Romans 6:5 BSB — MannaFest

Romans 6:5

For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.

BSB

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ASV

For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection;

KJV

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

EXPLANATION OF THE LETTER TO THE ROMANS (444)

Emmanuel gave up his soul for us; he died in the flesh. We also were buried together with him when we were baptized. Does this mean that our flesh died in the same way as his did? Hardly. Come, let me explain in what sense we were buried with him in a death like his. Christ died in the flesh in order to remove the sin of the world, but we do not die to the flesh so much as to guilt, as it is written.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Planting is in order to life and fruitfulness: we are planted in the vineyard in a likeness to Christ, which likeness we should evidence in sanctification. Our creed concerning Jesus Christ is, among other things, that he was crucified, dead, and buried; now baptism is a sacramental conformity to him in each of these, as the apostle here takes notice.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For if we have been planted together - The word used here σύμφυτος sumphutos, does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament. It properly means sown or planted at the same time; what sprouts or springs up together; and is applied to plants and trees that are planted at the same time, and that sprout and grow together. Thus, the name would be given to a field of grain that was sown at the same time, and where the grain sprung up and grew simultaneously. Hence, it means intimately connected, or joined together.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εἰ	ei	If	G1487 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
σύμφυτοι	sumphutoi	united	G4854 →
γεγόναμεν	gegonamen	we have become	G1096 →
τῷ	tō	in the	G3588 →
ὁμοιώματι	homoiōmati	likeness	G3667 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
θανάτου	thanatou	death	G2288 →
αὐτοῦ,	autou	of Him,	G846 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	certainly	G235 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
ἀναστάσεως	anastaseōs	resurrection	G386 →
ἐσόμεθα·	esometha	we will be;	G1510 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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.

Through
Colossians 3:1
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
leads to
- Romans 8:6
  The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,
- Matthew 6:33
  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- Colossians 3:2
  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
- Matthew 6:20
  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
Through
2 Corinthians 4:10
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:11
  This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
- 1 Peter 4:13
  But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
Through
Colossians 2:12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
leads to
- Romans 6:3–5
  Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans