Romans 6:9 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Romans 6:11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "knowing", "christ", "having", "been", "raised", "dead", "never", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "knowing" and "christ", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Now if we died with Christ we..." into verse 10's "For the death that He died He...", so "knowing" 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 "knowing" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.