Romans 6:5 (KJV)

Passage

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

Nearby Context

Romans 6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

Romans 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Romans 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

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

Romans 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "been", "planted", "together", "likeness", "death", "shall", and "resurrection". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "been" and "planted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Therefore we are buried with him by..." into verse 6's "Knowing this that our old man is...", so "been" and "planted" 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 "been" and "planted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.