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 will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

Do I speak these things according to the ways of men? Or does not the Law also say the same thing?

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then "let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

Brothers, speaking of human terms, though it is only a man's covenant, yet when it has been confirmed, no one makes it void, or adds to it.

Because

In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

For as ye

Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;

Put to death, therefore, whatever is worldly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

Unto iniquity

Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?

Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

Do not be deceived. "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."

But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;

Now yield

Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

Unto holiness

But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.

General references

The priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

You also once walked in those, when you lived in them;