Romans 6:1

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“What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?”

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“What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?”

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“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”

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“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”

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“What, then, shall we say? shall we continue in the sin that the grace may abound?”

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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 6:1 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
  2. Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.
  3. Romans 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
  4. Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
  5. Romans 6:15What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
  6. Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
  7. 1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
  8. 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
  9. Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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