Let not sin therefore. This is a conclusion drawn from the previous train of reasoning. The result of all these considerations is that sin…

Mortal.—And therefore at variance with the immortal life just described.

For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but …

In this section Paul uses the key word “count” or “reckon” (GK 3357; the same term used so often in ch. 4 in connection with righteousness). Reckon…

Let not sin then, etc. He now begins with an exhortation, which naturally arises from the doctrine he delivered regarding our fel…

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body
Since grace reigns in you, sin should not: seeing you are dead to si…

The strongest motives against sin, and for promoting holine , are stated here. Having been made free from the reign of sin, alive to God, and po e …

1. After showing that we should not remain in sin and that we have the capacity for this, the Apostle concludes with a moral exhortation.