Romans 6:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ”

Romans 6:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the wages of sin - The word translated here “wages” ὀψώνια opsōnia properly denotes what is purchased to be eaten with bread, as fish, flesh, vegetables, etc. (Schleusner); and thence,...
Romans 6:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(11) For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (11) Death is the punishment due to sin, but we are sanctified freely, to everlasting life....
Romans 6:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Christian's Severance from Sin. Romans 6:12 f. The conflict turns on the possession of the body: sin and God both claim the use of your limbs; sin must not reign in your mortal body, thoug...
Romans 6:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

wages . rations. Greek. opsonion. Only here, Luke 3:14 . 1Co 9:7. 2 Corinthians 11:8 . In Luke 3:14 the "wages" are the fish ration issued to Roman soldiers. Compare Romans 6:13 . gift . Ap...
Romans 6:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

23. For the wages of sin, etc. There are those who think that, Paul, by comparing death to allowances of meat, ( obsoniis ,) points out in a disparaging manner the kind of wretched rewa...
Romans 6:23 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1850 MAN’S DESERT, AND GOD’S MERCY Romans 6:23 . The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord . THE distribution of rewards and punish...
Romans 6:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the wages of sin is death - The second death, everlasting perdition. Every sinner earns this...
Romans 6:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For the wages of sin is death— The wages of sin does not here signify the wages which are paid for sinning, but the wages which sin pays. This is evident not only from the opposition which is her...
Romans 6:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. For the wages, х opsoonia ( G3800 )]. The word signifies military supplies, 'pay' in kind...
Romans 6:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The New Righteousness in Union with Christ St. Paul's begins by repeating an objection he must often have heard from Jewish adversaries (cp: Romans 3:8 ), and suggested here by Romans 5:20 -'Do...
Romans 6:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(15-23) Free forgiveness! What does that mean? Freedom to sin? Far from it. That were to return into the old slavery. To yield to sin is to be the servant or slave of sin with its consequence — dea...
Romans 6:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 JUSTIFICATION AND HOLINESS: ILLUSTRATIONS FROM HUMAN LIFE Romans 6:14-23 - Romans 7:1-6 AT the point we have now reached, the Apostle's thought pauses for a moment, to resume. He...
Romans 6:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Sin Shall not Have Dominion” Romans 6:12-23 Standing with Christ on the resurrection side of death, we must present our whole being to God for His use. We have left forever behind, nailed to t...
Romans 6:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle declared, "We died to sin," that is, we were set free from our relationship to sin. On that basis he asked his question, How can we live in that to which we have died? Taking baptism as a...
Romans 6:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. (19) I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to un...
Romans 6:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE WAGES OF SIN ‘The wages of sin is death.’ Romans 6:23 The judgment of God once rested, says the Apostle, upon all the world, and that judgment was expressed in death. It is quite clear t...
Romans 6:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the wages of sin is death ,.... By sin, is meant every sin, original sin, actual sin, every kind of sin, lesser and greater: the "death" which sin deserves, is a corporeal death; which is not ow...
Romans 6:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ver. 23. For the wages of sin ] The best largesse or congiary (οψωνιον) that sin gives to his...
Romans 6:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For the wages of sin is death “The word οψωνια, rendered wages , properly signifies the food and pay which generals give to their soldiers for their service. By using this term, the apostle shows...
Romans 6:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A Change of Masters With the headship of Christ established for the believer - a headship which has to do with new life in contrast to the old life inherited from Adam, and grace reigning where si...
Romans 6:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

On Sanctification. A. D. 58. 1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace ma...
Romans 6:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

q.d. Now therefore compare the office of both these services together, and you shall easily see which master is best to serve and obey; the wages that sin will pay you, in the end is death; but the r...
Romans 6:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Christians Have Been Freed From The Tyranny Of Sin By Dying With Christ And Rising With Him And Are Therefore To Triumphantly Seize The Opportunity Of Being So Freed From Sin (6:1-23). Having ende...
Romans 6:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 6:23 .—Eternal life is not like wages due for service to God, as death is wages due for service to sin. Eternal life is a donative or free gift of God. MAIN HOMILETICS OF...
Romans 6:23 - Scofield Reference Notes

sin Sin ( See Scofield) - ( Romans 3:23 ).
Romans 6:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 6:15-23 Bondmen of Righteousness. I. St. Paul's manner of thinking is frequently hard to follow. One peculiarity which contributes to make it a difficult exercise to track his reasoning is...
Romans 6:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? The fifth chapter ends up in this way, that «where sin abounded, etcвЂ¦ Jesus Christ our Lord.» Then he goes o...
Romans 6:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 6:1 . Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? The apostle having said, that as sin had abounded by the entrance of the law, so grace had much more abounded by the proclamation of t...
Romans 6:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life. The wages of sin and the gift of God I. The wages of sin is death. “Wages” here means “the rations” supplied as pay to a sold...
Romans 6:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 8:1-45 (7) Moral results to true believers of the revelation to them of the righteousness of God. The righteousness of God having been announced as revealed in the gos...
Romans 6:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Servants of righteousness unto everlasting life:
Romans 6:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 6:10 ; 1 Corinthians 6:9 ; 1 John 2:25 ; 1 John 5:11 ; 1 John 5:12 ; 1 Peter 1:3 ; 1 Peter 1:4 ; Ezekiel 18:20 ; Ezekiel 18:4 ; Galatians 3:10 ; Galatians 6:7 ; Galatians 6:...
Romans 6:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Shall We Continue in Sin? Romans 6:1-23 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Grace never gives a margin to sin. There are some who go so far as to use "salvation by Grace" as an excuse for laxity in their moral...
Romans 6:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Death — Temporal, spiritual, and eternal. Is the due wages of sin; but eternal life is the gift of God — The difference is remarkable. Evil works merit the reward they receive: good works do not. T...

Romans 6:23 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Romans 6:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Romans 6:23 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Romans 6:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Romans 6:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Romans 6:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Romans 6:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Romans 6:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Romans 6:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Romans 6:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Romans 6:23 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Romans 6:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Romans 6:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Romans 6:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 6:23 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Romans 6:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Romans 6:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Romans 6:23 - Scofield Reference Notes

Romans 6:23 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 6:23 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 6:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Romans 6:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Romans 6:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Romans 6:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Romans 6:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Romans 6:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Romans 6:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes