“For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.”
For in that he died, he died to sin once for all; but in that he lives, he lives to God. — The ἐφάπαξ (ephapax, "once for all") echoes Hebrews' atonement logic: death to sin is singular, unrepeated, eschatologically decisive. The resurrection life is ἀπαρτί (aparts, "henceforth") lived toward God (πρὸς τὸν θεόν, pros ton theon), a relational orientation. Christ's death-once undoes sin's power; his life-now manifests God-orientation.
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