Romans 6:13

Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Cross-reference

Romans 6:11 Parallel

In Romans 6:11, Paul sums up the logic: consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God — the same 'alive from the dead' status Paul commands to present in 6:13.

Romans 6:16 Parallel

Romans 6:16 echoes that offering yourself makes you a slave to what you obey — reinforcing the same choice between sin and righteousness.

Romans 6:19 Parallel

Romans 6:19 develops the same 'offering members' metaphor, urging slavery to righteousness instead of impurity.

Romans 12:1 Parallel

Romans 12:1 expands the call to present our bodies as living sacrifices, directly building on Romans 6:13's command to present members to God.

Romans 7:5 Contrast

Rom 7:5 describes the old life where sinful passions produced death — the opposite of presenting members as instruments of righteousness.

Romans 7:23 Parallel

Rom 7:23 reveals the internal war against sin's law — showing why offering members to God is needed for victory.

Col 3:5 commands putting earthly nature to death — a practical outworking of not offering members to sin.

1 Cor 6:15 insists believers' bodies are members of Christ, so they cannot be offered to sin — direct application of the same principle.

Colossians 2:13 affirms God made us alive with Christ from death in sins — the foundation for presenting ourselves as alive in Romans 6:13.

1 Corinthians 6:20 urges glorifying God in your body because you were bought with a price — reinforcing Romans 6:13's call to present members to God.

Philippians 1:20 expresses Paul's desire that Christ be honored in his body — directly aligning with Romans 6:13's call to present members to God.

James 4:1 Related theme

James 4:1 reveals that passions warring within your members cause quarrels — the result of presenting members to sin.

1 Peter 2:24 says Christ bore our sins so we might die to sin and live to righteousness — the same purpose as presenting members to God in Romans 6:13.

Ephesians 2:5 states we were dead in sins but made alive with Christ — the very resurrection status Romans 6:13 calls us to present.

2 Corinthians 5:10 reminds each receives what is done in the body, reinforcing why presenting your members to God matters.

Hebrews 9:14 Related theme

Hebrews 9:14 explains Christ's blood purifies conscience to serve God, the foundation for presenting your body as an instrument of righteousness.

1 Corinthians 6:18 calls for fleeing sexual immorality — a sin against the body — directly applying the principle of not using members for unrighteousness.

Leviticus 8:23 consecrates Aaron's ear, thumb, and toe with blood — a typological picture of dedicating body parts to God, foreshadowing presenting members as instruments of righteousness.

Leviticus 14:14 applies blood to the cleansed leper's ear, thumb, and toe — another typology of dedicating body parts to God, mirroring the call to present members to Him.

Galatians 6:8 contrasts sowing to flesh vs. Spirit, parallel to presenting members to sin or to God with different outcomes.

Galatians 2:20 describes living by faith in Christ, the reality behind presenting yourself to God as alive from the dead.

2 Corinthians 5:15 explains Christ's death so we live for him — the same purpose behind presenting ourselves as alive to God in Romans 6:13.

James 3:6 Related theme

James 3:6 calls the tongue a world of evil that corrupts the whole body — illustrating how a single member can be used for sin, echoing Paul's warning.

1 Peter 4:2 Parallel

1 Peter 4:2 urges living for God's will instead of human passions — the same life-purpose Paul calls believers to present themselves for.

Ephesians 5:14 calls to 'arise from the dead' as a wake-up call to righteousness — echoing the 'alive from the dead' status in Romans 6:13.

Ephesians 5:3 commands purity and avoidance of sexual immorality, a specific application of not presenting members to sin.

2 Corinthians 8:5 describes the Macedonians giving themselves first to the Lord — a practical outworking of presenting yourselves to God as in Romans 6:13.

2 Chronicles 30:8 calls Israel to yield themselves to the Lord — an OT parallel to Romans 6:13's command to present yourselves to God.