Romans 6:5 Meaning and Explanation
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:”
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Read Full Chapter →If we have been joined with Christ in a death like His, we will surely be joined with Him in a resurrection like His.
What Does Romans 6:5 Mean?
Paul presses the union further with the image of being 'planted together,' grown into one with Christ as a graft becomes one with the tree. He sets it as a sure inference: sharing in the likeness of His death guarantees sharing in the likeness of His resurrection. The two belong together and cannot be separated.
Here is steady hope for the believer. The same union that brings us into Christ's death carries us forward into His risen life, both now in renewed living and finally in the resurrection to come. What God begins in joining us to the cross He will complete in joining us to the empty tomb. Our future is anchored not in our own strength but in Christ's victory over the grave.
Romans 6:5 in the Original Language
symphytos (σύμφυτος), 'planted together' -- grown together into one, as a graft united with its stock.
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What does Romans 6:5 mean?
If we have been joined with Christ in a death like His, we will surely be joined with Him in a resurrection like His.