Romans 6:21 “What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are…”

Romans 6:21

What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

World English Bible

What fruit then did you have at that time in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

American Standard Version

What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Geneva Bible 1599

What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are nowe ashamed? For the ende of those things is death.

Darby Translation

What fruit therefore had ye then in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of them [is] death.

Young's Literal Translation

what fruit, therefore, were ye having then, in the things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those [is] death.

Bible in Basic English

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

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Cross references

“What”

Romans 7:5 Jeremiah 17:10 Proverbs 1:31 Proverbs 5:10–13 Isaiah 3:10 Jeremiah 44:20–24

Romans 7:5 · BSB

For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.

Jeremiah 17:10 · BSB

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Proverbs 1:31 · BSB

So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

Proverbs 5:10–13 · BSB

lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.

Isaiah 3:10 · BSB

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

Jeremiah 44:20–24 · BSB

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, both men and women, who were answering him,

“whereof”

Jeremiah 8:12 Daniel 12:2 1 John 2:28 Ezra 9:6 Job 40:4 Job 42:6

Jeremiah 8:12 · BSB

Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.

Daniel 12:2 · BSB

And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

1 John 2:28 · BSB

And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

Ezra 9:6 · BSB

and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.

Job 40:4 · BSB

“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

Job 42:6 · BSB

Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”

“for the”

Romans 1:32 Romans 6:23 Proverbs 14:12 Proverbs 16:25 Hebrews 6:8 Deuteronomy 17:6

Romans 1:32 · BSB

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 6:23 · BSB

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

Proverbs 14:12 · BSB

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 16:25 · BSB

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Hebrews 6:8 · BSB

But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.

Deuteronomy 17:6 · BSB

On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.

Also

Romans 8:13 Romans 8:6 Jeremiah 12:13

Romans 8:13 · BSB

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Romans 8:6 · BSB

The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

Jeremiah 12:13 · BSB

They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20For when you were slaves to sin, you were free of obligation to righteousness.

22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.

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