Verse of the Day

Friday, August 23, 2024

Romans 6:21 NIV

What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

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Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

English Standard Version

But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

The Message

But do you call that a free life? What did you get out of it? Nothing you're proud of now. Where did it get you? A dead end.

New King James Version

What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

New Living Translation

And what was the result? It was not good, since now you are ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Romans 6:21-23

(Read Romans 6:21-23)

The pleasure and profit of sin do not deserve to be called fruit. Sinners are but ploughing iniquity, sowing vanity, and reaping the same. Shame came into the world with sin, and is still the certain effect of it. The end of sin is death. Though the way may seem pleasant and inviting, yet it will be bitterness in the latter end. From this condemnation the believer is set at liberty, when made free from sin. If the fruit is unto holiness, if there is an active principle of true and growing grace, the end will be everlasting life; a very happy end! Though the way is up-hill, though it is narrow, thorny, and beset, yet everlasting life at the end of it is sure. The gift of God is eternal life. And this gift is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Christ purchased it, prepared it, prepares us for it, preserves us to it; he is the All in all in our salvation.


Romans 6:21 In-Context

19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.

20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.

21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!

22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life inOr "through" Christ Jesus our Lord.


This Week's Daily Bible Verses

Thursday, August 22

2 Samuel 7:22

"How great you are, O Sovereign LORD! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you."

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Wednesday, August 21

Psalm 42:1

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

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Tuesday, August 20

Isaiah 29:13-14

The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

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Monday, August 19

Romans 4:18-21

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead -- since he was about a hundred years old -- and that Sarah's womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

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Sunday, August 18

Matthew 6:5-6

"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you."

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Saturday, August 17

James 3:18

Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

Read all of James 3 NIV

Friday, August 16

Daniel 6:3-5

Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God."

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