Romans
Romans 6:13
13Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | μηδὲ | mēde | Conjunction | G3366 and not, not even |
| present | παριστάνετε | paristanete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| parts | μέλη | melē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3196 a limb, member |
| of your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to sin | ἁμαρτίᾳ | hamartia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| as instruments | ὅπλα | hopla | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3696 an instrument, arms, weapons |
| of wickedness | ἀδικίας | adikias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G93 unrighteousness |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| present | παραστήσατε | parastēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by |
| yourselves | ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| as | ὡσεὶ | hōsei | Adverb | G5616 as if, as it were, like, about |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| death | νεκρῶν | nekrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3498 dead, a corpse |
| to life | ζῶντας | zōntas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2198 I live |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| parts | μέλη | melē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3196 a limb, member |
| of your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| as instruments | ὅπλα | hopla | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3696 an instrument, arms, weapons |
| of righteousness | δικαιοσύνης | dikaiosynēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
Cross-references
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Romans 12:1 · Romans 6:16 · Colossians 3:5 · 1 Peter 2:24 · Romans 7:5 · 1 Corinthians 6:20 · Colossians 2:13 · 1 Peter 4:2 · 1 John 1:9 · James 3:5–6 · 1 Corinthians 6:15 · Ephesians 2:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.