Romans 6:12
Romans · New Testament · Chapter 6
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”Romans 6:12
What Does Romans 6:12 Mean?
Romans 6:12 is found in the book of Romans, chapter 6, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Self-Control, and Temptation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Romans 6:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Galatians 5:16“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”Romans 6:16“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”Romans 6:14“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”John 8:34“Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.”Psalms 19:13“Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.”Psalms 119:133“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”Romans 8:11“But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.”1 Corinthians 6:13“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.”Romans 8:13“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”Galatians 5:24“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”1 John 2:15“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”2 Corinthians 5:10“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”2 Timothy 2:22“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”Romans 6:6“Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.”Romans 1:24“Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:”Romans 7:21“I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.”1 Corinthians 15:54“So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.”Ephesians 2:3“Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”Titus 2:12“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
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