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do not give in to sinful desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, in order to obey its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore sin is not to reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body that you should obey its lusts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts <i>and</i> passions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let sin rule your body. After all, your body is bound to die, so don't obey its desires <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Therefore, never let sin rule your physical body so that you obey its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Sin must no longer rule in your mortal bodies, so that you obey the desires of your natural self. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, do not let sin rule your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey it in its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Let not Sin therefore reign as king in your mortal bodies, causing you to be in subjection to their cravings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not let then sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, in order to obey its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Let not then the sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore let not sin reign in your mortal body, to listen to it in its passions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let no sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, let not sin reign in your mortal body, such that you would obey its desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the lusts thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Sin shall not therefore reign in your dead body so that you shall obey its desires,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore, let not sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body that you should obey the lusts of it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Let not therefore sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the passions thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, by making you slaves to the lusts thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Let not Sin therefore reign as king in your mortal bodies, causing you to be in subjection to their cravings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Let not sin, therefore, reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey its desires;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to obey it in the lusts thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=1405" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/6.htm">Dead to Sin, Alive to God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Therefore</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: Mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/936.htm" title="936: basileuetō (V-PMA-3S) -- (a) I rule, reign, (b) I reign over. From basileus; to rule.">do not let sin reign</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartia (N-NFS) -- From hamartano; a sin."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/2349.htm" title="2349: thnētō (Adj-DNS) -- Mortal, subject to death. From thnesko; liable to die.">mortal</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōmati (N-DNS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5219.htm" title="5219: hypakouein (V-PNA) -- From hupo and akouo; to hear under, i.e. To listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority.">you obey</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1939.htm" title="1939: epithymiais (N-DFP) -- Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.">desires.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm">Galatians 5:16-17</a></span><br />So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm">Ephesians 4:22-24</a></span><br />to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-27.htm">1 Corinthians 9:27</a></span><br />No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Matthew 5:29-30</a></span><br />If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. / And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">2 Corinthians 10:3-5</a></span><br />For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. / The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. / We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a></span><br />I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a></span><br />Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a></span><br />If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Psalm 119:133</a></span><br />Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a></span><br />The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in the lusts thereof.</p><p class="hdg">Let not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a></b></br> Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/5-21.htm">Romans 5:21</a></b></br> That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-23.htm">Romans 7:23,24</a></b></br> But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members… </p><p class="hdg">mortal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></b></br> But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/15-53.htm">1 Corinthians 15:53,54</a></b></br> For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal <i>must</i> put on immortality… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/4-11.htm">2 Corinthians 4:11</a></b></br> For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.</p><p class="hdg">in the lusts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a></b></br> Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8</a></b></br> But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a></b></br> For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Body</a> <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Cravings</a> <a href="/romans/6-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/romans/2-18.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/romans/5-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Lusts</a> <a href="/romans/1-23.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/romans/2-25.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/romans/6-10.htm">Power</a> <a href="/romans/5-21.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/john/3-1.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/romans/6-11.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Subjection</a> <a href="/acts/15-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/romans/6-11.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Cravings</a> <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/romans/8-5.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Lusts</a> <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Mortal</a> <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/romans/7-1.htm">Power</a> <a href="/romans/14-17.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/romans/12-8.htm">Ruling</a> <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/romans/6-20.htm">Subjection</a> <a href="/romans/13-14.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/romans/7-6.