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Romans 6:13

Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.

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ASV

neither present your members unto sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

KJV

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.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μηδὲmēdeNeitherG3366 →
παριστάνετεparistanetedo yieldG3936 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
μέληmelēmembersG3196 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
ὅπλαhopla[as] instrumentsG3696 →
ἀδικίαςadikiasof unrighteousnessG93 →
τῇtēa<the>G3588 →
ἁμαρτίᾳ,hamartiato sin,G266 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
παραστήσατεparastēsatedo yieldG3936 →
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousyourselvesG1438 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
θεῷtheōto GodG2316 →
ὡσεὶhōseiasG5616 →
ἐκekout fromG1537 →
νεκρῶνnekrōn[the] deadG3498 →
ζῶνταςzōntaslivingG2198 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
μέληmelēmembersG3196 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
ὅπλαhopla[as] instrumentsG3696 →
δικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsof righteousnessG1343 →
τῷtō<the>G3588 →
θεῷ.theōto God.G2316 →

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Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.Romans 6:16Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?Colossians 3:5Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.1 Peter 2:24He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”Romans 1:18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.Romans 7:5For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.1 Corinthians 6:20you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.1 Peter 4:2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.Colossians 2:13When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 Corinthians 6:15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!James 3:5–6In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.Galatians 6:8The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.1 Corinthians 6:9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.Ephesians 2:5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!

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