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Romans 6:23

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

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τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forὀψώνιαopsōniawagesὀψώνιον (opsōnion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “wages”, the subject formG3800pay, wages, salary, reward.This verse uses “wages”.the wagesτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαςhamartiasof sinἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of sin”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.of sinθάνατοςthanatosis deathθάνατοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “is death”, the subject formG2288death, physical or spiritual.is deathτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butχάρισμαcharismagiftχάρισμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “gift”, the subject formG5486a gift of grace, an undeserved favor.the giftτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godζωὴzōēlifeζωήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “life”, the subject formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.lifeαἰώνιοςaiōnioseternalαἰώνιοςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “eternal”, the subject formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.This verse uses “eternal”.ἐνenthroughἐνpreposition — “through”G1722in, on, among.throughΧριστῷchristōChristΧριστός (christos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the to- or for-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ChristἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōLordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.LordἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for the wages of the sin [is] death, and the gift of God [is] life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

for the wages of the sin [is] death, and the gift of God [is] life age-during in Christ Jesus our Lord.

World English Bible

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Darby Translation

For the wages of sin [is] death; but the act of favour of God, eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Douay-Rheims

For the wages of sin is death. But the grace of God, life everlasting, in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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