Romans 6:23 (DRB)

Passage

For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:21 What fruit therefore had you then in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of them is death.

Romans 6:22 But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life everlasting.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "wages", "death", "life", "everlasting", "christ", "jesus", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "wages", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But now being made free from sin...", giving immediate footing for "grace" and "wages". 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 "wages" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.