Rom 6:16 | TNotes | STEP | 6:16 righteous living (Greek dikaiosunē , “righteousness”): In the first part of Romans, Paul uses this Greek word in a judicial sense, referring (1) to the activity of God to set people in a right relationship with himself or (2) to the righteous standing that believers enjoy as a result of Christ’s work (see, e.g., 1:17 ; 3:21-22 ; 4:3 , 5 ). Here, Paul uses the same word as it is often used in the Old Testament, meaning the right behavior that God demands from his people.

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‏ Romans 6:16

6:16 ^a righteous living (Greek dikaiosunē, “righteousness”): In the first part of Romans, Paul uses this Greek word in a judicial sense, referring (1) to the activity of God to set people in a right relationship with himself or (2) to the righteous standing that believers enjoy as a result of Christ’s work (see, e.g., 1:17 ^b; 3:21-22 ^c; 4:3 ^d, 5 ^e). Here, Paul uses the same word as it is often used in the Old Testament, meaning the right behavior that God demands from his people.