Romans 6:12-13
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 [a]Therefore, sin must not reign over your mortal bodies so that you obey their desires.(A) 13 And do not present the parts of your bodies to sin as weapons for wickedness, but present yourselves to God as raised from the dead to life and the parts of your bodies to God as weapons for righteousness.(B)
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- 6:12–19 Christians have been released from the grip of sin, but sin endeavors to reclaim its victims. The antidote is constant remembrance that divine grace has claimed them and identifies them as people who are alive only for God’s interests.
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