Romans 6:15 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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?

Romans 6:17 But God be thanked, that ye haue beene the seruants of sinne, but yee haue obeyed from the heart vnto the forme of the doctrine, wherunto ye were deliuered.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "shall", "sinne", "vnder", 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 nearby context moves from verse 14's "For sinne shall not haue dominion ouer..." into verse 16's "Knowe ye not that to whomsoeuer yee...", so "grace" and "shall" 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 "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.