Romans:6:13-16

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rwp @Romans:6:13 @{Neither present } (\m ˆde paristanete \). Present active imperative in prohibition of \paristan “\, late form of \parist ˆmi \, to place beside . Stop presenting your members or do not have the habit of doing so , "do not go on putting your members to sin as weapons of unrighteousness ." {Instruments } (\hopla \). Old word for tools of any kind for shop or war (John:18:3 ; strkjv @2Corinthians:6:7 ; strkjv @10:4 ; strkjv @Romans:13:12 |). Possibly here figure of two armies arrayed against each other (Galatians:5:16-24 |), and see \hopla dikaiosun ˆs \ below . The two sets of \hopla \ clash . {But present yourselves unto God } (\alla parast ˆsate heautous t “i the “i \). First aorist active imperative of \parist ˆmi \, same verb , but different tense , do it now and completely . Our "members " (\mel ˆ\) should be at the call of God "as alive from the dead ." rwp @Romans:6:14 @{Shall not have dominion } (\ou kurieusei \). Future active indicative of \kurieu “\, old verb from \kurios \, "shall not lord it over you ," even if not yet wholly dead . Cf . strkjv @2Corinthians:1:24 |. rwp @Romans:6:15 @{What then ?} (\ti oun ?\). Another turn in the argument about the excess of grace . {Shall we sin ?} (\hamartes “men ?\). First aorist active deliberative subjunctive of \hamartan “\. "Shall we commit sin " (occasional acts of sin as opposed to the life of sin as raised by \epimen “men t ˆi hamarti ƒi \ in verse 1 |)? {Because } (\hoti \). The same reason as in verse 1 | and taken up from the very words in verse 14 |. Surely , the objector says , we may take a night off now and then and sin a little bit "since we are under grace ." rwp @Romans:6:16 @{His servants ye are whom ye obey } (\douloi este h “i hupakouete \). Bondservants , slaves of the one whom ye obey , whatever one 's profession may be , traitors , spies sometimes they are called . As Paul used the figure to illustrate death to sin and resurrection to new life in Christ and not in sin , so now he uses slavery against the idea of occasional lapses into sin . Loyalty to Christ will not permit occasional crossing over to the other side to Satan 's line .

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