The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans

 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that ^agrace may abound?

 2 ^aGod forbid. How shall we, that are dead to ^bsin, live any longer therein?

 3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were ^abaptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

 4 Therefore we are ^aburied with him by ^bbaptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the ^cdead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should ^dwalk in ^enewness of life.

 5 For if we have been planted together in the ^alikeness of his ^bdeath, we shall be also in the likeness of his ^cresurrection:

 6 Knowing this, that our ^aold man is crucified with him, that the ^bbody of sin might be ^cdestroyed, that henceforth we should not serve ^dsin.

 7 For he that is ^adead is ^bfreed from sin.

 8 Now if we be ^adead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:

 9 Knowing that Christ being ^araised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.

 10 For in that he died, he died unto ^asin ^bonce: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but ^aalive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your ^amortal body, that ye should obey it in the ^blusts thereof.

 13 Neither ^ayield ye your ^bmembers as ^cinstruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but ^dyield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of ^erighteousness unto God.

 14 ^aFor sin shall not have ^bdominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

 15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under ^agrace? ^bGod forbid.

 16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves ^aservants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye ^bobey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

 17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have ^aobeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

 18 Being then made ^afree from ^bsin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

 19 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

 20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were ^afree from righteousness.

 21 What ^afruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

 22 But now being made ^afree from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your ^bfruit unto ^choliness, and the end everlasting life.

 23 For the ^awages of ^bsin is ^cdeath; but the ^dgift of God is ^eeternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.