Romans 6:7 (DRB)

Passage

For he that is dead is justified from sin.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.

Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer.

Romans 6:7 For he that is dead is justified from sin.

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.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Knowing this that our old man is..." into verse 8's "Now if we be dead with Christ...", so "justified" and "dead" 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 "justified" and "dead" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.