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Selected Verse: Romans 6:21 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ro 6:21 |
Strong Concordance |
What [5101] [3767] fruit [2590] had ye [2192] then [5119] in [1909] those things whereof [3739] ye are [1870] now [3568] ashamed [1870]? for [1063] the end [5056] of those things [1565] is death [2288]. |
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King James |
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death--What permanent advantage, and what abiding satisfaction, have those things yielded? The apostle answers his own question:--"Abiding satisfaction, did I ask? They have left only a sense of 'shame.' Permanent advantage? 'The end of them is death.'" By saying they were "now ashamed," he makes it plain that he is not referring to that disgust at themselves, and remorse of conscience by which those who are the most helplessly "sold under sin" are often stung to the quick; but that ingenuous feeling of self-reproach, which pierces and weighs down the children of God, as they think of the dishonor which their past life did to His name, the ingratitude it displayed, the violence it did to their own conscience, its deadening and degrading effects, and the death--"the second death"--to which it was dragging them down, when mere Grace arrested them. (On the sense of "death" here, see on Rom 5:12-21, Note 3, and Rom 6:16 : see also Rev 21:8 --The change proposed in the pointing of this verse: "What fruit had ye then? things whereof ye are now ashamed" [LUTHER, THOLUCK, DE WETTE, PHILIPPI, ALFORD, &c.], seems unnatural and uncalled for. The ordinary pointing has at least powerful support [CHRYSOSTOM, CALVIN, BEZA, GROTIUS, BENGEL, STUART, FRITZSCHE]). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
What fruit, then ... - What reward, or what advantage. This is an argument drawn from the experience of Christians respecting the indulgence of sinful passions. The question discussed throughout this chapter is, whether the gospel plan of justification by faith leads to indulgence in sin? The argument here is drawn from the past experience which Christians have had in the ways of transgression. They have tried it; they know its effects; they have tasted its bitterness; they have reaped its fruits. It is implied here that having once experienced these effects, and knowing the tendency of sin, they will not indulge in it now; compare Rom 7:5.
Whereof ye are now ashamed - Having seen their nature and tendency, you are now ashamed of them; compare Rom. 1; Eph 5:12, "For it is a shame to speak of those things which are done of them in secret," Co2 4:2; Jde 1:13; Phi 3:19.
For the end - The tendency; the result. Those things lead to death.
Is death - Note, Rom 6:22. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Fruit
See on Rom 1:13.
Had ye (εἴχετε)
Imperfect tense, denoting continuance. What fruit were ye having during your service of sin?
In the things whereof (ἐφ' οἷς)
Some change the punctuation, and read "What fruit had ye at that time? Things whereof ye are now ashamed." But the majority of the best texts reject this, and besides, the question is of having fruit, not of the quality of the fruit. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Those things - He speaks of them as afar off. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
What fruit had ye then in those things - God designs that every man shall reap benefit by his service. What benefit have ye derived from the service of sin?
Whereof ye are now ashamed? - Ye blush to remember your former life. It was scandalous to yourselves, injurious to others, and highly provoking to God.
The end of those things is death - Whatever sin may promise of pleasure or advantage, the end to which it necessarily tends is the destruction of body and soul. |
8 But [1161] the fearful [1169], and [2532] unbelieving [571], and [2532] the abominable [948], and [2532] murderers [5406], and [2532] whoremongers [4205], and [2532] sorcerers [5332], and [2532] idolaters [1496], and [2532] all [3956] liars [5571], shall have their [846] part [3313] in [1722] the lake [3041] which [3588] burneth [2545] with fire [4442] and [2532] brimstone [2303]: which is [3603] the second [1208] death [2288].
16 Know ye [1492] not [3756], that [3754] to whom [3739] ye yield [3936] yourselves [1438] servants [1401] to [1519] obey [5218], his servants [1401] ye are [2075] to whom [3739] ye obey [5219]; whether [2273] of sin [266] unto [1519] death [2288], or [2228] of obedience [5218] unto [1519] righteousness [1343]?
12 Wherefore [1223] [5124], as [5618] by [1223] one [1520] man [444] sin [266] entered [1525] into [1519] the world [2889], and [2532] death [2288] by [1223] sin [266]; and [2532] so [3779] death [2288] passed [1330] upon [1519] all [3956] men [444], for [1909] that [3739] all [3956] have sinned [264]:
13 (For [1063] until [891] the law [3551] sin [266] was [2258] in [1722] the world [2889]: but [1161] sin [266] is [1677] not [3756] imputed [1677] when there is [5607] no [3361] law [3551].
