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New Living Translation

Romans 6:5

Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Death;   Holiness;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Life;   Regeneration;   Righteous;   Scofield Reference Index - Grace;   The Topic Concordance - Freedom/liberty;   Grace;   Man;   Newness;   Resurrection;   Service;   Sin;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Death of Christ, the;   New Birth, the;   Resurrection of Christ, the;   Union with Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Death;   Ethics;   Paul;   Power;   Sorrow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Baptize, Baptism;   Church, the;   Death of Christ;   Holy Spirit;   Resurrection;   Sanctification;   Spirituality;   Union with Christ;   Weakness;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Justification;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Atonement, Day of;   Jesus Christ;   Marriage;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Baptism;   Body;   Cross, Crucifixion;   Death;   Passion;   Romans, Book of;   Suffering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baptism;   Perfection;   Redeemer, Redemption;   Resurrection;   Romans, Epistle to the;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Death of Christ;   Descent into Hades;   Eternal Life (2);   Good;   Justification (2);   Life and Death;   Merit;   Messiah;   Mysticism;   Novice;   Paul (2);   Print ;   Purification ;   Regeneration;   Regeneration (2);   Romans Epistle to the;   Sacraments;   Sacrifice (2);   Sin;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Resurrection;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism (Non-Immersionist View);   Christ, the Exaltation of;   Like;   Pauline Theology;   Resurrection;   Salvation;   Sanctification;   Trine (Triune) Immersion;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Birth, New;   Saul of Tarsus;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for September 5;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for September 8;   My Utmost for His Highest - Devotion for April 11;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Christ died, and we have been joined with him by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from death as he did.
Revised Standard Version
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For yf we be graft in deeth lyke vnto him: even so must we be in the resurreccio.
Hebrew Names Version
For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
International Standard Version
For if we have become united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.Philippians 3:10-11;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,
New Century Version
Christ died, and we have been joined with him by dying too. So we will also be joined with him by rising from the dead as he did.
Update Bible Version
For if we have become united with [him] in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of his resurrection;
Webster's Bible Translation
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his] resurrection:
English Standard Version
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
World English Bible
For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will also be part of his resurrection;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Weymouth's New Testament
For since we have become one with Him by sharing in His death, we shall also be one with Him by sharing in His resurrection.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For if we plauntid togidere ben maad to the licnesse of his deth, also we schulen be of the licnesse of his risyng ayen;
English Revised Version
For if we have become united with him by the likeness of his death, we shall be also by the likeness of his resurrection;
Berean Standard Bible
For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in resurrection.
Contemporary English Version
If we shared in Jesus' death by being baptized, we will be raised to life with him.
Amplified Bible
For if we have become one with Him [permanently united] in the likeness of His death, we will also certainly be [one with Him and share fully] in the likeness of His resurrection.
American Standard Version
For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection;
Bible in Basic English
For, if we have been made like him in his death, we will, in the same way, be like him in his coming to life again;
Complete Jewish Bible
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will also be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Darby Translation
For if we are become identified with [him] in the likeness of his death, so also we shall be of [his] resurrection;
Etheridge Translation
For if together we have been planted with him in the likeness of his death, so also in his resurrection shall we be.
Murdock Translation
For if we have been planted together with him into the likeness of his death, so shall we be also into his resurrection.
King James Version (1611)
For if we haue bene planted together in the likenesse of his death: wee shalbe also in the likenesse of his resurrection:
New Life Bible
If we have become one with Christ in His death, we will be one with Him in being raised from the dead to new life.
New Revised Standard
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For if we be planted with him to the similitude of his death, euen so shall we be to the similitude of his resurrection,
George Lamsa Translation
For if we have been planted together with him in the likeness of his death, so shall we be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, if we have come to be grown together in the likeness of his death, certainly, in that of his resurrection also, shall we be.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For if we be graft together by the likenesse of his death: euen so shall we be [partakers] of the resurrection:
Good News Translation
For since we have become one with him in dying as he did, in the same way we shall be one with him by being raised to life as he was.
Christian Standard Bible®
For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be in the likeness of his resurrection.
King James Version
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Lexham English Bible
For if we have become identified with him in the likeness of his death, certainly also we will be identified with him in the likeness of his resurrection,
Literal Translation
For if we have been joined together in the likeness of His death, so also shall we be in the resurrection,
Young's Literal Translation
For, if we have become planted together to the likeness of his death, [so] also we shall be of the rising again;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For yf we be grafted wt him vnto like death, then shal we be like the resurreccion also:
Mace New Testament (1729)
for if we resembled him with regard to death, certainly we shall likewise do so with regard to his resurrection:
THE MESSAGE
When Death Becomes Life So what do we do? Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? I should hope not! If we've left the country where sin is sovereign, how can we still live in our old house there? Or didn't you realize we packed up and left there for good? That is what happened in baptism. When we went under the water, we left the old country of sin behind; when we came up out of the water, we entered into the new country of grace—a new life in a new land! That's what baptism into the life of Jesus means. When we are lowered into the water, it is like the burial of Jesus; when we are raised up out of the water, it is like the resurrection of Jesus. Each of us is raised into a light-filled world by our Father so that we can see where we're going in our new grace-sovereign country.
New English Translation
For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united in the likeness of his resurrection.
New King James Version
For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection,
Simplified Cowboy Version
When we share in his death, we get to share in his life as well.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,
Legacy Standard Bible
For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection,

