³⁸ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

¹¹ In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin^(A) but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

⁷ For none of us lives for ourselves alone,^(A) and none of us dies for ourselves alone. ⁸ If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.^(B)

¹⁵ And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves^(A) but for him who died for them^(B) and was raised again.

¹⁰ He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.^(A)

¹⁴ How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit^(A) offered himself^(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences^(C) from acts that lead to death,^[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!^(E)

² As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,^(A) but rather for the will of God.