Romans 6:7 Meaning and Explanation
“For he that is dead is freed from sin.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Death settles every claim: the one who has died is released from sin's hold.
What Does Romans 6:7 Mean?
Paul states a plain principle to support what he has just said. As death ends a person's obligations and frees them from former demands, so the one who has died with Christ is set free from sin's rightful claim. The brevity of the verse gives it the weight of a settled truth.
For the believer this means sin no longer has lawful authority. Having died with Christ, we stand on the far side of sin's dominion, released to belong to God. The freedom is not something we achieve by effort but a status granted in Christ, which we are then summoned to live out faithfully each day.
Romans 6:7 in the Original Language
dedikaiotai (δεδικαίωται), 'is freed' -- has been acquitted or set free, released from a former claim.
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What does Romans 6:7 mean?
Death settles every claim: the one who has died is released from sin's hold.