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/6-1.htm">We may not live in sin;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/6-2.htm">for we are dead unto it;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/6-3.htm">as appears by our baptism.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Let not sin reign anymore;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/6-18.htm">because we have yielded ourselves to the service of righteousness;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">and because death is the wages of sin.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In <a href="/romans/6.htm">Romans 6</a>, Paul has been discussing the believer's union with Christ in His death and resurrection. The Greek word "οὖν" (oun) indicates a conclusion drawn from the preceding arguments. It emphasizes that what follows is a logical outcome of the truths previously established, particularly the believer's new identity in Christ and freedom from sin's dominion.<p><b>do not let sin</b><br />The phrase underscores the believer's responsibility in the sanctification process. The Greek verb "βασιλευέτω" (basileuetō) is in the imperative mood, suggesting a command. It implies that sin, personified as a ruler, should no longer have authority or control. This reflects the transformative power of grace, which enables believers to resist sin's influence actively.<p><b>reign</b><br />The imagery of reigning suggests a kingdom or dominion. In the context of Romans, Paul contrasts the reign of sin with the reign of grace. Historically, the concept of reigning would resonate with Roman Christians familiar with the power dynamics of the Roman Empire. Theologically, it points to the shift from being under the law and sin to being under grace and righteousness.<p><b>in your mortal body</b><br />This phrase highlights the physical aspect of human existence. The term "mortal" (θνητῷ, thnētō) reminds believers of their temporal, earthly nature, subject to decay and death. Yet, it is precisely in this mortal state that believers are called to live out their new life in Christ. The body, once an instrument of sin, is now to be an instrument of righteousness.<p><b>to obey its desires</b><br />The word "desires" (ἐπιθυμίαις, epithymiais) refers to strong cravings or lusts, often associated with sinful inclinations. In the historical context, these desires could encompass a range of temptations prevalent in Roman society. Scripturally, it echoes the broader biblical theme of the struggle between the flesh and the spirit. Believers are exhorted not to succumb to these desires, empowered by the Holy Spirit to live in holiness.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12-14) Practical and hortatory consequence. Therefore expel sin, and refuse to obey its evil promptings. Keep your bodies pure and clean. Let them no longer be weapons in the hands of wickedness; let them rather be weapons with which to fight the battle of righteousness and of God. You have every encouragement to do this. For sin shall no longer play the tyrant over you. The stern and gloomy Empire of Law (which only served to heighten the guilt of sin) is over, and in its stead the only power to which you are subject is that of free forgiveness.<p>(12) <span class= "bld">Mortal.</span>--And therefore at variance with the immortal life just described.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof</span>. (The reading of the Textus Receptus, "obey <span class="accented">it in</span> the lusts thereof," has but weak support.) Though our "old man" is conceived of as crucified with Christ - though this is theoretically and potentially our position - yet our actual lives may be at variance with it; for we are still in our present "mortal body," with its lusts remaining; and sin is still a power, not yet destroyed, which <span class="accented">may</span>, if we let it, have domination over us still. Regeneration is not regarded as having changed our nature, or eradicated all our evil propensions, but as having introduced into us a higher power - "the power of his resurrection" (<a href="/philippians/3-10.htm">Philippians 3:10</a>) - in virtue of which we may resist the attempted domination of sin. But it still rests with us whether we will give our allegiance to sin or to Christ. <span class="greek">Οὐ γὰρ τὴν</span> <span class="greek">φύσιν η΅λθεν ἀνελεῖν ἀλλὰ τὴν προαίρεσιν</span> <span class="greek">διορθῶσαι</span> (Chrysostom). The lusts, obedience to which is equivalent to letting sin reign, are said to be those of our "mortal body," because it is in our present bodily organization that the lusts tempting us to evil rise. But it is not in their soliciting us, but in the will assenting to them, that the sin lies. "Quia non consentimus desideriis pravis in gratia sumus" (Augustine, 'Prop.,' 35). "Cupiditates corporis sunt fomes, peccatum ignis" (Bengel). The epithet <span class="greek">θνητῷ</span> ("mortal") is fitly used as distinguishing our present perishable framework - the earthen vessels in which we have our treasure (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-7.htm">2 Corinthians 4:7</a>) - from our real inward personality, <span class="greek">ἔσωθεν ἄνθρωπος</span> (<a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</a>), which is regarded as having risen with Christ, so as to live to God for ever. "Vos enim, viventes, abalienati estis a corpore vestro (cf. <a href="/romans/8-10.htm">Romans 8:10</a>)" (Bengel). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="grk">οὖν</span> <span class="translit">(oun)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> </span><span class="str2">Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not let sin control</span><br /><span class="grk">βασιλευέτω</span> <span class="translit">(basileuetō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_936.htm">Strong's 936: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I rule, reign, (b) I reign over. From basileus; to rule.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mortal</span><br /><span class="grk">θνητῷ</span> <span class="translit">(thnētō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2349.htm">Strong's 2349: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mortal, subject to death. From thnesko; liable to die.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">body</span><br /><span class="grk">σώματι</span> <span class="translit">(sōmati)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you obey</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπακούειν</span> <span class="translit">(hypakouein)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5219.htm">Strong's 5219: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hupo and akouo; to hear under, i.e. To listen attentively; by implication, to heed or conform to a command or authority.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">desires.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπιθυμίαις</span> <span class="translit">(epithymiais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1939.htm">Strong's 1939: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. 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