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Romans 6:23 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Romans 6:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Romans chapter 6 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 6:23 (KJV)
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Commentary on Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death—ta gar opsōnia tēs hamartias thanatos (τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος). Opsōnia (ὀψώνια, wages) was military pay, earned compensation. Sin pays its 'employees' exactly what they deserve: death. The genitive tēs hamartias (of sin) indicates sin as employer; death is the earned wage. This is justice: sin merits death. Thanatos (θάνατος, death) encompasses spiritual death (separation from God now), physical death (mortality), and eternal death (hell, second death). The wage is earned, deserved, and paid in full.But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Ch...
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Cross-References for Romans 6:23
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“but one who disobeys{The same word can be translated disobeys or disbelieves in this context.} the Son won't see life”
“as sin entered into the world through one man”
“when it has conceived”
“that everyone who sees the Son”
“he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father”
“but the righteous into eternal life.,And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.,,,,,,,,”
“all souls are mine; as the soul of the father”
“honor”
“even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”