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KnowingthatChrist being raisedfrom the deaddieth no more;deathhath no more dominion overhim.
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Forin that he died , he died unto sinonce:but in that he liveth , he liveth unto God.
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Likewisereckonyealsoyourselves to bedeadindeed unto sin,butalive unto GodthroughJesusChristourLord.
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Letnotsinthereforereigninyourmortalbody,that ye should obeyitin the luststhereof.
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Neither yield yeyourmembers as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin:butyieldyourselves unto God,as those that are alivefrom the dead,andyourmembers as instruments of righteousness unto God.
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Forsinshallnot have dominion overyou:for ye arenotunder the law,butundergrace.
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Whatthen? shall we sin , because we arenotunder the law,butundergrace? God forbid* .
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Know yenot,that to whom ye yieldyourselvesservantstoobey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin untodeath,or of obedience untorighteousness?
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ButGod be thanked,that ye were the servants of sin,but ye have obeyedfrom the heart that form of doctrinewhichwas delivered you .
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Beingthen made freefromsin, ye became the servants of righteousness.
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I speak after the manner of menbecause of the infirmity of yourflesh:foras ye have yieldedyourmembersservants to uncleannessand to iniquityuntoiniquity; even sonowyieldyourmembersservants to righteousnessuntoholiness.