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neither present your members unto sin [as] instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves unto God, as alive from the dead, and your members [as] instruments of righteousness unto God.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Neither present (μηδε παριστανετε). Present active imperative in prohibition of παριστανω, late form of παριστημ, to place beside.…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Neither yield ye your members. Do not give up, devote, or employ your members, and so on. The word members here refers to the

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Instruments.—Rather, as the margin indicates, arms, or weapons which sin is to wield. The same military metaphor…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Likewise reckon you also yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in yo…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

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…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Nor present your members, etc. Once sin has obtained dominion in our soul, all our faculties are continually applied to its servi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Neither yield you your members
The apostle more fully explains what he means by obeying sin in the lusts thereof; a …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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 …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  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.

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