This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
Parallel translations
- WEB This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.
- KJV It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
- NKJV This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him.
- NASB The statement is trustworthy: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
- NLT This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him.
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Quick answer
Paul cites a trustworthy saying: if we died with Christ, we will also live with him. Union with Christ in death secures sharing in his life.
Overview
This appears to be an early Christian hymn or confession, introduced as a 'trustworthy saying.' Dying with Christ, both in conversion and in suffering for his sake, leads to living with him in resurrection life. The verse grounds endurance in the believer's secure union with the crucified and risen Lord.
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Cross-references · 12
- Rom 6:8Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
- Col 3:3–4For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
- Rom 6:5For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
- 1 Tim 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
- John 14:19In a little while the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you also will live.
- 2 Cor 4:10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
- Gal 2:19–20For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
- 1 Th 5:10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
- 2 Cor 13:4For He was indeed crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God’s power. And though we are weak in Him, yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.
- Titus 3:8This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
- 1 Th 4:17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
- 1 Tim 3:1This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
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