Romans 6:23
What is written? (ESV)
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What does it say?
The payment for sin is spiritual death, opposed to the free gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord offered by God.
What is its immediate context?
Paul is making the broader point of the richness and fullness of God’s grace toward sinful man (chap 5) before turning to man’s response (and responsibility) for salvation. He states the absurdity of continuing “in sin” (vs 1) because they killed off their old self through baptism (vs 3), and uses the very real master/slave (“human terms” as Paul puts it in vs 19) relationship to illustrate.
How Romans 6:23 is applied across Bible answers
What is the result of sin?
The result of sin is death, specifically, spiritual death.
