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Berean Standard Bible

“For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.”

Romans 6:14

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Paul has just urged believers not to let sin reign in their bodies and to offer themselves to God as people brought from death to life. This verse gives the reason such a change is possible.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

World English Bible (WEB)

For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.

King James Version (KJV)

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under law, but under grace.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for sin over you shall not have lordship, for you are not under law, but under grace.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque el pecado no se enseñoreará de vosotros; pues no estáis bajo la ley, sino bajo la gracia.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Que el pecado no vuelva a dominarlos! Ya no estamos atados a la ley; ahora vivimos bajo la gracia de Dios.

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