New International Version For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. New Living Translation For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. English Standard Version For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Berean Standard Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Berean Literal Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. King James Bible For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. New King James Version For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. New American Standard Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NASB 1995 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. NASB 1977 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Legacy Standard Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gracious gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amplified Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Berean Annotated Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God {Theou} is eternal life in Christ (the Anointed One) Jesus (YHWH saves) our Lord {Kyriō}. Christian Standard Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Holman Christian Standard Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. American Standard Version For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Contemporary English Version Sin pays off with death. But God's gift is eternal life given by Jesus Christ our Lord. English Revised Version For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. GOD'S WORD® Translation The payment for sin is death, but the gift that God freely gives is everlasting life found in Christ Jesus our Lord. Good News Translation For sin pays its wage--death; but God's free gift is eternal life in union with Christ Jesus our Lord. International Standard Version For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in union with the Messiah Jesus our Lord. NET Bible For the payoff of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. New Heart English Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is everlasting life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Webster's Bible Translation For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Weymouth New Testament For the wages paid by Sin are death; but God's free gift is the Life of the Ages bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleFor the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. World English Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor the wages of sin [is] death, and the gift of God [is] continuous life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Berean Literal Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Young's Literal Translation for the wages of the sin is death, and the gift of God is life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord. Smith's Literal Translation For the purchasing the provisions of sin, death; and the grace of God, life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version For the wages of sin is death. But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. New American Bible For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. New Revised Standard Version For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through our LORD Jesus Christ. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But the product of sin is death and the gift of God is eternal life in our Lord Yeshua The Messiah. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal "life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Godbey New Testament For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord, Haweis New Testament For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is life eternal in Jesus Christ our Lord. Mace New Testament for the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Weymouth New Testament For the wages paid by Sin are death; but God's free gift is the Life of the Ages bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus our Lord. Worrell New Testament for the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, our Lord. Worsley New Testament For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Wages of Sin…22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Cross References For the wages of sin is death, Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. Genesis 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.” James 1:15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. but the gift of God is eternal life John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 1 John 5:11-12 And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. / Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. John 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ephesians 3:11 according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. John 5:24 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life. Titus 3:5-7 He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. / This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, / so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life. Galatians 6:8 The 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 15:21-22 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. / For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. Revelation 21:6-8 And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. / The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. / But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Treasury of Scripture For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the wages. Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. but the. Romans 2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Romans 5:17,21 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) … John 3:14-17,36 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: … Jump to Previous Act Age-During Ages Bestowed Christ Death Eternal Favour Free Freely Gift Gives God's Jesus Life Paid Reward Sin WagesJump to Next Act Age-During Ages Bestowed Christ Death Eternal Favour Free Freely Gift Gives God's Jesus Life Paid Reward Sin WagesRomans 6 1. We may not live in sin;2. for we are dead unto it; 3. as appears by our baptism. 12. Let not sin reign anymore; 18. because we have yielded ourselves to the service of righteousness; 23. and because death is the wages of sin. For the wages of sin is death, Sin brings a just and earned penalty. From Adam’s disobedience onward, death entered the human race, affecting both the body and humanity’s relationship with God. Apart from redemption, sin results in separation from the holy God who gives life. Rom 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man,… but the gift of God is eternal life Unlike wages, eternal life cannot be earned. God freely gives it by grace to those He saves. It includes forgiveness, reconciliation with God, and the certainty of resurrection and life in His presence forever. Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son… in Christ Jesus our Lord. Eternal life is found only in Christ Jesus, through whom it is obtained, whose death paid sin’s penalty and whose resurrection secured victory over death. As Lord, He possesses divine authority and is the only mediator through whom sinners are brought to God. Eph 3:11 according to the eternal purpose… Persons / Places / Events 1. Paul the ApostleThe author of the Book of Romans, Paul was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings. 2. The Roman Church The recipients of the letter, the Roman Christians were a diverse group of Jewish and Gentile believers living in the capital of the Roman Empire. 3. Sin A central concept in Christian theology, sin refers to actions, thoughts, or attitudes that fall short of God's standards and separate humanity from God. 4. Death In this context, death refers not only to physical death but also to spiritual separation from God, which is the ultimate consequence of sin. 5. Eternal Life A key promise of the Christian faith, eternal life is the everlasting life with God, granted through faith in Jesus Christ. Teaching Points The Reality of Sin and Its ConsequencesSin is universal and its consequence is death, both physical and spiritual. Recognizing the seriousness of sin is crucial for understanding the need for salvation. The Gift of God Eternal life is a gift, not something we can earn. This underscores the grace and mercy of God, who offers salvation freely through Jesus Christ. The Role of Jesus Christ Jesus is central to the Christian faith as the means through which eternal life is granted. Faith in Him is essential for salvation. Living in Light of Eternity Understanding the gift of eternal life should transform how we live daily, encouraging us to pursue holiness and share the message of salvation with others. The Assurance of Salvation Believers can have confidence in their salvation, knowing it is secured by God's promise and not dependent on human effort. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Romans 6:23?2. How does Romans 6:23 define the consequences of sin and God's gift? 3. What does "wages of sin" imply about the nature of sin's consequences? 4. How does Romans 6:23 connect with John 3:16 regarding eternal life? 5. How can we daily embrace the "gift of God" in our lives? 6. What practical steps can we take to avoid the "wages of sin"? 7. What does Romans 6:23 mean by "the wages of sin is death"? 8. How does Romans 6:23 define eternal life through Jesus Christ? 9. Why is the concept of sin's wages important in Romans 6:23? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Romans 6? (23) The gift of God.--The natural antithesis would be "wages;" but this would here be inappropriate, and therefore the Apostle substitutes "the free gift." In spite of your sanctification as Christians, still you will not have earned eternal life; it is the gift of God's grace. Sin pays what it promises: death. God offers what we could never earn: eternal life. Both outcomes hinge on a relationship—serving sin or resting in Christ Jesus our Lord. The verse stands as a clear, concise gospel: earned judgment versus unearned life, all decided by what we do with Jesus. Romans 6:23 NIV |
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