Romans 6:12 (DBY)

Passage

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey its lusts.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:10 For in that he has died, he has died to sin once for all; but in that he lives, he lives to God.

Romans 6:11 So also *ye*, reckon yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey its lusts.

Romans 6:13 Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive from among [the] dead, and your members instruments of righteousness to God.

Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over *you*, for ye are not under law but under grace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "reign", "mortal", "body", "obey", and "lusts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "reign", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "So also ye reckon yourselves dead to..." into verse 13's "Neither yield your members instruments of unrighteousness...", so "therefore" and "reign" 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 "therefore" and "reign" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.