
17AND THE PATH OF PEACE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN.”
18“^(X)THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE THEIR EYES.”

19Now we know that whatever the ^(Y)Law says, it speaks to ^(Z)those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and ^(AA)all the world may become accountable to God;

20because ^(AB)by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for ^(AC)through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.

Justification by Faith

21But now apart from the Law ^(AD)the righteousness of God has been manifested, being ^(AE)witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22even the ^(AF)righteousness of God through ^(AG)faith ^(AH)in Jesus Christ for ^(AI)all those who believe; for ^(AJ)there is no distinction;

23for all ^(AK)have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

24being justified as a gift ^(AL)by His grace through ^(AM)the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

25whom God displayed publicly as ^(AN)a propitiation ^(AO)in His blood through faith This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the ^(AP)forbearance of God He ^(AQ)passed over the sins previously committed;

26for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

27Where then is ^(AR)boasting? It is excluded By ^(AS)what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.

28For ^(AT)we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.

29Or ^(AU)is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

30since indeed ^(AV)God ^(AW)who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith ^(AX)is one.

31Do we then nullify the Law through faith? ^(AY)May it never be! On the contrary, we ^(AZ)establish the Law.