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Romans 6:23 in the Greek

Meaning word by word (Strong’s)

The verse

King James Version

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Bíblia Livre

porque o salário do pecado é a morte, mas o dom gratuito de Deus é a vida eterna em Cristo Jesus nosso Senhor.

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Word by word

Each original-language term the verse translates, in the order of the King James Version, which carries a Strong’s number on each word. The meaning comes from the lexicon entry.

  1. KJV renders it: for

    In this verse: “For”

  2. ὀψώνιονopsṓnionStrong G3800 →

    KJV renders it: wages

    In this verse: “the wages”

  3. ἁμαρτίαhamartíaStrong G266 →

    Meaning: sin

    In this verse: “of sin”

  4. θάνατοςthánatosStrong G2288 →

    KJV renders it: death

    In this verse: “is death”

  5. KJV renders it: and, but, Now

    In this verse: “but”

  6. χάρισμαchárismaStrong G5486 →

    Meaning: gift of grace

    In this verse: “the gift”

  7. θεόςtheósStrong G2316 →

    KJV renders it: God

    In this verse: “of God”

  8. αἰώνιοςaiṓniosStrong G166 →

    KJV renders it: eternal, everlasting

    In this verse: “is eternal”

  9. ζωήzōḗStrong G2222 →

    Meaning: life

    In this verse: “life”

  10. KJV renders it: in, with, by

    In this verse: “through”

  11. ἸησοῦςIēsoûsStrong G2424 →

    KJV renders it: Jesus

    In this verse: “Jesus”

  12. ΧριστόςChristósStrong G5547 →

    Meaning: Christ, the Anointed One

    In this verse: “Christ”

  13. ἡμῶνhēmōnStrong G2257 →

    KJV renders it: our, us, we

    In this verse: “our”

  14. κύριοςkýriosStrong G2962 →

    KJV renders it: Lord, Lord's

    In this verse: “Lord”

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