Romans 6:7 (YLT)

Passage

for he who hath died hath been set free from the sin.

Nearby Context

Romans 6:5 For, if we have become planted together to the likeness of his death, <FI>so<Fi> also we shall be of the rising again;

Romans 6:6 this knowing, that our old man was crucified with <FI>him<Fi> , that the body of the sin may be made useless, for our no longer serving the sin;

Romans 6:7 for he who hath died hath been set free from the sin.

Romans 6:8 And if we died with Christ, we believe that we also shall live with him,

Romans 6:9 knowing that Christ, having been raised up out of the dead, doth no more die, death over him hath no more lordship;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "this knowing that our old man was..." into verse 8's "And if we died with Christ we...", so "hath" and "died" 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 "hath" and "died" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.