1 Que diremos, pois? Permaneceremos no pecado, para que seja a graça mais abundante? 2 De modo nenhum! Como viveremos ainda no pecado, nós os que para ele morremos? 3 Ou, porventura, ignorais que todos nós que fomos batizados em Cristo Jesus fomos batizados na sua morte? 4 Fomos, pois, sepultados com ele na morte pelo batismo; para que, como Cristo foi ressuscitado dentre os mortos pela glória do Pai, assim também andemos nós em novidade de vida. 5 Porque, se fomos unidos com ele na semelhança da sua morte, certamente, o seremos também na semelhança da sua ressurreição, 6 sabendo isto: que foi crucificado com ele o nosso velho homem, para que o corpo do pecado seja destruído, e não sirvamos o pecado como escravos; 7 porquanto quem morreu está justificado do pecado. 8 Ora, se já morremos com Cristo, cremos que também com ele viveremos, 9 sabedores de que, havendo Cristo ressuscitado dentre os mortos, já não morre; a morte já não tem domínio sobre ele. 10 Pois, quanto a ter morrido, de uma vez para sempre morreu para o pecado; mas, quanto a viver, vive para Deus. 11 Assim também vós considerai-vos mortos para o pecado, mas vivos para Deus, em Cristo Jesus.

12 Não reine, portanto, o pecado em vosso corpo mortal, de maneira que obedeçais às suas paixões; 13 nem ofereçais cada um os membros do seu corpo ao pecado, como instrumentos de iniquidade; mas oferecei-vos a Deus, como ressurretos dentre os mortos, e os vossos membros, a Deus, como instrumentos de justiça. 14 Porque o pecado não terá domínio sobre vós; pois não estais debaixo da lei, e sim da graça.

15 E daí? Havemos de pecar porque não estamos debaixo da lei, e sim da graça? De modo nenhum! 16 Não sabeis que daquele a quem vos ofereceis como servos para obediência, desse mesmo a quem obedeceis sois servos, seja do pecado para a morte ou da obediência para a justiça? 17 Mas graças a Deus porque, outrora, escravos do pecado, contudo, viestes a obedecer de coração à forma de doutrina a que fostes entregues; 18 e, uma vez libertados do pecado, fostes feitos servos da justiça. 19 Falo como homem, por causa da fraqueza da vossa carne. Assim como oferecestes os vossos membros para a escravidão da impureza e da maldade para a maldade, assim oferecei, agora, os vossos membros para servirem à justiça para a santificação.

20 Porque, quando éreis escravos do pecado, estáveis isentos em relação à justiça. 21 Naquele tempo, que resultados colhestes? Somente as coisas de que, agora, vos envergonhais; porque o fim delas é morte. 22 Agora, porém, libertados do pecado, transformados em servos de Deus, tendes o vosso fruto para a santificação e, por fim, a vida eterna; 23 porque o salário do pecado é a morte, mas o dom gratuito de Deus é a vida eterna em Cristo Jesus, nosso Senhor.

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2 God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein? 3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection; 6 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; 7 for he that hath died is justified from sin. 8 But if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; 9 knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him. 10 For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus.

12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof: 13 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. 14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.

15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid. 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God, that, whereas ye were servants of sin, ye became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto ye were delivered; 18 and being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness. 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness unto sanctification. 20 For when ye were servants of sin, ye were free in regard of righteousness. 21 What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?

2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

3 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.

5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.

6 For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, "that we should no longer be slaves to sin —

7 because anyone who has died has been set free from sin.

8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

9 For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him.

10 The death he died, he died to sin once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God.

11 In the same way, 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 evil desires.

13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

14 For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace.

15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!

16 Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey —whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?

17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.

18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in "Christ Jesus our Lord.