Romans 6:1 (GNV)

Passage

What shall we say then? Shall we continue still in sinne, that grace may abounde? God forbid.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue still in sinne, that grace may abounde? God forbid.

Romans 6:2 Howe shall we, that are dead to sinne, liue yet therein?

Romans 6:3 Knowe ye not, that all we which haue bene baptized into Iesus Christ, haue bene baptized into his death?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "shall", "continue", "still", "sinne", "abounde", and "forbid". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Howe shall we that are dead to...", so "grace" and "shall" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.