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Romans 6

Rom. 6:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Likewise
houto (Greek #3779)
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
KJV usage: after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
Pronounce: hoo'-to
Origin: οὕτως (hoo'-toce) adverb from 3778
reckon
logizomai (Greek #3049)
to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: conclude, (ac-)count (of), + despise, esteem, impute, lay, number, reason, reckon, suppose, think (on).
Pronounce: log-id'-zom-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 3056
ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
also
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
yourselves
heautou (Greek #1438)
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
KJV usage: alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
Pronounce: heh-ow-too'
Origin: from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of 846
to be
einai (Greek #1511)
to exist
KJV usage: am, was. come, is, X lust after, X please well, there is, to be, was.
Pronounce: i'-nahee
Origin: present infinitive from 1510
dead
nekros (Greek #3498)
dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun)
KJV usage: dead.
Pronounce: nek-ros'
Origin: from an apparently primary νέκυς (a corpse)
h indeed
men (Greek #3303)
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with 1161 (this one, the former, etc.)
KJV usage: even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily. Often compounded with other particles in an intensive or asseverative sense.
Pronounce: men
Origin: a primary particle
unto sin
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hamartia (Greek #266)
a sin (properly abstract)
KJV usage: offence, sin(-ful).
Pronounce: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Origin: from 264
, but
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
alive
zao (Greek #2198)
to live (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
Pronounce: dzah'-o
Origin: a primary verb
i unto God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
through
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
Lord
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kurios (Greek #2962)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
KJV usage: God, Lord, master, Sir.
Pronounce: koo'-ree-os
Origin: from κῦρος (supremacy)
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Rom. 6:2• 2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Rom. 6:2)
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Gal. 2:19• 19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. (Gal. 2:19)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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reckon.
Rom. 8:18• 18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. (Rom. 8:18)
be dead.
Rom. 6:2• 2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Rom. 6:2)
but.
Rom. 6:13• 13Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. (Rom. 6:13)
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1 Cor. 6:20• 20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. (1 Cor. 6:20)
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Gal. 2:19‑20• 19For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
 20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. (Gal. 2:19‑20)
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Col. 3:3‑5• 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
 5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: (Col. 3:3‑5)
through.
Rom. 6:23• 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Rom. 6:23)
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Rom. 5:1• 1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: (Rom. 5:1)
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Rom. 16:27• 27To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. <<Written to the Romans from Corinthus, and sent by Phebe servant of the church at Cenchrea.>> (Rom. 16:27)
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John 20:31• 31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. (John 20:31)
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Eph. 2:7• 7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. (Eph. 2:7)
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Phil. 1:11• 11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. (Phil. 1:11)
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Phil. 4:7• 7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:7)
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Col. 3:17• 17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. (Col. 3:17)
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1 Peter 2:5• 5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)
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1 Peter 4:11• 11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 4:11)
• I ought to consider myself dead, I have a right to do so, because Christ has died for me; and being alive now forever unto God, I ought to consider myself as come out, by the life which I live through Him, from the sin to which I died. (“Romans 6” by J.N. Darby)
• The Christ who is become our life did die, and, as alive through Him, what He has done is mine; and I have to say I died. (“Romans 6” by J.N. Darby)
• It is a real thing, to have to do with a living Savior. But it is not a conscious thing, that I am dead (Rom. 6:11). (“Hunt’s Sayings - 397” by R. Hunt)
• This is the first exhortation in the epistle, and, as with all exhortations, it brings in our responsibility. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death of Christ: Romans 6-7:1-6” by B. Anstey)
• "Reckon" means "think or consider it to be so." We must firstly apply these things to ourselves in our minds. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death of Christ: Romans 6-7:1-6” by B. Anstey)
• Chapter 4:5 refers to a reckoning that takes place in God's mind when we believe the gospel. Here in chapter 6:11 it is what occurs in the believer's mind in view of Christ's death to sin. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death of Christ: Romans 6-7:1-6” by B. Anstey)
• The sin-nature is still in us and will continue to beckon, but we are to reckon ourselves to be dead to sin. We are dead, and therefore, separated from it. This means that we are to see ourselves as separate and apart from sin (the evil principle), even though sin (the nature) is still in us. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death of Christ: Romans 6-7:1-6” by B. Anstey)
• Paul is showing us here that we need to reason from the right perspective. When temptation presents itself and the sin-nature in us would like to respond, we are to no longer reason from the perspective of who we were under Adam, but from who we are under Christ. We have the right to treat sin as not being us. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death of Christ: Romans 6-7:1-6” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So also *ye*, reckon yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

W. Kelly Translation

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So also do ye reckon yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.