Romans 6:23

6:23 For the payoff ¹  of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 7:10

7:10 and I died. So ²  I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life brought death! ³ 

Romans 8:6

8:6 For the outlook ⁴  of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace,

Romans 11:15

11:15 For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

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¹ tn A figurative extension of ὀψώνιον (oywnion), which refers to a soldier’s pay or wages. Here it refers to the end result of an activity, seen as something one receives back in return. In this case the activity is sin, and the translation “payoff” captures this thought. See also L&N 89.42.

² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate the result of the statement in the previous verse. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.

³ tn Grk “and there was found in/for me the commandment which was for life – this was for death.”

⁴ tn Or “mindset,” “way of thinking” (twice in this verse and once in v. 7). The Greek term φρόνημα does not refer to one’s mind, but to one’s outlook or mindset.