Romans 6:23

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

Cross-reference

Romans 6:21 Parallel

Romans 6:21 says sin results in death—exactly matching the 'wages of sin is death' here, emphasizing the consequence.

Romans 6:11 Parallel

Romans 6:11 calls believers dead to sin and alive to God—applying the same death-life contrast as the wages and gift here.

Romans 2:7 Contrast

Romans 2:7 promises eternal life to persistent do-gooders, contrasting with Paul's later emphasis that eternal life is a gift, not earned.

Romans 5:12 Parallel

Romans 5:12 traces death to sin through Adam — here the wages of sin is death, same causal link between sin and death.

Romans 5:21 Parallel

Romans 5:21 explicitly contrasts sin's reign in death with grace's reign through righteousness to eternal life — a direct parallel to the wage vs gift structure.

Romans 5:17 Parallel

In Romans 5:17, the gift of righteousness leads to reigning in life through Christ — directly paralleling the 'gift of God is eternal life'.

Romans 5:15 Parallel

Romans 5:15 contrasts the gift of grace with the trespass that brought death—mirroring the death-wages vs life-gift here.

Romans 8:32 Related theme

In Romans 8:32, Paul amplifies the 'gift of God' — God gave His Son, securing all other gifts including eternal life.

Romans 8:13 Parallel

Romans 8:13 warns that living according to the flesh brings death, while the Spirit brings life—echoing the wages/gift contrast here.

Romans 8:6 Parallel

Romans 8:6 contrasts flesh/death with Spirit/life—reinforcing the same binary choice as wages of sin vs gift of God here.

John 6:50-58 explains that partaking of Christ grants eternal life — specifying the means by which the gift of eternal life is received.

Genesis 3:19 shows death as the result of sin — the same connection Paul makes between sin and death.

John 6:68 Parallel

John 6:68 declares that Jesus has the words of eternal life — affirming that the source of the gift is Christ himself.

John 10:28 Parallel

John 10:28 states Jesus gives eternal life and guarantees security — directly parallel to the free gift of eternal life in Romans.

John 17:2 Parallel

John 17:2 says Jesus has authority to give eternal life to all the Father gave him — reinforcing that this gift comes through Christ.

Galatians 6:8 contrasts reaping destruction from flesh vs eternal life from Spirit — directly paralleling Paul's death vs life contrast.

Titus 1:2 Related theme

Titus 1:2 speaks of hope of eternal life promised by God before time — grounding the gift in God's ancient promise.

James 1:15 Parallel

In James 1:15, sin's progression from conception to death echoes the 'wages of sin is death' — showing the natural outcome of sin.

1 John 2:25 Parallel

1 John 2:25 explicitly states God's promise of eternal life — the same gift Romans 6:23 contrasts with sin's death.

1 John 5:11 Parallel

1 John 5:11 directly says God gave eternal life in His Son — a near-identical restatement of Romans 6:23's gift.

1 John 5:12 Parallel

1 John 5:12 sharpens the death/life contrast: only those with the Son have life — echoing Romans 6:23's dichotomy.

Revelation 21:8 lists sinners who face the second death — the same wage of sin described here, eternal separation from God.

John 6:33 Parallel

John 6:33 says the bread of God gives life to the world — directly parallel to the gift of eternal life through Christ in Romans 6:23.

Genesis 2:17 establishes the original link between disobedience and death — the very principle Paul summarizes as 'wages of sin is death'.

Ezekiel 18:4 declares that the one who sins will die — directly paralleling Paul's 'wages of sin is death'.

Ezekiel 18:20 reinforces individual consequence of sin — death — echoing Paul's statement on sin's wages.

John 3:14-17 explains that belief in the lifted-up Son grants eternal life — the same gift of God mentioned here in Romans.

John 3:36 Parallel

John 3:36 sets belief (eternal life) against rejection (God's wrath) — mirroring the wage/gift contrast of Romans 6:23.

John 4:14 Parallel

In John 4:14, the water Jesus gives becomes a spring of eternal life — an image of the gift of eternal life described here.

John 5:24 Parallel

John 5:24 states that believers cross from death to life — directly echoing the transition from sin's wage to God's gift.

John 6:40 Parallel

John 6:40 promises eternal life and resurrection to everyone who believes in Jesus — the same gift of eternal life mentioned here.

John 6:27 Parallel

John 6:27 echoes the same gift: food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man gives — reinforcing that eternal life is a divine gift.

Acts 15:11 Parallel

Acts 15:11 emphasizes salvation by grace—directly aligning with the 'gift of God' here, contrasting with wages earned.

Psalm 133:3 Parallel

Psalm 133:3 says the LORD bestows life forevermore — directly parallel to the eternal life gift in Romans 6:23.

Proverbs 10:16 uses the same wage/earnings metaphor: life for righteousness, sin and death for wickedness — directly parallel to Romans' contrast.

Proverbs 12:28 Related theme

Proverbs 12:28 states righteousness leads to life and immortality — matching the gift of eternal life from Romans.

In Hebrews 9:15, Christ's death secures the eternal inheritance — the gift of eternal life from Romans 6:23.

In 2 Timothy 1:1, Paul calls the gospel the 'promise of life in Christ Jesus' — the same gift as Romans 6:23.

Matthew 19:16 asks what good deed earns eternal life — contrasting with Romans 6:23 where it is a free gift.

2 Corinthians 9:15 Related theme

In 2 Corinthians 9:15, Paul thanks God for the 'indescribable gift' — the same gift of eternal life in Christ.

In 1 Corinthians 15:56, Paul identifies sin as death's sting — the very wage from Romans 6:23.

In 1 Corinthians 15:21, Paul explains the mechanism: death through Adam, life through Christ — grounding the wage and gift.

Matthew 25:46 contrasts eternal punishment and eternal life — same two outcomes as the wage and gift in Romans.

Mark 10:17 Contrast

Mark 10:17 asks what to do to inherit eternal life — contrasting with the gift in Romans that is not earned.

John 3:15 Parallel

John 3:15 promises eternal life to believers—directly matching the 'gift of God' here, both emphasizing faith in Christ.

Galatians 3:10 links reliance on law to a curse — parallel to the death sentence that sin earns according to Paul.

Galatians 6:7 states the reaping principle — what you sow, you reap — which underlies Paul's 'wages of sin is death'.

In 1 Timothy 1:16, Paul is an example of receiving the eternal life gift — mercy to the worst sinner.

Mark 10:30 Related theme

Mark 10:30 promises eternal life in the age to come — same eternal life as the gift, though tied to sacrifice.

John 6:32 Parallel

John 6:32 identifies the Father as the giver of true bread from heaven — parallel to the free gift of eternal life from God in Romans.

1 Peter 1:3 Related theme

1 Peter 1:3 describes new birth into living hope through Christ's resurrection — the gift of eternal life as a living hope.

1 Peter 1:4 Related theme

1 Peter 1:4 expands on eternal life as an imperishable inheritance kept in heaven — the gift contrasted with sin's wages.

Luke 20:38 Contrast

Luke 20:38 affirms God is God of the living—supporting the eternal life gift here, contrasting death as sin's wage.

John 5:40 Contrast

In John 5:40, people refuse to come to Jesus for life — contrasting with the free gift of eternal life offered here, showing rejection of the very gift.

Luke 12:32 Related theme

Luke 12:32 promises the Father's gift of the kingdom — a parallel to the gift of eternal life in Romans.