Which verse explicitly states that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord?

• A. Romans 3:23
• B. Romans 10:9-10
• C. Romans 6:23
• D. Romans 10:13

Answer: (C)

This verse shows a clear contrast between the outcome of living in sin and the gift God offers through Christ. It says the wages of sin is death—wages are what you earn by your actions—so sin earns a just, natural consequence: death. Yet it pairs that with a fitting opposite: the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. A gift isn’t earned by works; it’s given by grace, and the way to receive it is through faith in Jesus. In Romans 6, Paul is emphasizing that believers are united with Christ in his death and resurrection, which means sin’s hold is broken and eternal life is the new, grace-saturated possibility access through Jesus. So this single verse explicitly presents both parts—the earned penalty for sin and the free gift of eternal life—through the one mediator, Jesus Christ.