Modern Literal Version
[Romans 6]

     ^6:1 Therefore what will we say? Are we remaining in sin, in order that grace {Or: favor; and so elsewhere in the letters to the congregations} may increase? ^6:2 Let it not happen! We who died to sin, how will we still be living in it? ^6:3 Or are you^* ignorant that as many as were immersed^* into Christ Jesus were immersed^* into his death? ^6:4 Therefore we were buried together with him through the immersion^* into his death; in order that just-like Christ was raised up from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we might also walk in newness of life. ^6:5 For^* if we have become unified together with him in the likeness of his death, but also, we will be unified with himin the likeness of his resurrection. ^6:6 Knowing this, that our old man was crucified together with him, in order that the body of sin might be done-away, that we are to be enslaved to sin no longer; ^6:7 for^* he who died has been made righteous away from sin. ^6:8 But if we died together with Christ, we believe that we will also be living together with him; ^6:9 knowing that Christ having been raised up from the dead dies no more; death has no more lordship over him. ^6:10 For^*that deaththat he died to sin, he died to sin once for all, but that life that he lives, he is living to God. ^6:11 So you^* also, count^* yourselves to be indeed dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

     ^6:12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your^* mortal body, ^*that^* you^* might obey^* it in its lusts; ^6:13nor present^* your^* members as weapons of unrighteousness to sin, but present^* yourselves to God, as living from the dead and your^* members as weapons of righteousness to God. ^6:14 For^* sin will not have lordship over you^*; for^* you^* are not under the law, but under grace. ^6:15 Therefore what? Will we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? Let it not happen! ^6:16 Do you^* not know, that to whom you^* present yourselves as bondservants to obedience, you^* are thebondservants to whom you^* obey^*; either of sin to death or of obedience to righteousness? ^6:17 But gratitude to God, that, though you^* were bondservants of sin, you^* obeyed^* from the heart thepattern {Or: example; 6:3-6} of teaching to which you^* were given; ^6:18 and having been made free from sin, you^* were enslaved to righteousness.

     ^6:19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your^* flesh; for^* just-like you^*presented your^* members as bondservants to uncleanness and to lawlessness leading to morelawlessness, so now present^* your^* members as bondservants to righteousness leading to holiness. ^6:20 For^* when you^* were bondservants of sin, you^* were free in regard to the righteousness. ^6:21 Therefore, what fruit were you^* having then in the things of which you^* are now ashamed? For^* the end of those things is death. ^6:22 But now, having been made free from sin and having been enslaved to God, you^* have your^* fruit leading to holiness and the end everlasting life. ^6:23 For^* the compensations of sin is death, but the gift^* of God is everlasting life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Modern Literal Version Preface & Appendix , copyright 1987, 1999, 2013 by G. Allen Walker for the MLV New Testament Committee.
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