Romans 6:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

I speak

Because

Romans 8:26

Romans 15:1

Hebrews 4:15

For as ye

1 Peter 4:2

Unto iniquity

Hebrews 12:15

Now yield

Romans 6:13

Unto holiness

Romans 6:22

General references

Leviticus 14:14

Colossians 3:7

Bible References

I speak

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a man)

Say I these things as a man? or says not the law the same also?

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what is the gain to me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannuls, or adds thereto.

Because

Likewise the Spirit also helps our weakness: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

We then that are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

For we have not a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our weaknesses; but was in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

For as ye

Neither yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

In which in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience:

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

Unto iniquity

Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

Be not deceived: evil companions corrupt good morals.

But shun profane and vain utterances: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Looking diligently lest any man fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Now yield

Neither yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Unto holiness

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

General references

And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

In which you also once walked, when you lived in them.