Romans 6:10-11
For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The phrase "died unto sin" isn't about Christ dying because of sin, but that His death was the definitive end to sin's power and claim over Him, and by extension, us. This single, unrepeatable death ("once for all") contrasts sharply with His continuous, eternal life to God, highlighting that His victory over sin is complete and His present life is entirely dedicated to God’s purposes.
Paul is contrasting Christ's death and resurrection with believers' spiritual lives, arguing that because Christ died to sin and now lives to God, believers who are united with Him in His death and resurrection should also consider themselves dead to sin and alive to God. This understanding of Christ's once-for-all sacrifice and His eternal life with God serves as the foundation for their new identity and lifestyle. The chapter continues by urging believers to reckon themselves dead to sin and alive to God, actively presenting themselves to God as instruments of righteousness.
Understand the original words
ephapax · Greek Adverb
A standard expression in biblical theology denoting an act that occurs one time in history and possesses permanent, irreversible efficacy, requiring no repetition.
logizomai · Greek Verb
To reckon, count, or logically conclude something as true based on a reality or fact. In a theological sense, it is the deliberate application of faith to the truth of one's position in Christ.
hamartia · Greek Noun
In this context, referring to the power and principle of sin that remains in fallen humanity. It denotes a state of separation from God and active rebellion against His will.
Christos Iēsous · Greek Noun
This passage highlights the 'once for all' nature of Christ's sacrifice, directly paralleling the 'once' mentioned in Romans 6:10 and emphasizing its finality for dealing with sin.
1 Peter 3:18It echoes the theme of Christ dying for sins and being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, mirroring the structure of Romans 6:10 which contrasts His death with His ongoing life.
Colossians 2:13This verse speaks of being made alive with Christ, having had sins forgiven, which connects to the idea in Romans 6:10 that Christ's death and life have profound implications for our standing before God and freedom from sin.
John 14:19Jesus' statement, 'Because I live, you also will live,' offers a beautiful parallel to Romans 6:10, showing how His life 'to God' is the very source and guarantee of our new life 'to God'.
cambridgeRomans 6:10: "For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God."
10 . in that he died ] Lit. that which He died ; His dying, in all that it involved. So below, that which He liveth . unto sin ] i.e., as the previous argument shewed, “with reference to the claim of sin;” to meet and cancel it; and therefore so as now to be out of reach of its doom. once ] once for all , “once and for ever.” The word here is not necessary to the argument, but it enforces, by c…
pulpitRomans 6:10: "For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God."
Verse 10. - For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. "Died unto sin" certainly does not mean here, as some have taken it, died by reason of sin, or to atone for sin, but has the sense, elsewhere obvious in this chapter, of ἀποθνήσκειν, followed by a dative, which was explained under ver. 2. Christ was, indeed, never subject to sin, or himself infect…
The phrase "died unto sin" isn't about Christ dying because of sin, but that His death was the definitive end to sin's power and claim over Him, and by extension, us. This single, unrepeatable death ("once for all") contrasts sharply with His continuous, eternal life to God, highlighting that His victory over sin is complete and His present life is entirely dedicated to God’s purposes.
Paul is contrasting Christ's death and resurrection with believers' spiritual lives, arguing that because Christ died to sin and now lives to God, believers who are united with Him in His death and resurrection should also consider themselves dead to sin and alive to God. This understanding of Christ's once-for-all sacrifice and His eternal life with God serves as the foundation for their new identity and lifestyle. The chapter continues by urging believers to reckon themselves dead to sin and alive to God, actively presenting themselves to God as instruments of righteousness.
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"For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus." — The phrase "died unto sin" isn't about Christ dying because of sin, but that His death was the definitive end to sin's power and claim over Him, and by extension, us. This single, unrepeatable deat…
