Romans 6:14 (GNV)

Passage

For sinne shall not haue dominion ouer you: for ye are not vnder ye Lawe, but vnder grace.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:12 Let not sinne reigne therefore in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in ye lusts therof:

Romans 6:13 Neither giue ye your members, as weapons of vnrighteousnes vnto sinne: but giue your selues vnto God, as they that are aliue from the dead, and giue your members as weapons of righteousnesse vnto God.

Romans 6:14 For sinne shall not haue dominion ouer you: for ye are not vnder ye Lawe, but vnder grace.

Romans 6:15 What then? shall we sinne, because we are not vnder the Law, but vnder grace? God forbid.

Romans 6:16 Knowe ye not, that to whomsoeuer yee giue your selues as seruats to obey, his seruants ye are to whom ye obey, whether it be of sinne vnto death, or of obedience vnto righteousnesse?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "sinne", "shall", "haue", "dominion", "ouer", "vnder", and "lawe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "sinne", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Neither giue ye your members as weapons..." into verse 15's "What then shall we sinne because we...", so "grace" and "sinne" 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 "grace" and "sinne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.