Romans · Chapter 6

[ edit] Therfore what ſchulen we ſeye? Schulen we dwelle in ſynne, þat grace be plenteuous? Ferr be it. Soþli we þat ben deed to ſynne, how ſchulen we ȝit lyue þer ynne? Wher, breþeren, ȝe vnknowen, for whiche euere we ben baptyſid, or criſtened, in Criſt Jheſu, in his deeþ we ben baptyſid? Soþli we ben to gidere biried wiþ him bi criſtendom in to deeþ; þat as Criſt roos fro deede ſpiritis bi glorie of þe fadir, ſo and we walke in þe neweneſſe of lyf. Forſoþ if we plauntid to gidere ben maad to þe likneſſe of his deeþ, alſo and we ſchulen ben of his riſyng aȝen; witinge þat oure oolde man is to gidere crucifyed, þat þe body of ſynne be diſtroyed, þat we ſerue no more to ſynne.

Soþli he þat is deed to ſynne, is iuſtified fro ſynne. Forſoþ if we ben deed wiþ Criſt, we bileuen þat alſo we ſchulen lyue to gidere wiþ him; witinge for Criſt, ryſinge aȝen fro deede ſpiritis, now deieþ not, deeþ ſchal no more lordſchipe to him. Forſoþ he þat is deed to ſynne, he is deed oonys; ſoþli he þat lyueþ, he lyueþ to God. So and ȝe deme ȝou for to be deed ſoþli to ſynne, forſoþ lyuynge to God in Jheſu Criſt oure Lord. Þerfore regne not ſynne in ȝoure deedly body, þat ȝe obeiſche to his coueitingis. But neiþer ȝyue ȝe ȝoure membris aarmours of wickidneſſe to ſynne, but ȝyue ȝe ȝou ſelf to God, as of deed men lyuynge, and ȝoure membris armers of riȝtwiſneſſe to God.

Forſoþe ſynne ſchal not lordſchipe to ȝou; ſoþli ȝe ben not vndir lawe, but vndir grace. What þerfore? Schulen we ſynnen, for we ben not vndir þe lawe, but vndir grace? Ferr be it. Witen ȝe not, for to whom ȝe ȝyuen ȝou ſeruauntis for to obeiſche, ȝe ben ſeruauntis of þat þing, to which ȝe han obeiſchid, eiþer of ſynne to deeþ, oþir of obedience to riȝtwyſneſſe? Soþli I do þankyngis to God, þat ȝe weren ſeruauntis of ſynne; forſoþ ȝe han obeyſchid of herte in to þat fourme of techyng, in which ȝe ben bitakun. Forſoþ ȝe delyuered fro ſynne, ben maad ſeruauntis of riȝtwyſneſſe. I ſeie mannis þing, for þe infirmite, or vnſtabilneſſe, of ȝoure fleiſch.

Soþli as ȝe han ȝouun ȝoure membris for to ſerue to vnclennes, and wickidneſſe to wickidneſſe, ſo now ȝyue ȝe ȝoure membris for to ſerue to riȝtwyſneſſe in to hoolyneſſe. Forſoþe whanne ȝe weren ſeruauntis of ſynne, ȝe weren fre of riȝtwyſneſſe. Þerfore what fruyt hadden ȝe þanne in þo þingis, in whiche ȝe ſchamen now? Now þerfore þe ende of hem is deeþ. Forſoþ now ȝe delyuered fro ſynne, maad ſoþeli ſeruauntis to God, han ȝoure fruyt in to hoolyneſſe, þe ende forſoþ euerlaſtyng lyf. Treuli þe hyris of ſynne, deeþ; þe grace of God, euerlaſting lyf in Criſt Jheſu oure Lord.