Romans 6:10 (DRB)

Passage

For in that he died to sin, he died once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:8 Now, if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ.

Romans 6:9 Knowing that Christ, rising again from the dead, dieth now no more. Death shall no more have dominion over him.

Romans 6:10 For in that he died to sin, he died once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.

Romans 6:11 So do you also reckon that you are dead to sin, but alive unto God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Knowing that Christ rising again from the..." into verse 11's "So do you also reckon that you...", so "died" and "once" 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 "died" and "once" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.