Romans 6:10 (ASV)

Passage

For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:8 But if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;

Romans 6:9 knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death no more hath dominion over him.

Romans 6:10 For the death that he died, he died unto sin once: but the life that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Romans 6:11 Even so reckon ye also yourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God in Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "death", "died", "once", "life", and "liveth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "death" and "died", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "knowing that Christ being raised from the..." into verse 11's "Even so reckon ye also yourselves to...", so "death" and "died" belong inside that flow. 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 "death" and "died" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.