Romans 6:2

King James Version:

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God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Complete Jewish Bible:

Heaven forbid! How can we, who have died to sin, still live in it?

Berean Standard Bible:

Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?

American Standard Version:

God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

God forbid^{{G3361}{G1096}}. How^{G4459} shall we, that^{G3748} are dead^{G599} to sin^{G266}, live^{G2198} any longer^{G2089} therein^{{G1722}{G846}}?

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Commentary for Romans 6:2

Romans 6:2, "God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?" is a verse situated within the broader context of the Apostle Paul's letter to the Roman Christians. This letter, written around AD 57, addresses various theological and practical issues facing the early Christian community.

In Romans 6, Paul is discussing the implications of Christian baptism and the believer's union with Christ. The historical context is crucial: the Romans were grappling with the relationship between grace and law, and how to live out their faith in a pagan society.

The verse itself encapsulates a key theme in Paul's theology: the idea that through faith in Jesus Christ and participation in his death and resurrection (symbolized through baptism), believers have died to sin. This "death to sin" means that the power and dominion of sin over their lives has been broken. Paul is emphatically rejecting the notion that one could continue living in sin after having experienced the transformative power of Christ's salvation.

The language "God forbid" (or "By no means!" in some translations) is a strong negation, indicating that it is inconceivable for those who have been spiritually resurrected with Christ to persist in a lifestyle characterized by sin. Paul is urging the Roman Christians to live consistently with their new identity in Christ, which is no longer enslaved to sin but alive to God.

In summary, Romans 6:2 reflects the theological conviction that through Christ's sacrifice, believers are fundamentally changed, making a life lived in sin incompatible with their redeemed nature. Paul's message is one of radical transformation and moral renewal, challenging Christians to live out the implications of their faith in everyday life.

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

1. Strong's Number: G3361
   There are 602 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: μή
   Transliteration: mḗ
   Pronunciation: may
   Description: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
   
2. Strong's Number: G1096
   There are 636 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: γίνομαι
   Transliteration: gínomai
   Pronunciation: ghin'-om-ahee
   Description: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
   
3. Strong's Number: G4459
   There are 100 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: πῶς
   Transliteration: pōs
   Pronunciation: poce
   Description: adverb from the base of ποῦ; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
   
4. Strong's Number: G3748
   There are 148 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ὅστις
   Transliteration: hóstis
   Pronunciation: hot'-ee
   Description: from ὅς and τὶς; which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same:--X and (they), (such) as, (they) that, in that they, what(-soever), whereas ye, (they) which, who(-soever). Compare ὅτι.
   
5. Strong's Number: G599
   There are 99 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἀποθνήσκω
   Transliteration: apothnḗskō
   Pronunciation: ap-oth-nace'-ko
   Description: from ἀπό and θνήσκω; to die off (literally or figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).
   
6. Strong's Number: G266
   There are 190 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἁμαρτία
   Transliteration: hamartía
   Pronunciation: ham-ar-tee'-ah
   Description: from ἁμαρτάνω; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
   
7. Strong's Number: G2198
   There are 127 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ζάω
   Transliteration: záō
   Pronunciation: dzah'-o
   Description: a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):--life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
   
8. Strong's Number: G2089
   There are 86 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἔτι
   Transliteration: éti
   Pronunciation: et'-ee
   Description: perhaps akin to ἔτος; "yet," still (of time or degree):--after that, also, ever, (any) further, (t-)henceforth (more), hereafter, (any) longer, (any) more(-one), now, still, yet.
   
9. Strong's Number: G1722
   There are 2129 instances of this translation in the Bible
   Lemma: ἐν
   Transliteration: en
   Pronunciation: en
   Description: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
   
10. Strong's Number: G846
    There are 3776 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: αὐτός
    Transliteration: autós
    Pronunciation: ow-tos'
    Description: from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.