Romans 6:1
What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
BSB
ASV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
KJV
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
What shall we say then? - This is a mode of presenting an objection. The objection refers to what the apostle had said in Rom 5:20. What shall we say to such a sentiment as that where sin abounded grace did much more abound? Shall we continue in sin? ... - If sin has been the occasion of grace and favor, ought we not to continue in it, and commit as much as possible, in order that grace might abound? This objection the apostle proceeds to answer.
What, &c.--The subject of this third division of our Epistle announces itself at once in the opening question, "Shall we (or, as the true reading is, "May we," "Are we to") continue in sin, that grace may abound?" Had the apostle's doctrine been that salvation depends in any degree upon our good works, no such objection to it could have been made.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
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Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
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The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
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1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
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For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
