Romans 6:1 (ASV)

Passage

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Nearby Context

Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Romans 6:2 God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?

Romans 6:3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "shall", "continue", and "abound". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "God forbid We who died to sin...", so "grace" and "shall" should be read forward into that movement. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.