Where is it in the Bible?
Romans 6:23
23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
In other translations
- ESV
- 23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- NLT
- 23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
- CSB
- 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
- KJV
- 23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The surrounding passage
Romans 6:21–23, King James Version
21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Context
The closing line of Romans 6, where Paul answers whether believers should keep on sinning so that grace may increase. He contrasts two masters, sin and God, and ends by setting the wages sin pays against the gift God gives. The verse is a key step in the "Romans Road," a common way of explaining the gospel using verses from Romans.
About the book of Romans
Paul’s fullest statement of the gospel: righteousness by faith.
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