Romans 6:14

Easy To Read Version

Sin will not be your master. Why? Because you are not under law. You now live under God’s grace (kindness).

Cross References

Leviticus 25:41

Then he can leave you. He can take his children and go back to his family. He can go back to the property of his ancestors. [435]

Micah 7:19

He will come back and comfort us again.\par He will crush our guilt\par and throw all of our sins\par into the deep sea.\par

Matthew 1:21

She will give birth to a son. You will name the son Jesus. {\cf2\super [13]} Give him that name because he will save his people from their sins.”

John 1:14

The Word {\cf2\super [5]} became a man and lived among us. We saw his glory—the glory that belongs to the only Son of the Father. The Word was full of grace (kindness) and truth.

John 1:17

The law was given through Moses. But grace and \{the way of\} truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 8:36

So if the Son makes you free, then you will be truly free.

Romans 11:6

And if God chose his people by grace, then it is not the things they have done that made them God’s people. If they could be made God’s people by the things they did, then God’s gift of grace would not really be a gift.

Romans 4:16

So people get God’s promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s {\cf2\super [42]} people can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people that live under the law \{of Moses\}. The promise is for any person that lives with faith like Abraham. Abraham is the father of us all.

Romans 5:17

One man sinned, and so death ruled all people because of that one man. But now some people accept God’s full grace (kindness) and his great gift of being made right. Surely those people will have true life and rule through the one man, Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:18

So one sin \{of Adam\} brought the punishment \{of death\} to all people. But in the same way, one good thing \{that Christ did\} makes all people right with God. And that brings true life for those people.

Romans 6:12

But don’t let sin control you in your life here on earth. You must not be ruled by the things your sinful self makes you want to do.

Romans 6:15

So what should we do? Should we sin because we are under grace (kindness) and not under law? No!

Romans 8:12

So, my brothers and sisters, we must not be ruled by our sinful selves. We must not live the way our sinful selves want.

Romans 8:2

Why? Because in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit {\cf2\super [58]} that brings life made you {\cf2\super [59]} free. It made you {\cf2\super [60]} free from the law that brings sin and death.

Galatians 3:23

Before this faith came, we were all held prisoners by the law. {\cf2\super [43]} We had no freedom until God showed us the way of faith that was coming.

Galatians 4:21

Some of you people still want to be under the law \{of Moses\}. Tell me, do you know what the law says?

Galatians 5:18

But if you let the Spirit lead you, then you are not under law. {\cf2\super [72]}

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.

Hebrews 8:10

This is the new agreement I will give the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [89]} \par I will give this agreement in the future, says the Lord:\par I will put my laws in their minds,\par and I will write my laws on their hearts.\par I will be their God,\par and they will be my people.\par