與基督同死同活
1那麼，我們該怎麼說呢？我們可以繼續犯罪，使恩典顯得更豐富嗎？ 2絕不可以！我們既然向罪死了，豈可繼續活在罪中？ 3難道你們不知道，我們受洗歸屬基督耶穌是和祂一同死嗎？ 4我們藉著洗禮和祂一同死了，埋葬了，這樣我們的一舉一動可以有新生命的樣式，正如基督藉著父的榮耀從死裡復活一樣。
5如果我們和基督一同死了，也必和祂一同復活。 6我們知道，我們的舊人已經和祂一同釘在十字架上，使辖制我們身體的罪失去力量，使我們不再做罪的奴隸。 7因為人一旦死了，便脫離了罪。
8如果我們與基督同死，相信也必與祂同活。 9因為我們知道，基督既然從死裡復活了，就不會再死，死亡也不能再控制祂。 10祂死，是向罪死，只死一次；祂活，卻是向上帝永遠活著。 11這樣，你們應當看自己是向罪死了，但向上帝則看自己是活在基督耶穌裡。
12所以，不要讓罪辖制你們必死的身體，使你們順從身體的私慾； 13也不要將你們的身體獻給罪作不義的工具，而是要像一個從死裡復活的人將自己奉獻給上帝，把身體獻給上帝作義的工具。 14罪不能再主宰你們，因為你們已經不在律法之下，而是在恩典之中。
做義的奴僕
15那麼，我們在恩典之中，不在律法之下，就可以任意犯罪嗎？絕不可以！ 16你們難道不明白嗎？你們獻身給誰、服從誰，就是誰的奴隸。做罪的奴隸，結局是死亡；作上帝的奴僕，就被稱為義人。 17感謝上帝！你們從前雖然做過罪的奴隸，現在卻衷心服從了所傳給你們的教導， 18從罪中得到釋放，成為義的奴僕。
19因為你們有人性的軟弱，我就從人的立場向你們解釋。以前你們將身體獻給骯髒不法的事，任其奴役，助長不法。現在你們要將身體奉獻給義，為義效勞，成為聖潔的人。 20你們做罪的奴隸時，不受義的約束， 21做了現在想起來也覺得羞恥的事，得到了什麼益處呢？那些事只能導致死亡！ 22但現在你們已從罪中得到釋放，作了上帝的奴僕，這樣會使你們聖潔，最終得到永生。 23因為罪的代價就是死亡，而上帝藉著主基督耶穌賜下的禮物則是永生。
1What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 4Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13Neither 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. 14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
