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Romans 6:12 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œLet not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”

Romans 6:12

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10

For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

11

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

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Neither 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. {instruments: Gr. arms, or, weapons}

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For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

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