14 Nevertheless [235] death [2288] reigned [936] from [575] Adam [76] to [3360] Moses [3475], even [2532] over [1909] them that had [264] not [3361] sinned [264] after [1909] the similitude [3667] of Adam's [76] transgression [3847], who [3739] is [2076] the figure [5179] of him that was to come [3195].
15 But [235] not [3756] as [5613] the offence [3900], so [3779] also [2532] is the free gift [5486]. For [1063] if [1487] through the offence [3900] of one [1520] many [4183] be dead [599], much [4183] more [3123] the grace [5485] of God [2316], and [2532] the gift [1431] by [1722] grace [5485], which is [3588] by one [1520] man [444], Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], hath abounded [4052] unto [1519] many [4183].
16 And [2532] not [3756] as [5613] it was by [1223] one [1520] that sinned [264], so is the gift [1434]: for [1063] [3303] the judgment [2917] was by [1537] one [1520] to [1519] condemnation [2631], but [1161] the free gift [5486] is of [1537] many [4183] offences [3900] unto [1519] justification [1345].
17 For [1063] if [1487] by one man's [1520] offence [3900] death [2288] reigned [936] by [1223] one [1520]; much [4183] more [3123] they which receive [2983] abundance [4050] of grace [5485] and [2532] of the gift [1431] of righteousness [1343] shall reign [936] in [1722] life [2222] by [1223] one [1520], Jesus [2424] Christ [5547].)
18 Therefore [686] [3767] as [5613] by [1223] the offence [3900] of one [1520] judgment came upon [1519] all [3956] men [444] to [1519] condemnation [2631]; even [2532] so [3779] by [1223] the righteousness [1345] of one [1520] the free gift came upon [1519] all [3956] men [444] unto [1519] justification [1347] of life [2222].
19 For [1063] as [5618] by [1223] one [1520] man's [444] disobedience [3876] many [4183] were made [2525] sinners [268], so [3779] [2532] by [1223] the obedience [5218] of one [1520] shall [2525] many [4183] be made [2525] righteous [1342].
20 Moreover [1161] the law [3551] entered [3922], that [2443] the offence [3900] might abound [4121]. But [1161] where [3757] sin [266] abounded [4121], grace [5485] did much more abound [5248]:
21 That [2443] as [5618] sin [266] hath reigned [936] unto [1722] death [2288], even [2532] so [3779] might [936] grace [5485] reign [936] through [1223] righteousness [1343] unto [1519] eternal [166] life [2222] by [1223] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] our [2257] Lord [2962].
22 But [1161] now [3570] being made free [1659] from [575] sin [266], and [1161] become servants [1402] to God [2316], ye have [2192] your [5216] fruit [2590] unto [1519] holiness [38], and [1161] the end [5056] everlasting [166] life [2222].
19 Whose [3739] end [5056] is destruction [684], whose [3739] God [2316] is their belly [2836], and [2532] whose glory [1391] is in [1722] their [846] shame [152], who [3588] mind [5426] earthly things [1919].)
13 Raging [66] waves [2949] of the sea [2281], foaming out [1890] their own [1438] shame [152]; wandering [4107] stars [792], to whom [3739] is reserved [5083] the blackness [2217] of darkness [4655] for [1519] ever [165].
2 But [235] have renounced [550] the hidden things [2927] of dishonesty [152], not [3361] walking [4043] in [1722] craftiness [3834], nor [3366] handling [1389] the word [3056] of God [2316] deceitfully [1389]; but [235] by manifestation [5321] of the truth [225] commending [4921] ourselves [1438] to [4314] every [3956] man's [444] conscience [4893] in the sight [1799] of God [2316].
12 For [1063] it is [2076] a shame [149] even [2532] to speak [3004] of those things [2931] which are done [1096] of [5259] them [846] in secret [2931].
5 For [1063] when [3753] we were [2258] in [1722] the flesh [4561], the motions [3804] of sins [266], which [3588] were by [1223] the law [3551], did work [1754] in [1722] our [2257] members [3196] to bring [1519] forth fruit [2592] unto death [2288].
13 Now [1161] I would [2309] not [3756] have [50] you [5209] ignorant [50], brethren [80], that [3754] oftentimes [4178] I purposed [4388] to come [2064] unto [4314] you [5209], (but [2532] was let [2967] hitherto [891] [1204],) that [2443] I might have [2192] some [5100] fruit [2590] among [1722] you [5213] also [2532], even as [2531] [2532] among [1722] other [3062] Gentiles [1484].