Contextual Overview

1 Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in baptism, we joined him in his death? 4 For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives. 5 Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. 6 We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. 7 For when we died with Christ we were set free from the power of sin. 8 And since we died with Christ, we know we will also live with him. 9 We are sure of this because Christ was raised from the dead, and he will never die again. Death no longer has any power over him. 10 When he died, he died once to break the power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

For: Romans 6:8-12, Ephesians 2:5, Ephesians 2:6, Philippians 3:10, Philippians 3:11

planted: Psalms 92:13, Isaiah 5:2, Jeremiah 2:21, Matthew 15:13, John 12:24, John 15:1-8

Reciprocal: Romans 6:2 - dead Romans 6:3 - were Romans 8:11 - he that raised Ephesians 1:20 - he wrought Ephesians 5:14 - arise Colossians 2:12 - Buried Colossians 3:1 - risen 2 Timothy 2:11 - For Hebrews 6:2 - resurrection

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
Then the people began to multiply on the earth, and daughters were born to them.
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth, for whenever the sons of God had intercourse with women, they gave birth to children who became the heroes and famous warriors of ancient times.
Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, the only blameless person living on earth at the time, and he walked in close fellowship with God.
Genesis 6:19
Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood.
Genesis 6:20
Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive.
Genesis 6:21
And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals."
Genesis 8:21
And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
Genesis 13:13
But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the Lord .
Deuteronomy 29:19
"Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.' This would lead to utter ruin!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For if we have been planted together,.... This is not to be understood of an implantation of Jews and Gentiles together in One body; nor of an implantation of believers together in a church state; but of an implantation of Christ and his people together; which is openly done at conversion, in consequence of a secret union with him before; when they are transplanted from a state of nature, and are ingrafted into Christ; have the graces of the Spirit of God implanted in them, and grow up under the dews of grace, and shinings of the sun of righteousness upon them, and bring forth much fruit; now as these persons, by virtue of their secret union with Christ from eternity, as their head and representative, with whom they were crucified, in whom they died representatively, share in his death, enjoy the benefits of it, and feel its efficacy, and through it become dead to the law, sin, and the world, which is meant by

the likeness of his death; so these same persons shall be also planted

in the likeness of his resurrection; that is, they shall share in the benefits, and feel and enjoy the effects of it; not only their bodies will be raised at the last day, as their souls are now regenerated by virtue of it, and in resemblance to it; but their are, and shall be so influenced by his Spirit and grace, which has raised them from death to life, that they shall walk in newness of life; of which baptism is a lively representation, and to which it is a constant obligation.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For if we have been planted together - The word used here σύμφυτος sumphutos, does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament. It properly means sown or planted at the same time; what sprouts or springs up together; and is applied to plants and trees that are planted at the same time, and that sprout and grow together. Thus, the name would be given to a field of grain that was sown at the same time, and where the grain sprung up and grew simultaneously. Hence, it means intimately connected, or joined together. And here it denotes that Christians and the Saviour have been united intimately in regard to death; as he died and was laid in the grave, so have they by profession died to sin. And it is therefore natural to expect, that, like grain sown at the same time, they should grow up in a similar manner, and resemble each other.

We shall be also - We shall be also fellow-plants; that is, we shall resemble him in regard to the resurrection. As he rose from the grave, so shall we rise from sin. As he lived a new life, being raised up, so shall we live a new life. The propriety of this figure is drawn from the doctrine often referred to in the New Testament, of a union between Christ and his people. See this explained in the notes at John 15:1-10. The sentiment here inferred is but an illustration of what was said by the Saviour John 14:19, “Because I live, ye shall live also.” There is perhaps not to be found a more beautiful illustration than that employed here by the apostle of seed sown together in the earth, sprouting together, growing together, and ripening together for the harvest. Thus, the Saviour and his people are united together in his death, start up to life together in his resurrection, and are preparing together for the same harvest of glory in the heavens.

In the likeness of his resurrection - This does not mean that we shall resemble him when we are raised up at the last day - which may be, however, true - but that our rising from sin will resemble his resurrection from the grave. As he rose from the tomb and lived, so shall we rise from sin and live a new life.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 6:5. For if we have been planted together — συμφυτοι γεγοναμεν. Dr. Taylor observes, that our translation does not completely express the apostle's meaning. Τα συμφυτα are such plants as grow, the one upon and in the other, deriving sap and nourishment from it, as the mistletoe upon the oak, or the scion upon the stock in which it is grafted. He would therefore translate the words: For if we have been growers together with Christ in the likeness of his death, (or in that which is like his death,) we shall be also growers together with him in the likeness of his resurrection; or in that which is like his resurrection. He reckons it a beautiful metaphor, taken from grafting, or making the scion grow together with a new stock.

But if we take the word planted in its usual sense, we shall find it to be a metaphor as beautiful and as expressive as the former. When the seed or plant is inserted in the ground, it derives from that ground all its nourishment, and all those juices by which it becomes developed; by which it increases in size, grows firm, strong, and vigorous; and puts forth its leaves, blossoms, and fruit. The death of Jesus Christ is represented as the cause whence his fruitfulness, as the author of eternal salvation to mankind is derived; and genuine believers in him are represented as being planted in his death, and growing out of it; deriving their growth, vigour, firmness, beauty, and fruitfulness from it. In a word, it is by his death that Jesus Christ redeems a lost world; and it is from that vicarious death that believers derive that pardon and holiness which makes them so happy in themselves, and so useful to others. This sacrificial death is the soil in which they are planted; and from which they derive their life, fruitfulness, and their final glory.


 
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