Romans 6
6
1What then shall we say? Are we to persist in Chet (sin) in order that the unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem might increase?
2Chas v'shalom! Vi-bahlt (since) we have died to Chet, how can we still live in it?
3Or do you lack da'as that all we who were given a mikveh mayim tevilah into Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua were given a tevilah into Moshiachʼs histalkus, into his mavet (death)?
4So then we were co-buried, buried together with KIVRO#6:4 Isa 53:9 (Moshiachʼs kever) through a tevilah into mavet, in order that, just as Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach was given the Techiyah (Resurrection) from HaMesim (the Dead ones) through the Kavod HaAv, so we also should have a halakhah (walk) [lifnei Hashem] in hitkhadshut (renewal, regeneration), in Chayyim Chadashim (New Life).
5For if we have become grown together with the very likeness of his histalkus, his mavet (death), we shall certainly also be grown together with the very likeness of his Techiyah from HaMesim (Resurrection).
6Having da'as of this, that, with Moshiach, our old humanity (in Adam) has been put to death on Moshiachʼs Etz#6:6 Dt 21:23 (Tree, [the Etz HaKelelat Hashem], the Tree of the Curse of G-d) in order that the etsem HaAdam HaChet (the essence of the sinful human condition) might be done away with, so that we might no longer serve Chet (sin).#6:6 cf. Ro 6:23
7For he who has died is declared niftar (freed, deceased) from Chet.
8But if we have died with Moshiach, we believe that we shall also live with him,
9Having da'as that Moshiach, having been given the Techiyah (Resurrection) from the Mesim (Dead ones), no longer dies, Mavet (death) and Histalkus no longer exercise control over him.
10For the Mavet Moshiach died, he died to Chet (sin) once and for all; but the Chayyim Moshiach lives, he lives to Hashem.
11So also you must reckon yourselves mesim (dead ones) to Chet (Sin) but Chayyim l'Hashem baMoshiach Yehoshua (alive to G-d in Messiah Yehoshua).
12Therefore, do not let Chet (Sin) reign in your mortal body to obey its ta'avot,#6:12 Ro 5:17,21
13And do not give Chet (sin) control of your natural capacities as neshek (weapons) of peysha (unrighteousness, transgression), but present yourselves to Hashem as ones alive from the Mesim and present to Hashem your natural capacities as neshek (weapons) of Tzedek Olamim.
14For Chet (sin) shall not exercise bailus (sovereignty, ownership, dominion) over you; for you are not under Gezetz#6:14 Ro 8:2 but under Chesed (Grace).
15What then? Should we commit averah, because we are not under Gezetz#6:15 see Ro 8:2 (Law) but under Chesed (Grace)? Chas v'shalom!
16Do you not know that when you give control of yourselves as someoneʼs avadim (slaves) to obey him, you are the avadim (slaves) of the one you obey, whether of Chet (Sin) resulting in mavet (death), or of Lishmo'a b'kol Hashem (Listening to the voice of Hashem, mishma'at, obedience) resulting in Tzedek Olamim?
17But Baruch Hashem (Blessed be G-d) that you used to be avadim (slaves) of#6:17 slave master Chet, but you gave your mishma'at shebalev (obedience from the heart) to the pattern of Torah#6:17 Isa 42:4 (the pnimiyus Torah of Moshiach) to which you were handed over.
18Having been set free from#6:18 slave master Chet (sin), you became an eved of the Tzidkat Hashem (the righteousness of G-d).
19I speak in human terms on account of the weakness of your frail fallen humanity. For just as you handed over your natural capacities as avadim (slaves) to tum'a (uncleanness) and to lawlessness which results in lawlessness, so now hand over your natural capacities as servants of Tzidkat Hashem which results in kedushah (holiness).
20For when you were avadim (slaves) of Chet, you were free in relation to Tzedek Olamim.
21What p'ri for Hashem did you produce then? Things for which you now have bushah (shame), for the end result of those things is mavet (death).
22But now, having been set free from#6:22 slave master Chet (sin) and having been made an eved Hashem (a servant of G-d), you have your p'ri for Hashem, resulting in kedushah, and the end is Chayyei Olam (Eternal Life).
23For the loin (wages) that#6:23 slave master Chet (Sin) pays out of its own payroll is mavet (death); however, the gracious matnat hachesed Hashem (the gift of the grace of G-d) is Chayyei Olam baMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu.
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THE ORTHODOX JEWISH BIBLE
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Romans 6
6
The Triumph of Grace over Sin
1So what do we do, then? Do we persist in sin so that God’s kindness and grace will increase? 2What a terrible thought! We have died to sin once and for all, as a dead man passes away from this life. So how could we live under sin’s rule a moment longer? 3Or have you forgotten that all of us who were immersed into union with Jesus, the Anointed One, were immersed into union with his death?
