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Romans 6 — Sermon Preparation
Paul explains that baptism into Christ's death frees believers from slavery to sin, and they should therefore present themselves as servants of righteousness. Below is a research summary for Romans 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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Romans 6 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἁμαρτία | hamartía | G266 | 16 | offence, sin |
| θάνατος | thánatos | G2288 | 7 | deadly, death |
| ἀποθνῄσκω | apothnḗskō | G599 | 6 | be dead, death, die, lie a-dying |
| δοῦλος (II) | doûlos | G1401 | 6 | bond, servant |
| παρίστημι | parístēmi | G3936 | 5 | assist, bring before, command, commend |
| δικαιοσύνη | dikaiosýnē | G1343 | 5 | righteousness |
| ζάω | záō | G2198 | 5 | life, live, quick |
How preachers through history handled this text
29 public-domain excerpts on Romans 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The pleasure and profit of sin do not deserve to be called fruit. Sinners are but ploughing iniquity, sowing vanity, and reaping the same. Shame came into the world with sin, and is still the certain effect of it. The end of sin is death. Though the way may seem pleasant and inviting, yet it will be bitterness in the latter end. From this condemnation the believer is set at liberty, when made free from sin. If the fruit is unto holiness, if there is an active principle of true and growing grace, the end will be everlasting life; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 6:21–30 (Public Domain)
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