Romans 6:4 (GNV)

Passage

We are buried then with him by baptisme into his death, that like as Christ was raysed vp from the dead to the glorie of the Father, so we also should walke in newnesse of life.

Nearby Context

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?

Romans 6:4 We are buried then with him by baptisme into his death, that like as Christ was raysed vp from the dead to the glorie of the Father, so we also should walke in newnesse of life.

Romans 6:5 For if we be planted with him to the similitude of his death, euen so shall we be to the similitude of his resurrection,

Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sinne might be destroied, that henceforth we should not serue sinne.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "buried", "baptisme", "death", "like", "christ", "raysed", "dead", and "glorie". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "buried" and "baptisme", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Knowe ye not that all we which..." into verse 5's "For if we be planted with him...", so "buried" and "baptisme" 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 "buried" and "baptisme" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.