Romans 6:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 6:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 6:12 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 6:12 — KJV
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
— Romans 6:12 (KJV)
Romans 6:12 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 6:12
“For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. For the...: or, For he doth much keep the, etc desolation: or, astonishment”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:12: sin, therefore, should
“And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:12: let, should, obey
“And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:12: let, therefore, thereof
“The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:12: let, sin, therefore
“And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.”
Shares key themes with Romans 6:12: let, sin, thereof
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