Romans 6
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Fragment c to h containing parts of the Epistle to the Romans in Papyrus 40, written about AD 250.
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| Book | Epistle to the Romans |
| Bible part | New Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 6 |
| Category | Pauline epistles |
Romans 6 is the sixth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle, but written by an amanuensis, Tertius of Iconium, while Paul was in Corinth, in winter of AD 57-58.[1] Paul wrote to the Roman Christians in order to give them a substantial resume of his theology.[2]
Contents
Text
- The original text is written in Koine Greek.
- Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:
- Papyrus 40 (ca. AD 250; extant: verses 4-5, 16)
- Codex Vaticanus (AD 325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330-360)
- Codex Alexandrinus (ca. AD 400-440)
- Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (ca. AD 450; complete)
- Papyrus 94 (5th/6th century; extant: verses 10-13, 19-22)
- This chapter is divided into 23 verses.
Structure
This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to other parts of the Bible):
- Romans 6:1–14 = Dead to Sin, Alive to God
- Romans 6:15–23 = From Slaves of Sin to Slaves of God
Cross references
Verse 4
- Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.[3]
Verse 23
See also
- Baptism
- Other related Bible parts: Matthew 28
References
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ Romans 6:4
- ↑ Romans 6:23
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