| Romans 6 | |
|---|---|
 Fragments c to h containing parts of the Epistle to the Romans in Papyrus 40, written about AD 250. | |
| Book | Epistle to the Romans |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 6 |
Romans 6 is the sixth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, while he was in Corinth in the mid-50s AD,[1] with the help of an amanuensis (secretary), Tertius, who adds his own greeting in Romans 16:22.[2] In this chapter, it is shown that the Christian, in baptism, dies to sin.[3]
The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 23 verses.
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
From the beginning of this chapter, Paul addresses the "plausible objection"[4] that Christians should "continue in sin, that grace may abound" (Romans 6:1).[5] In Romans 3:8,[6] Paul had referred to slanderous reports to the effect that believers taught "Let us do evil that good may come". Similar indications can be found in Galatians 5:13,[7] 1 Peter 2:16[8] and Jude 4.[9]
Paul replies that believers should "certainly not (μὴ γένοιτο, mē genoito) continue in sin, that grace may abound" (Romans 6:2).[10] The phrase μη γενοιτο is regularly used by Paul; it is used 10 times in this epistle as well as in his other writings.[11] The Pulpit Commentary describes the phrase as "Paul's usual way of rejecting an idea indignantly".[12] The phrase has been translated in various forms:
The phrase is also used in the Gospel of Luke's conclusion to the parable of the wicked husbandmen.[14]
Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
— Romans 6:4, New King James Version[15]
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
— Romans 6:23, New King James Version[17]
