Dead to Sin, Alive to God (2 Corinthians 4:7–18)
1 TNT What shall we saye then? Shall we continue in synne that there maye be aboundaunce of grace? BSB BSB: What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase?
2 TNT God forbyd. How shall we that are deed as touchynge synne live eny lenger therin? BSB BSB: Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
3 TNT Remember ye not that all we which are baptysed in the name of Iesu Christ are baptysed to dye with him? BSB BSB: Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
4 TNT We are buryed with him by baptism for to dye that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from deeth by the glorye of the father: even so we also shuld walke in a newe lyfe. BSB BSB: We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life.
5 TNT For yf we be graft in deeth lyke vnto him: even so must we be in the resurreccion. BSB BSB: For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
6 TNT This we must remember that oure olde man is crucified with him also that the body of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that hence forth we shuld not be servauntes of synne. BSB BSB: We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
7 TNT For he that is deed ys iustified from synne. BSB BSB: For anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
8 TNT Wherfore yf we be deed with Christ we beleve that we shall live with him: BSB BSB: Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
9 TNT remembringe that Christ once raysed from deeth dyeth no more. Deeth hath no moare power over him. BSB BSB: For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
10 TNT For as touchynge that he dyed he dyed concernynge synne once. And as touchinge that he liveth he liveth vnto God. BSB BSB: The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.
11 TNT Lykewyse ymagen ye also that ye are deed concernynge synne: but are alive vnto God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde. BSB BSB: So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
12 TNT Let not synne raygne therfore in youre mortall bodyes that ye shuld thervnto obey in the lustes of it. BSB BSB: Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
13 TNT Nether geve ye youre members as instrumentes of vnrightewesnes vnto synne: but geve youre selves vnto God as they that are alive from deeth. And geve youre membres as iustrumetes of rightewesnes vnto God. BSB BSB: Do 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.
14 TNT Let not synne have power over you. For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace. BSB BSB: For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
The Wages of Sin 15 TNT What then? Shall we synne because we are not vnder the lawe: but vnder grace? God forbyd. BSB BSB: What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!
16 TNT Remember ye not how that to whom soever ye comit youre selves as servautes to obey his servauntes ye are to whom ye obey: whether it be of synne vnto deeth or of obedience vnto rightewesnes? BSB BSB: Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
17 TNT God be thanked that though ye were once the servauntes of synne ye have yet obeyed with herte vnto the forme of doctryne wher vnto ye were delyvered. BSB BSB: But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
18 TNT Ye are then made fre from synne and are be come the servauntes of rightewesnes. BSB BSB: You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
19 TNT I will speake grossly because of the infirmitie of youre flesshe. As ye have geve youre membres servauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie vnto iniquitie: even so nowe geve youre membres servantes vnto rightewesnes that ye maye be sanctified. BSB BSB: I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. Just as you used to offer the parts of your body in slavery to impurity and to escalating wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness.
20 TNT For when ye were the servauntes of synne ye were not vnder rightewesnes. BSB BSB: For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.
21 TNT What frute had ye then in tho thinges wher of ye are now ashamed. For the ende of tho thynges is deeth. BSB BSB: What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
22 TNT But now are ye delivered from synne and made the servauntes of God and have youre frute that ye shuld be sanctifyed and the ende everlastinge lyfe. BSB BSB: But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
23 TNT For the rewarde of synne is deeth: but eternall lyfe is the gyfte of God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde. BSB BSB: For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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