Which verse explicitly declares, The wages of sin is death?

• A. Romans 3:23
• B. Romans 6:23
• C. Romans 11:16
• D. Romans 5:12

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is recognizing the specific verse that states the consequence of sin using the wages metaphor. In Romans 6:23 the apostle lays out a direct contrast: the wages of sin is death, while the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. This frames sin as something earned through rebellion against God, with death as the inevitable payment, and grace as a gift offered through Jesus.

Understanding the surrounding context helps this stick: in Romans 6, Paul is teaching that believers die to sin and live to God, so sin is not something to be continued in, because its payday is death. Yet God’s grace reverses that outcome by offering eternal life as a free gift through Christ.

The other listed verses discuss related ideas—sin’s pervasiveness or the consequences of sin—without containing that explicit statement. Romans 3:23 notes all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, Romans 11:16 speaks about holiness in a different metaphor, and Romans 5:12 talks about death entering through sin but without the exact phrasing about wages being death.