Romans 6:23 (GNV)

Passage

For the wages of sinne is death: but the gift of God is eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are nowe ashamed? For the ende of those things is death.

Romans 6:22 But now being freed from sinne, and made seruants vnto God, ye haue your fruit in holines, and the end, euerlasting life.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sinne is death: but the gift of God is eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gift of God", "wages", "sinne", "death", "eternall", "life", "through", and "iesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gift of God" and "wages", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "But now being freed from sinne and...", giving immediate footing for "gift of God" 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 "gift of God" and "wages" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.