Romans 6:8 (LSB)

Passage

Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

Nearby Context

Romans 6:6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin;

Romans 6:7 for he who has died has been justified from sin.

Romans 6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

Romans 6:9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him.

Romans 6:10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all, but the life that He lives, He lives to God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "died", "christ", "believe", "shall", and "live". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "died" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "for he who has died has been..." into verse 9's "knowing that Christ having been raised from...", so "died" and "christ" 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 "died" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.