Bible Strands
Romans 6:5
For if we have been united with Him like this in His death, we will certainly also be united with Him in His resurrection.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul to the Roman church, mid-argument: having established the baptismal union with Christ's death (v. 4), he presses the logical consequence before turning to the practical one (v. 6).
The words — σύμφυτοι (sumphutoi) literally means "grown together," a botanical image of organic, inseparable union rather than mere association.
The thread — Colossians 2:12 pairs the same burial-and-resurrection sequence; 2 Corinthians 4:10 frames it as carrying Christ's death so His life is revealed in the body.
Why it lands — The argument is airtight: if the premise (union in death) is conceded, the conclusion (union in resurrection) cannot be refused. It demands the reader stop treating the cross as optional and the resurrection as aspirational.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
Cross-references
- Philippians 3:10 I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to Him in His death,
- Colossians 2:12 And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
- 2 Corinthians 4:10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
- Romans 6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.
- Colossians 3:1 Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
- Ephesians 2:5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
- John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
- Psalms 92:13 Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Isaiah 5:2 He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour!
- Matthew 15:13 But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.