4Sharing in his death by our baptism means that we were co-buried with him, so that when the Father’s glory raised Christ from the dead, we were also raised with him. We have been co-resurrected with him so that we could be empowered to walk in the freshness of new life. 5For since we are permanently grafted into him # 6:5 Or “if we have become grown together as one with him.” to experience a death like his, then we are permanently grafted into him to experience a resurrection like his and the new life that it imparts.
6Could it be any clearer # 6:6 Or “Coming to know this,” or “Coming to the realization.” that our former identity # 6:6 The Aramaic can be translated “our old son of Adam.” is now and forever deprived of its power? For we were co-crucified with him to dismantle the stronghold of sin within us, # 6:6 Or “body of sin would no longer have dominion over us.” so that we would not continue to live one moment longer submitted to sin’s power. # 6:6 Or “that the body of sin might be annulled” (put out of business). To beg God for victory over sin is a refusal to understand that we have already died to sin. Our joyful task is to believe the good news, rather than to seek to “crucify ourselves.” Sin is not suppressed by the cross; it is eliminated. Upon this “water” God commands us to step out and walk, for we are now in him.
7Obviously, a dead person is incapable of sinning. 8And if we were co-crucified with the Anointed One, we know that we will also share in the fullness of his life. 9And we know that since the Anointed One has been raised from the dead to die no more, his resurrection life has vanquished death and its power over him is finished. 10For by his sacrifice he died to sin’s power once and for all, # 6:10 See also Heb. 9:26–28. but he now lives continuously for the Father’s pleasure. 11So let it be the same way with you! Since you are now joined with him, you must continually view yourselves as dead and unresponsive to sin’s appeal while living daily for God’s pleasure in union with Jesus, the Anointed One.
Sin’s Reign Is Over
12Sin is a dethroned monarch; so you must no longer give it an opportunity to rule over your life, controlling how you live and compelling you to obey its desires and cravings. # 6:12 This command of the apostle Paul must be seen in the light of 6:2–11. Spiritual victory is not striving harder, but resting on the truths of our purchased freedom. We have already died to sin (v. 2), through baptism we have been united with Christ in his death and resurrection (vv. 3–5), our former identity has forever been deprived of its power (vv. 6–7), and we are joined with Christ and live to God (vv. 8–11). On that basis, the command of v. 12 is based on who we really are. 13So then, refuse to answer its call to surrender your body as a tool for wickedness. Instead, passionately answer God’s call to keep yielding your body to him as one who has now experienced resurrection life! You live now for his pleasure, ready to be used for his noble purpose. # 6:13 Or “For the members of your body will be used as weapons for the righteousness of God.” 14Remember this: sin will not conquer you, for God already has! You are not governed by law but governed by the reign of the grace of God.
Grace Frees Us to Serve God
15What are we to do, then? Should we sin to our hearts’ content since there’s no law to condemn us anymore? What a terrible thought! 16Don’t you realize that grace frees you to choose your own master? But choose carefully, for you surrender yourself to become a servant—bound to the one you choose to obey. If you choose to love sin, it will become your master, and it will own you and reward you with death. But if you choose to love and obey God, he will lead you into perfect righteousness.
17And thanks be to God, for in the past you were servants of sin, but now your obedience is heart deep, and your life is being molded by truth through the teaching you are devoted to. # 6:17 As translated from the Aramaic. The Greek is “the type of teaching into which you were handed over.” 18And now you celebrate your freedom from your former master—sin. You’ve left its bondage, and now God’s perfect righteousness holds power over you as his loving servants.
19I’ve used the familiar terms of a “servant” and a “master” to compensate for your weakness to understand. For just as you surrendered your bodies and souls to impurity and lawlessness, which only brought more lawlessness into your lives, so now surrender yourselves as servants of righteousness, which brings you deeper into true holiness. 20For when you were bound as servants to sin, you lived your lives free from any obligation to righteousness.
21So tell me, what benefit ensued from doing those things that you’re now ashamed of? It left you with nothing but a legacy of shame and death. 22But now, as God’s loving servants, you live in joyous freedom from the power of sin. So consider the benefits you now enjoy—you are brought deeper into the experience of true holiness that ends with eternal life! 23For sin’s meager wages is death, # 6:23 The Greek word translated “meager wages” actually means “the wages of a foot soldier.” This Greek word, opsonion, is taken from the word used for a piece of dried fish: opsarion. The Aramaic can be translated “The business of sin is death.” but God’s lavish gift is life eternal, found in your union with our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One.
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