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Is “The wages of sin is death” in the Bible?
Yes. “The wages of sin is death” is in the Bible, at Romans 6:23. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Romans 6:23.
Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
The verse
For the wages of sin is death, but God’s gracious gift is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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What it means there
Wages are earned; a gift is not. The verse sets the two side by side: what sin pays is death, and what God gives is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
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Is “The wages of sin is death” in the Bible?
Yes. “The wages of sin is death” is in the Bible, at Romans 6:23. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
Where in the Bible is “The wages of sin is death”?
In Romans 6:23. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 6:23 reads: “For the wages of sin is death, but God’s gracious gift is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Who said “The wages of sin is death”?
Paul writes it to the church in Rome.
What does “The wages of sin is death” mean in the Bible?
Wages are earned; a gift is not. The verse sets the two side by side: what sin pays is death, and what God gives is eternal life in Christ Jesus.
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