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Romans 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.


Romans 6:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 6:1216 words
GreekMeaning
Μὴ
NotadverbG3361
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
βασιλευέτωbasileuetō
should reignverbG936
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαhamartia
sinnounG266
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θνητῷthnētō
mortaladjectiveG2349
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
σώματιsōmati
bodynounG4983
εἰςeis
in orderprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὑπακούεινhypakouein
to obeyverbG5219
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiais
desiresnounG1939
αὐτοῦautou
itpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 6:12

“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the lusts thereof.” He does not say, let not the flesh live or act, but, “let not sin reign,” for He came not to destroy our nature, but to set our free choice aright. Then to show that it is not through any force or necessity that we are held down by iniquity, but willingly, he does not say, let it not tyrannize, a word that would imply a necessity, but let it not reign. For it is absurd for those…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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